Strategic Space Planning & Insights Lead

Sazerac Company; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Team events

Wellness program

Job summary

Sazerac Company is seeking a Space Planning Manager to bridge data and shelf execution, leading a team of analysts and partnering with retailers to optimize planograms and category strategies.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, data-driven insights, and strategic retailer engagements, with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits. Candidates should have strong analytics and project management skills and be able to travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, analytics, or related field.
• 5–7 years in space management, space planning, category management, merchandising, or retail analytics.
• 2+ years in consumer-packaged goods/beverage alcohol/retail industry.
• Experience leading projects and influencing cross-functional stakeholders.
• Advanced knowledge of space planning tools (e.g., JDA/Blue Yonder, Shelf IQ).
• Experience with Circana, NielsenIQ, and other syndicated data sources.
• Strong Excel and data visualization skills (Power BI, Tableau).
• Strong PM, communication, presentation, and organization skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of space planning analysts and prioritize capabilities.
• Oversee space management initiatives across National Large Format and Control State retailers.
• Drive category strategies and retailer partnerships with data-driven recommendations.
• Develop planogram development, optimization, and reset projects from strategy to execution.
• Ensure data integrity, planogram libraries, imagery, and guideline compliance.
• Deliver persuasive reporting and stakeholder-ready presentations.
• Translate shopper insights into actionable shelf and merchandising recommendations.

Skills

Team leadership

Space planning

Data-driven insights

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Project management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Data translation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, analytics, or related field

Tools

JDA/Blue Yonder

Shelf IQ

Circana/NielsenIQ

Job description

Sazerac Company is seeking a Space Planning Manager to bridge data and shelf execution, leading a team of analysts and partnering with retailers to optimize planograms and category strategies.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, data-driven insights, and strategic retailer engagements, with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits. Candidates should have strong analytics and project management skills and be able to travel up to 25%.