Space Merchandising Manager - Data-Driven Leadership

Walgreens; Deerfield (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens is seeking a Space Management leader to head a team responsible for space planning across multiple departments. You will guide the end-to-end CMP and support the Merchandising Assortment Optimizer tool, partnering with merchants and cross-functional teams.

You will ensure timely delivery, drive accountability, and champion data-led, customer-centric decisions while aligning merchandising strategies with company goals to deliver value for customers and stores nationwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 2 years of experience in retail, procurement/purchasing, merchandising, vendor relations, or retail marketing.
• Experience establishing and maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization, including the executive level.
• Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
• Experience analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
• At least 1 year experience of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross functional team leadership.
• Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Responsibilities

• Manages the daily activities that develop and implement multiple components/processes for a specified section of work within Retail Products Merchandising.
• May become actively involved, as required, to meet schedules and resolve problems highly complex in nature.
• May make recommended changes to strategy/roadmap for area of responsibility.
• Develops protocols to support established standards.
• Collaborates and works cross-functionally to develop strategies to mitigate loss and/or optimize profitability.
• Shares information cross-functionally to improve workflow processes and cross-departmental relationships.
• Continuously evaluates best practices, methodology and tools to maintain alignment with business needs.
• Reviews reports and metrics and identifies opportunities to grow and optimize specified area of responsibility.
• Analyzes the competitive marketplace for patterns and trends and makes recommendations for application of findings.
• May create and executes divisional projects based on strategic need. Utilizes project management skills to create client-focused deliverables, delegate work, execute project analysis, and deliver strategic results.
• Provides guidance, direction, coaching, and counseling to a team of analysts and ensures staffing and development.

Skills

Leadership

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Communication

Change management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Blue Yonder Space Planning software

BDM/Walgreens space management systems

Job description

Walgreens is seeking a Space Management leader to head a team responsible for space planning across multiple departments. You will guide the end-to-end CMP and support the Merchandising Assortment Optimizer tool, partnering with merchants and cross-functional teams.

You will ensure timely delivery, drive accountability, and champion data-led, customer-centric decisions while aligning merchandising strategies with company goals to deliver value for customers and stores nationwide.