VP Store Planning & Experience Design

Grocery Outlet; Emeryville (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus program

Equity

401(k) profit sharing

Medical, dental, vision

Job summary

Grocery Outlet in Emeryville, CA, seeks a VP/Sr. Director of Store Planning to lead store design, space planning, and visual merchandising across new stores and remodels.

You will drive space-to-sales analysis, set priorities with cross-functional partners, and guide a high-performing team with a cost-conscious mindset. The role partners with Construction, Facilities, Merchandising, Strategy, and Field Operations to translate category strategies into practical, scalable store plans, while

Qualifications

• 10+ years in store planning, design, merchandising, or related retail support functions.
• Strong understanding of store layouts, fixture planning, and plan-o-grams.
• Ability to translate merchandising strategies into executable store plans and field solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead space planning for new stores, remodels, and remerchandising projects.
• Lead Field Retail Merchandising team and align with Field Operations and Merchandising.
• Develop store prototype design, layouts, adjacencies, and fixture planning.
• Coordinate with Facilities Management and Construction for fixtures and store flow solutions.
• Guide cross-functional partners to deliver projects on time with strong store execution.
• Drive space-to-sales analyses with FP&A and Customer Insights to inform decisions.

Skills

Store planning

Store design

Retail merchandising

Visual merchandising

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Grocery Outlet in Emeryville, CA, seeks a VP/Sr. Director of Store Planning to lead store design, space planning, and visual merchandising across new stores and remodels.

You will drive space-to-sales analysis, set priorities with cross-functional partners, and guide a high-performing team with a cost-conscious mindset. The role partners with Construction, Facilities, Merchandising, Strategy, and Field Operations to translate category strategies into practical, scalable store plans, while