Temporary Space Planning Associate

WorkGenius Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 34,440,000 - 61,992,000; Full time

Job summary

WorkGenius Group is seeking a Temporary Space Planning Associate in New York, NY. The role focuses on optimizing store layouts, product placement, and inventory capacity across the North America retail network, with KPI-driven decisions and advanced data modeling.

You will build reporting frameworks and collaborate with regional managers to inform planning choices, driving efficiency and capacity improvements during a 1-year assignment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years planning experience.
• Retail experience required.
• Proven experience in Merchandising, Planning, or Distribution leadership roles with space optimization and capacity management.
• Strong leadership capabilities with experience mentoring teams.
• Proficient in MS Office, including Excel.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic space planning initiatives to optimize store layouts, product placement, and inventory capacity across the North America retail network.
• Lead analysis of KPIs to identify capacity opportunities and space efficiency improvements for profit maximization.
• Oversee development and delivery of reporting frameworks including weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual analytics with advanced data modeling.
• Build relationships with Regional Managers and store leadership to inform planning decisions.
• Drive process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy across space planning operations.

Skills

Space planning

Leadership

Strategic analysis

Communication

Tools

Excel

Job description

Title: Temporary Space Planning Associate
Industry: Retail
Location: New York, NY
Duration: ASAP – 1 year
Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic space planning initiatives to optimize store layouts, product placement, and inventory capacity across the North America retail network.
• Lead comprehensive analysis of KPIs to identify capacity opportunities, trading trends, and space efficiency improvements with a focus on profit maximization.
• Oversee development and delivery of comprehensive reporting frameworks including weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc analytics utilizing advanced data modeling techniques.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with Regional Managers and store leadership, synthesizing feedback to inform planning decisions.
• Drive process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and accuracy across space planning operations.

Requirements

• 3-5 years planning experience
• Retail experience required
• Proven experience in Merchandising, Planning, or Distribution leadership roles with demonstrated success in space optimization and capacity management.
• Strong leadership capabilities with experience managing, mentoring, and developing teams.
• Proficient in all MS Office applications, including expert-level proficiency in Excel.

Hourly rate is commensurate with experience and is an estimated range provided by WorkGenius.