Space Operations Senior Analyst

Best Buy; Richfield (MN); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Best Buy is seeking a Space Operations Senior Analyst to keep space planning and visual merchandising systems running smoothly. You’ll work across teams to improve space, floor plans, and merchandising data, turning business needs into practical solutions.

This hybrid role blends in-store and remote work, with details provided during the hiring process. You’ll lead user testing, define requirements with tech partners, and drive enhancements while solving complex issues and promoting operational

Job description

As a Space Operations Senior Analyst, you'll play a key role in keeping the systems, tools, and processes behind store space planning and visual merchandising running smoothly. You'll work across teams to improve how space, floor plans, and merchandising data are managed, solve complex business challenges, and help shape future system enhancements. If you enjoy turning business needs into practical solutions and partnering with teams across the organization, this is an opportunity to make a broad impact.

This role is hybrid, which means you will work some days at a Best Buy location and some days virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.

What you'll do

• Serve as the go-to expert for space planning and visual merchandising systems and reporting.
• Partner with business and technology teams to define requirements and improve system capabilities.
• Lead and support user acceptance testing for new tools, enhancements, and updates.
• Investigate business issues, identify root causes, and recommend effective solutions.
• Manage system updates that support companywide initiatives.
• Create tools, documentation, and best practices that drive operational efficiency.

Basic qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in retail, merchandising, inventory management, space management, architectural planning, or visual merchandising.
• Intermediate proficiency with AutoCAD.
• Intermediate proficiency with Blue Yonder or other space management software.
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Access.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred qualifications

• Knowledge of SQL or other database languages.
• Experience with programming languages such as C++ or .NET.
• 5+ years of experience in space management, floor planning, planograms, visual merchandising, retail, or store design.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in retail, merchandising, inventory, or supply chain.
• Intermediate proficiency with Photoshop.

What’s in it for you

We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being and provide support as you need it, especially at key moments in your life.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive pay
• Great employee discount
• Financial savings and retirement resources
• Support for your physical and mental well-being

Best Buy provides different types of leaves of absence (LOA) and potential pay sources to employees based on eligibility. The length of your LOA depends on your situation, where you live, your full-time or part-time employment status, and federal and state regulations. Intermittent or reduced-schedule leave is also available for certain medical or family care leaves. Paid time off (vacation or PTO) is offered to full-time and part-time employees based on work location, employment status, salary or hourly status (exempt/non-exempt), and years of continued or bridged service.

Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our Incentive Programs Summary .

For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide .

About us

As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.

Application deadline:

Minimum of 5 days from the posting date. You can find that date above the job title at the top of the page.

State Minnesota