Floor Planner

Clicks Group Limited; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Clicks Group Limited is seeking a Floor Planner to join the Space Planning team at Clicks Head Office in Cape Town. The role focuses on merchandising floor plans, allocating categories and space for new and revamped stores, and ensuring alignment with clientele profiles and store templates.

Key tasks include applying macro merchandise proposals, planning equipment/aisle signs, interpreting dominant store clientele, reallocating space for strategic changes, and collaborating with stakeholders to

Qualifications

• Essential: Sound knowledge of consumer shopping habits; consumer demographics and retail merchandising.
• Desirable: Understanding of category adjacencies within Health, Wellness and Beauty sectors.
• Essential: MS Office applications especially Excel (intermediate).
• Desirable: CAD, Blue Yonder CatMan Floor Planning, Space Planning software experience.

Responsibilities

• Apply a macro merchandise proposal to proposed new and revamp stores.
• Facilitate the compilation of equipment and aisle sign requirements for proposed new and revamp stores.
• Interpret and validate understanding of dominant clientele for proposed stores.
• Assist in reallocating space on store plans in existing stores for strategic changes.
• Interpret store performance per category to maximize space profitability.
• Apply correct flow and adjacencies on each store plan to support Chain Store image.
• Record space allocated on each store plan for reference and communication.
• Communicate store plan proposals to stakeholders.
• Allocate the actual assortment onto the floor plan.

Skills

MS Excel (Intermediate)

Verbal communication

Spatial understanding

Education

Retail tertiary diploma or degree

Tools

CAD

Blue Yonder CatMan Floor Planning

Space Planning software

Job description

We are looking to appoint a Floor Planner to work within the Space Planning team. This role will be based at Clicks Head Office in Cape Town and report to the Floor Space Analyst.

Job purpose:

To merchandise floor plans and compile equipment requirements for proposed new and revamp stores and space change proposals on existing stores, allocating the appropriate categories and space in accordance with their clientele profile, anticipated performance and within the prescribed templates and flow parameters.

Job objectives:

• To apply a macro merchandise proposal to proposed new and revamp stores.
• To facilitate the compilation of equipment and aisle sign requirements for proposed new and revamp stores.
• To interpret and validate an understanding of whom the dominant clientele in each proposed store is likely to be.
• To assist in the on-going process of reallocating space on store plans in existing stores to facilitate the implementation of strategic changes.
• To interpret each stores performance per category, making informed space allocation decisions to apply the ideal space and maximize profitability.
• To apply the correct flow and adjacencies on each store plan to support a prescribed Chain Store image and strategic navigation plan.
• To record space allocated on each store plan for reference, planning and communication.
• To communicate store plan proposals to all required stakeholders.
• To allocate the actual assortment onto the floor plan.

Job Knowledge:

• Essential: Sound knowledge and understanding of consumer shopping habits; competitor activity and market players in the Health and Beauty retail sector; consumer demographics and retail merchandising
• Desirable: General understanding of category adjacencies within the Health, Wellness and Beauty sectors

Job Related Skills:

• Essential: MS Office applications especially Excel (intermediate)
• Desirable: Basic Blue Yonder CatMan Floor Planning application as well as CAD computer skills, Space Planning software experience, puzzle building ability, conceptual and spatial understanding and application, the ability to plan to physical translation visualization and good written and verbal communication skills

Job Experience:

• 2-3 years’ experience for store operations management or shop floor merchandise planning(essential)
• Basic store design using CAD and Blue Yonder CatMan(desirable)
• Visual merchandising or space planning
• Client marketing experience with an FMCG supplier

Education:

• Desirable: An appropriate retail tertiary diploma or degree