Space Planning Analyst: Flavor & Shelf Strategy

Mark Anthony Brands Inc.; Illinois; On-site; USD 90,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plan

Health benefits

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Mark Anthony Group is seeking a space planning and category management professional to drive planogram development, space and assortment analyses, and implement space recommendations with Sales and Category Development. This role accelerates space gains for Flavor categories across geographies.

You will manage image libraries, validate POGs, build automation, and develop regional planograms using data from JDA, Circana, sales, and shopper insights.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of proven category management / space planning analytics and insights experience in the CPG industry.
• Knowledge of syndicated scan & household panel data platforms (Circana) and space planning tools and managing image libraries (JDA).
• Strong technical skills in Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, V-Lookups, formulas) and other third-party software applications (Power BI).
• Strong data visualization skills in PowerPoint / Power BI.
• Strong presentation/communication skills (internally and externally).

Responsibilities

• Manage product and image libraries to ensure accuracy and up-to-date information.
• Partner with Sales in POG reset validation process, while owning/acquiring validations in new geographies or outlets.
• Build or enhance automated tools to create efficiencies in space analytics.
• Develop regional best-in-class planograms leveraging research, analytics, and national POG template.
• Address remaining ad-hoc Field space & assortment requests in support of improved Distributor partnerships.
• Work with cross-functional partners to support category solutions.
• Utilize various data sources, including JDA, retail sales data, consumer research, and market analysis to generate actionable insights to inform shelf and product assortment recos.
• Craft insights & analysis into meaningful, impactful stories bringing the retail opportunity to life by integrating multiple points to inform solutions.
• Volume (40%), Distribution (50%), Budget Management (10%)

Skills

Category management

Space planning

Circana data

JDA

Pivot Tables

V-Lookups

Power BI

PowerPoint

Presentation

Data visualization

Tools

JDA

Circana

Power BI

Job description

Mark Anthony Group is seeking a space planning and category management professional to drive planogram development, space and assortment analyses, and implement space recommendations with Sales and Category Development. This role accelerates space gains for Flavor categories across geographies.

You will manage image libraries, validate POGs, build automation, and develop regional planograms using data from JDA, Circana, sales, and shopper insights.