Visual Space Planner

Advance Auto Parts; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Advance Auto Parts is seeking a Visual Store Planner based at our Raleigh, NC campus. The role partners with Planogram, Category Management, and Inventory teams to ensure correct item eligibility and deployment for assigned categories, driving the right assortment to stores and supporting sales growth in the Front Room.

The candidate will lead planogram reporting during reviews, collaborate on space optimization projects, and conduct regular store eligibility audits while coordinating with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• 2–4 years of retail and/or project management experience preferred.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Experience with data analysis and planning tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide planogram specific reporting needs during reviews (adjacencies, heatmaps, space productivity).
• Collaborate with Real Estate on NSO, Remodel, and Relocation projects for space optimization and merchandising guidelines.
• Conduct weekly audits to verify store eligibility and oversee inventory distribution controls.
• Manage ServiceNow tickets and inquiries for company owned stores.
• Validate planograms and promotional off-shelf placements per planning calendar.
• Monitor disposition plans for non-go-forward SKUs during planogram resets.
• Convert and manage store-specific POGs, including sales reviews and lifecycle changes.
• Participate in cross-functional meetings to align merchandising and inventory strategies.
• Assist in early store planogram updates to identify gaps in new SKU inventory.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Merchandising or related field

Tools

JDA/Blue Yonder

MS Office (Excel & Access)

Planogram software

Visual Merchandising software

Job description

Job Summary

The Visual Store Planner role is responsible for partnering with the Planogram, Category Management and Inventory teams to oversee item eligibility and deployment to stores for assigned categories. This role acts as a liaison to the store teams to ensure we have the right assortment in place to say yes to our customers and grow sales in the Front Room.

Job Description

The Visual Store Planner role is responsible for partnering with the Planogram, Category Management and Inventory teams to oversee item eligibility and deployment to stores for assigned categories. This role acts as a liaison to the store teams to ensure we have the right assortment in place to say yes to our customers and grow sales in the Front Room.

What will you do?

• Provide planogram specific reporting needs to category management during the line review process, including but not limited to: adjacencies, heatmaps, and space productivity based on sales


• Partner with Real Estate on NSO, Remodel, and Relocation projects, leading conversations around space optimization and merchandising guidelines


• Conduct weekly audits to determine store eligibility is correct; manage controls to ensure correct inventory distribution


• Manage and resolve ServiceNow ticket requests & inquiries to support company owned stores


• Validate planogram (POG) and promotional off shelf placement eligibility and deployment according to Planning Calendar


• Monitor & validate execution of disposition plans for non go forward SKUs as part of planogram reset


• Responsible for conversion and management of store specific POGs, including sales reviews & life cycle changes


• Participate in cross functional meetings & weekly planner touch bases to connect with merchandising and inventory partners to highlight and elevate issues, share and/or receive updates to business strategy


• Assist in early store resets of planogram updates to identify potential gaps in new SKU inventory

Qualifications

• JDA/Blue Yonder experience strongly preferred


• Proficient in MS Office software including Excel and Access


• Excellent organizational and time management skills


• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage with various audiences


• Demonstrated ability to leverage critical thinking and problem solve using large data sets

Top 5 Required Technical Skills

• Visual Merchandising: Acumen in optimizing the presentation of products and services to create a pleasing customer, while maximizing profitability.


• Merchandising Strategies: Understanding of merchandising strategies and techniques used to increase sales, such as product placement, fixture usage, promotions, advertising, and competitive pricing.


• Planogram Creation: Experience creating product planograms using visual merchandising software, ensuring accuracy in product SKUs, inventory required, fixtures needed, and product placement, while considering shopability and profitability.


• Detail-Oriented: Ability to complete tasks while paying attention to all areas involved, no matter how small, ensuring thorough and accurate execution.


• Business Acumen: Understanding how a business operates, including financial literacy, how an organization makes money, organizational knowledge, and short and long term growth strategies.

Top 5 Required Leadership Skills

• Ownership: Sense opportunities and obstacles that create barriers to results


• Self-Development: View weaknesses as an opportunity to learn and grow; Actively work to improve weaknesses


• Innovate: Analyze advantages and disadvantages to new ideas


• Influence Others: Can compromise (win concessions) without damaging relationships


• Collaborate: Prioritize business relationships beyond your team to gather differing perspectives and information, and work together; Recognize potential impacts of choices upstream, downstream, and across teams.

Certifications, Experience, And Education

• Certifications: None


• Experience: 2-4 years of retail and/or project management experience


• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Merchandising or related field; or equivalent combination of education and/or experience Company Overview:


• Advance Auto Parts, Inc. is a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider that serves both professional installers and do-it‑self customers. Advance operates 4,500+ stores and distribution centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Advance also serves independently owned CarQuest branded stores across these locations in addition to Mexico and various Caribbean Islands. When you join our team, you become one of 60,000 knowledgeable and experienced Team Members who are committed to providing outstanding customer service to our customers, communities, and each other every day.

Location & Work Availability

This position is 4 days in office, 1 day remote per week, based at our corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina (North Hills)

Benefits Summary

We believe in supporting our Team Members and those they love through comprehensive health & wellness benefits. Learn more here: https://jobs.advanceautoparts.com/us/en/benefits

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal, state, and local protected class.

We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

https://jobs.advanceautoparts.com/us/en/disclosures