Strategic Space Planning & Insights Leader

Sazerac Company; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 108,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) Plan

Paid time off & holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Team bottle purchase program

Job summary

Sazerac Company is seeking a Space Planning Manager to bridge data and shelf execution, delivering merchandising solutions for the alcohol category. You will lead a team, drive space initiatives, and partner with retailers to implement category strategies that optimize assortment and share of shelf across national formats.

Ideal candidates bring 5–7 years in space planning and strong data skills (JDA, Circana, NielsenIQ, Excel, Power BI). Travel up to 25% and a competitive salary are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Analytics, or related field.
• 5–7 years of relevant experience in space management, space planning, category management, merchandising, or retail analytics.
• 2+ years in consumer-packaged goods, beverage alcohol, or retail industry experience
• Experience leading projects and influencing cross-functional stakeholders.
• Advanced knowledge of space planning tools such as JDA/Blue Yonder, Shelf IQ, or similar platforms.
• Experience with Circana, NielsenIQ, and other syndicated data sources.
• Strong Excel and Power BI, Tableau, or similar analytical skills.
• Strong project management, communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Ability to translate data into actionable customer and merchandising recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of space planning analysts, setting priorities and developing capabilities.
• Lead space management initiatives across National Large Format and Control State retailers.
• Lead category captaincies and strategic customer engagements, developing merchandising strategies aligned to retailer and Sazerac priorities.
• Build trusted relationships with retail partners and internal stakeholders to influence decisions through fact-based recommendations.
• Translate shopper insights, syndicated data, and category strategies into actionable shelf and merchandising recommendations.
• Develop strategies that optimize assortment, share of shelf, adjacencies, shopper flow, and space productivity.
• Evaluate planogram effectiveness to identify opportunities for optimizing share of shelf, product adjacencies, and shopper flow.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in space planning, merchandising, and shelf strategy.
• Lead planogram development, optimization, and reset projects from strategy through execution.
• Drive planogram reset projects by managing timelines, coordinating resources, and aligning cross-functional teams for successful execution.
• Oversee data integrity, planogram libraries, imagery, and compliance with customer and category guidelines.
• Establish best practices and improve processes, tools, and capabilities to increase efficiency and scalability.
• Partner with the Category Leadership Team in executing space management initiatives to deliver best-in-class planograms for retail and wholesale partners.
• Deliver persuasive reporting and presentations to both internal and external stakeholders, providing high-level communication and professional service.
• Partner cross-functionally to lead retailer discussions with fact-based shelving recommendations, professional visuals, and category insights.
• Clearly articulate insights to identify opportunities and provide recommendations, evaluating how shelving strategies drive measurable results for strategic accounts.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

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

Tools

JDA/Blue Yonder

Shelf IQ

Circana

NielsenIQ

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Sazerac Company is seeking a Space Planning Manager to bridge data and shelf execution, delivering merchandising solutions for the alcohol category. You will lead a team, drive space initiatives, and partner with retailers to implement category strategies that optimize assortment and share of shelf across national formats.

Ideal candidates bring 5–7 years in space planning and strong data skills (JDA, Circana, NielsenIQ, Excel, Power BI). Travel up to 25% and a competitive salary are offered.