Senior Space Planning Analyst

Genuine Parts Company; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

On-site retail lab access

Job summary

Genuine Parts Company seeks a Space Analyst to develop space plans and planograms, analyze data, and collaborate with merchandising and store implementation teams. The role blends analytic reporting with hands-on planogram building in our test lab.

Responsibilities include leading planogram updates, training peers, maintaining calendars, and ensuring data flows to POS. Hybrid work with occasional lab work is required.

Qualifications

• 5 years in retail space planning or designing planograms.
• 4-year degree from an accredited university.
• 2+ years with space planning products such as JDA.
• Experience in high-volume retail/consumer goods environments.
• Microsoft Excel proficiency with LOOKUPS and Pivot Tables.
• Experience using data visualization tools (Qlik, Tableau, Power BI).

Responsibilities

• Assigns planogram updates/builds to other Space Analysts based on workflow.
• Peer reviews all completed planograms by Space Analysts prior to Manager review of POGs.
• Pulls and organizes planograms data (sales, GMROI) for Category team, Merchandising Manager, and Director of Retail Implementation.
• Train Space Analysts in best practices and use of JDA planogram software.
• Maintains planogram tracking documents such as Planogram calendar and POG status Kanban board.
• Business owner for the Retail Merchandising site – coordinates with IT for management and improvements.
• Build and maintain accurate floor plans inline with retail program standards using JDA software and AutoCAD.
• Develop recommendations for floor plan layouts utilizing knowledge of top performing planograms within directives and space constraints.
• Work with the store implementation team to deliver floorplans within the reset schedule.
• Create planogram orders for stores and ensure data is transmitted to POS.
• Respond to field requests for changes and updates.
• Support category management with planogram analytic reports for stakeholders.
• Arrange aesthetically pleasing planograms based on category and customer decision tree.
• Derives and analyzes performance data to optimize space usage and advise product team.
• Establishes and follows safety requirements for fixtures and layouts.

Skills

Space planning

SQL

Financial acumen

Communications

Project coordination

Education

4-year degree

Tools

AutoCAD

JDA

Tableau

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Position Mission:

Space analyst contributes to retail success by developing retail shelf planograms and floor plans that improve financial, operational and customer outcomes. The role involves a mix of analytic reporting, tactical execution of category strategies, and physical work building planograms in our test lab.

Position Performance Measures:

• Designs effective planograms and floor plans based on customer centric principles.
• Supports the Category Management Process with financial analysis of space performance.
• Grows retail sales and gross profit for space and inventory.

Responsibilities:

• Assigns Planogram updates/builds to other Space Analysts based on workflow.
• Peer reviews all completed planograms by Space Analysts prior to Manager review of POGs.
• Pulls and organizes planograms data, such as sales, GMROI, etc. to make available to Category team, Merchandising Manager, and Director of Retail Implementation
• Train Space Analysts in best practices and use of JDA planogram software.
• Maintains planogram tracking documents such as Planogram calendar and POG status Kanban board.
• Business owner for the Retail Merchandising site – coordinates with IT for management and improvements
• Build and maintain accurate floor plans inline with retail program standards using JDA software and AutoCAD.
• Develop recommendations for floor plan layouts utilizing knowledge of top performing planograms while adhering to strategic directives and consideration of the inherent compromises needed in space allocation.
• Work with the store implementation team to deliver floorplans for projects within the schedule of the reset team.
• Create planogram orders for stores and ensure the relevant data is successfully transmitted to the POS system.
• Respond to field requests for changes, updates and recommendations to existing store layouts utilizing financial performance data.
• Support category management process by providing planogram analytic reports to key stakeholders.
• Arranges aesthetic pleasing planogram based on category and customer decision tree including layout flows, blocking, and segmenting.
• Derives and analyzes performance data to determine the best use of linear space. Makes recommendations to the product team regarding grade cuts and core ranges based on fiscal data.
• Establishes and follows laws and rules regarding safety elements including dangerous goods adjacencies, effective lifting heights, fixture integrity requirements, and interior graphics.

Experience, Education, and Abilities:

• 5 years of retail experience creating or designing planograms.
• 4-year degree from an accredited university.
• 2+ years’ experience working with space planning products such as JDA
• Experience working in a high-volume retail or consumer goods environment.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD software
• Working knowledge of SQL and database relationships
• Working knowledge of Microsoft suite and Intermediate proficiency using Microsoft Excel; LOOKUPS, IF statements, Pivot Tables etc.
• Experience using data visualization tools (Qlik, Tableau, Power BI etc.)
• Ability to understand the link between financial, operational, and customer tradeoffs.
• High level of financial acumen and demonstrated ability in developing financial reports pertaining to space usage in both planograms and floor plans.
• Strong communications and influencing skills.
• Ability to publicly speak in training environments.
• Demonstrated accountability and responsibility for independent judgment and successful outcomes.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines.

• Work is performed in a typical office environment.
• Hybrid working plan is available; minimum of 2 days per week work from home most weeks
• 20-30% of weekly hours will be spent working in the retail lab physically building planograms.
• Travels less than 5% of the time.

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.