Category Space Planner

Come work at a place where we take pride in creating a workplace environment that values hard work, commitment, and growth.

Education:

• Associate's degree in relevant field of study or equivalent years of related work experience required

Work Experiences:

• 2+ years of related work experience required

Skills:

• Working knowledge of the JDA Category Management Suite
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office with advanced Excel skills
• Exceptional analytical and problems solving skills
• Strong Presentation skills - must excel at communicating complex information in simple to understand yet actionable ways
• Strong interpersonal, written, verbal communication with the ability to interface effectively with individuals at various levels within the organization
• Project Management - establishing key milestones & focusing on deliverables, following up with key stakeholders and delivering on time/on budget
• Strong attention to detail and sound problem solving skills for technical and business issues
• Ability to prioritize and manage a large volume of work across multiple projects in a fast paced frequently changing environment
• Ability to produce high quality work that is very detailed, accurate and completed on schedule
• Responds positively to change, by embracing and adopting new direction and process changes required to accomplish goals and solve problems

Responsibilities:

• Direct all aspects of visual merchandising execution, including planogram creation, fixture-graphic fulfillment, and reset coordination
• Assign and merchandise planograms that align with the macro and micro space plan in existing stores and in support of special projects using JDA Floor Planning
• Responsible for setting planograms in a live store or model store to review the accuracy of the planogram and to identify areas of opportunity before the live date
• Partners on the implementation of new innovative fixture initiatives and serve as the visual merchandising strategy expert
• Provides store support regarding planograms and/or merchandising plans. Acts with a strong sense of urgency to anticipate customer needs. Takes responsibility for finding lasting solutions to difficult problems
• Take ownership of special projects and initiatives and report back to team on new developments, strategies, and/ or roll-out plans.
• Partner with the Merchants to create customer centric planograms utilizing the JDA Category Management Suite to drive sales and profitability
• Serve as an integral member of the Category Merchandising Team (CMT) in driving sales, gross margin, turn and merchandise presentation.
• Work directly with stores and address store level challenges and establish strong relationships with key customer within their store operations and planogram groups
• Apply data points to reconcile assortment to space variations across clustered volume grades and provide post-mortem analysis to cross functional teams
• Duties may change; team member may be required to perform other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements & Attendance

• Acceptable level of hearing and vision to perform job duties
• Adhere to company work hours, policies, procedures and rules governing professional staff behavior
• Regular attendance required
• Ability to work flexible hours such as evening, weekends, and holidays as necessary
• Up to 5% travel, overnight stays as required

Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate with regard to employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law.