SPACE PLANNING ANALYST

Sally Beauty; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and sick days

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. in Plano, TX, is seeking a Space Planning Analyst to lead planogram creation and updates, ensure merchandising standards, and support space optimization across stores.

You will analyze space and SKU performance using JDA Space Planning and CKB, collaborate with Floor Planning and Merchandising teams, and drive data-driven improvements that enhance assortment and shopper experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Business or related field
• Strong command of JDA Space Planning and CKB to create/report space-to-sales decisions
• 2-4 years of related work experience in retail merchandising and planograms

Responsibilities

• Manage creation and updates of merchandise planogram versions to align with standards and inventory goals
• Execute quality control for planograms; ensure SKU accuracy and product integrity
• Support SBH sales, inventory and profit objectives through micro space rules and guidelines
• Analyze space and SKU performance using Space Planning and CKB; provide recommendations to Merchandising
• Provide on-site store support for planogram execution and collaborate with departments

Skills

Planogram

Space planning

Merchandising analytics

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Creative problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Merchandising or related field

Tools

JDA Space Planning

CKB

JDA Floor Planning

Job description

About Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
At SBH, our purpose is to inspire a more colorful, confident, and welcoming world. We are the leader in professional hair color, selling and distributing professional beauty supplies across 11 countries through our Sally Beauty and Beauty Systems Group businesses. Sally Beauty offers products for hair color, hair care, nails, and skin care to retail customers looking for salon quality products at a value price. Beauty Systems Group, branded as Cosmo Prof or Armstrong McCall stores, along with its direct sales consultants, sell professionally branded products intended for use and resale by salons to retail consumers. This is a hybrid role reporting into the reporting into the Support Center at Legacy West in Plano Texas.

About The Role
This position drives all micro space planning, including Planograms, Visual Merchandising standards/execution, store support, CKB Web publishing, space automation/optimization, and planogram level analytics and performance measurements. This position drives the Planogram Set Timeline and related tasks, in partnership with the Floor Planning team, the Space Planning and Floor Planning Managers, and the Sr Director Merchandise Operations. The Space Planning Analyst supports initiatives including in-store collateral placement, improved customer experience in stores, visual merchandising standards across all POGs, and overarching project management for related work.

Responsibilities

• Manage the creation and updates of merchandise planogram versions to ensure compliance with all applicable merchandising standards, product assortments, and productivity metrics. Planogram execution must be aligned with the overall space merchandising strategies of the organization’s sales and inventory goals. Executes all local, area and regional planogram creation and updates for all stores.
• Execute quality control measures for merchandise planograms, ensuring accuracy of SKU assignments, compliance with strategic vision and/or corporate standards; emphasis on accuracy, consistency, attention to detail, and an inquisitive growth mindset. Maintain product integrity for images and dimensions for all items as it relates to planogram processes and guidelines.
• Support SBH sales, inventory and profit objectives as it relates to developing, analyzing, and maintaining micro space and merchandise planogram rules and guidelines.
• Provide analysis using Space Planning and CKB (JDA), along with other tools, looking for opportunities to improve merchandise planograms; consistently performs detailed work with accuracy. Analyzes space and SKU performance metrics, such as margin and sales, and provides recommendations to the Merchandising department.
• Responsible for store support regarding planogram execution; acts with a strong sense of urgency and takes responsibility for finding solutions. Acts as a champion and advocate for the stores in collaboration with other departments.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Business or related field
• Strong command of JDA Space Planning and CKB software to create and report on space to sales, visual merchandising, and space-planning, to drive better product placement and shopper-based decisions on shelf.
• At least 2 years of experience in JDA Space Planning and Category Management software. Knowledge of JDA Floor Planning is a bonus.
• 2-4 years of related work experience, including project management, retail operations, and visual merchandising.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Suite including: Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, And/or CREDENTIALS

• JDA certifications
• Experience in a tier 1 retailer’s development process for planograms and working through the entire line review process.

Competencies & attributes

• Exceptional Analytical Skills and diligent about acting based on findings – must possess analytical and financial literacy aimed at ensuring our business intentions generate sustainable returns on investment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with strong organizational skills.
• Strong attention to detail and sound problem-solving skills - enjoys gathering and digging into data to identify opportunities and solve problems; not satisfied until a solution is found.
• Strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills - must excel at communicating complex information in simple to understand yet actionable ways (words/numbers/pictures); must be proficient at communicating across multiple levels of the organization (including senior management).
• Ability to absorb technical information and translate into actionable results.
• Ability to make informed decisions quickly, based upon a combination of analysis, experience, wisdom and judgment.
• Flexible personality with the ability to deal with ambiguity and to think outside the box, providing a continuous flow of new ideas and process improvements.
• Perform other duties as required and assigned

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements
This will be a hybrid role required to be onsite at the corporate office on specified days. The work environment generally involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, retail stores, and residences or commercial vehicles, e.g., use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals, etc. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.

The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, and occasionally requires carrying, moving and setting up of computers, for example desktops, monitors, printers, and other small hardware in the testing lab.

Benefits
We offer a competitive salary and outstanding benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, paid vacation and sick days, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement and 401(k) with company match. In addition, associates of SBH may take advantage of our in house salon with complementary services and a varied selection of food options at our corporate campus. Also, featured at our corporate campus, is both a Sally Beauty and CosmoProf Professional onsite store, where associates enjoy a great merchandise discount!