Remote Space Planning & Category Strategy Analyst

Sazerac; Texas; Remote; USD 92,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Day One Benefits

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Wellness programs

Job summary

Sazerac invites you to join as a Space Planning Analyst in a 100% remote role with preferred locations in Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Minnesota. You will translate shopper insights and sales data into shelf strategies, drive planogram execution, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve measurable results.

Requires a Bachelor's in business/analytics and 2+ years in space planning or retail analytics, plus proficiency with JDA/Blue Yonder, Spaceman, Apollo, Shelf IQ, and data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, analytics, or related field.
• At least 2 years of experience in space planning, category management, or retail analytics.
• Proficiency with planogram software (JDA/Blue Yonder, Spaceman, Apollo, Shelf IQ, SMSB).
• Experience with syndicated data sources (Circana/IRI, Nielsen).
• Strong analytical skills with Excel, Power BI, or Tableau.
• Willingness to travel up to 15%.

Responsibilities

• Convert consumer/shopper insights, sales data, and category strategies into effective shelf layouts that optimize performance and shopper flow.
• Clearly articulate insights to identify opportunities and provide recommendations, evaluating how shelving strategies drive measurable results for strategic accounts.
• Partner cross-functionally to lead retailer discussions with fact-based shelving recommendations, visuals, and category insights.
• Deliver persuasive reporting and presentations to internal and external stakeholders, providing high-level communication and professional service.
• Act as a trusted partner to retailers and internal cross-functional teams, leveraging expertise to influence decision-making at all levels of the organization.
• Evaluate planogram effectiveness to identify opportunities for optimizing share of shelf, product adjacencies, and shopper flow.
• Support the Category Leadership Team in executing space management initiatives to deliver best-in-class planograms for retail and wholesale partners.
• Drive planogram reset projects by managing timelines, coordinating resources, and aligning cross-functional teams for successful execution.
• Lead critical pre-set activities, including data integrity/cleansing, planogram library and image management, and compliance with category guidelines.
• Support special initiatives related to assortment, shelving, and category reinvention.

Skills

Space planning

Category management

Retail analytics

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Strong analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/analytics

Tools

JDA/Blue Yonder

Spaceman

Apollo

Shelf IQ

SMSB

Circana/IRI

Nielsen

Job description

Sazerac invites you to join as a Space Planning Analyst in a 100% remote role with preferred locations in Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Minnesota. You will translate shopper insights and sales data into shelf strategies, drive planogram execution, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve measurable results.

Requires a Bachelor's in business/analytics and 2+ years in space planning or retail analytics, plus proficiency with JDA/Blue Yonder, Spaceman, Apollo, Shelf IQ, and data