Space Manager Sr Team Leader

Summary

Senior Space & Assortment Analytics Manager – Team Leader

The Senior Space & Assortment Analytics Manager – Team Leader is a proven leader who can motivate and inspire their team to create and deliver outstanding value for our clients and customers today, as well as a thought leader who can provide enhancements and strategic direction to lead them into the future. Working as a strategic business partner to Advantage clients and customers, the Team Leader ensures the quality of production as well as utilizes space analytics to achieve our clients’ and retailers’ objectives. The Team Leader is responsible for evaluating, training, directing and driving results for their assigned team.

 

Job Will Remain Open Until Filled

Responsibilities

The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

 

Essential Job Duties and ResponsibilitiesClient/Customer Leadership and Management • Engage and collaborate with assigned clients/customers to understand and prioritize strategies and objectives while recommending business solutions to meet their needs• Foster and grow relationships across all levels of key internal and external stakeholders to deliver enhanced strategic value while leveraging the enterprise capabilities• Utilization of space analytics to create retailer selling stories to achieve client’s objectivesAssociate Development • Manage and mentor a group of Space & Assortment Managers, Schematic Analysts and Space Planning Associates by communicating company and department strategies/goals while aligning their efforts to achieve those goals• Demonstrate hands-on approach to learning and development of associates, identifying training needs for current and future roles while mentoring and guiding associates in their on-going professional development• Responsible for establishing a quality standard of support to meet the needs of our clients and customers along with a process to assess each associate’s capabilities and to lead the development of supporting training curriculum • Create an engaging environment whereby associates feel motivated and inspired to embrace constant self- improvement while demonstrating proactiveness, creativity and team workOperational Excellence • Experience in Process Management to understand the tactical support needed to any retailer’s Space Management process to ensure quality and consistency throughout the engagement• Experience in Project Management to understand the complexity and strategy for any given category across multiple customers or clients• Experience in Timeline Management with the ability to prioritize multiple concurrent projects while ensuring on time delivery of high-quality shelving solutions• Excellent communication and collaboration skills are a must to translate client objectives into retailer strategies to win at the shelf

 

Supervisory Responsibilities

Direct Reports- Hires, retains, trains, coaches, guides, directs, and develops direct reports using company-wide processes, tools and resources

Indirect Reports- May delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports

 

Travel and/or Driving Requirements

- Travel is an essential duty and function of this job. Driving is not an essential duty or function of this job. - Travel up to 10%

 

Minimum Qualifications The following are the minimum job-related qualifications which an individual needs in order to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the jobEducation Level: (Required) Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experienceField of Study/Area of Experience: Marketing, math, statistics, or economic fields- 3-5 years of experience in Category Management role within the CPG industry

 

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:• Intellectually curious, eager to problem solve, and a quick learner• Well-organized and strong attention to detail and accuracy/analytical mind set required for more complex category updates• Self-directed work ethic and desire to succeed; thrives in a fast-paced environment• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively as part of a team; a hunger for “winning together”• Ability to confidently work with client, customer, and internal