Space Planning Associate

Summary

Space Planning Associate   Are you looking to join a team for a fast-growing company that can offer you flexible scheduling, competitive rates, and the possibility for advancement as you move throughout your career? If so, SAS Retail Services has a great opportunity for you! As an SAS team member, you will partner with retailers to enhance the consumer’s shopping experience. You will be responsible for maintaining a strong communication flow between all parties as well as supporting the team by providing the necessary tools to execute our services in the most efficient manner while delivering high-quality results.   At SAS Retail Services, we hire talented associates like you and give you the tools and training you need to succeed and advance in your career.  As a large growing company with a national and global reach, our company offers you many opportunities to learn new skills and seek higher positions. APPLY TODAY!   What we offer: - Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life) - Short and Long-Term Disability  - 401(k) plan - Paid training and ongoing career development  Responsibilities: - Maintain project schedule by monitoring project progress, coordinating activities, resolving problems, and make adjustments as needed to meet deadlines. - Support retailers and/or clients’ planogram (POG) development throughout defined category review process or client initiatives. - Communicate business opportunities and recommend action plans by working with clients, customers, and/or Business Development Managers. - Organize information by studying, analyzing, interpreting, and classifying data. - Prioritize optimal assortment and/or shelving information to support the goals of our clients, customers, and company. - Provide planogram (POG) information for clients, customers, and/or Business Development Managers through the use of syndicated or customer-specific data sources. Qualifications: - High School Diploma or GED required; Associate’s Degree preferred or equivalent experience - 2-4 years of experience in merchandising and planogram development skills - Working knowledge of syndicated data and applications - Basic understanding of category management - Excellent customer service orientation - Ability to ensure a high level of service and quality is maintained   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.   Position Summary The Space Planning Associate works directly with Company’s customers by analyzing shelving data and building planograms in a way that best fits client/customer’s objectives.  Responsible for the efficient and effective managing of assigned categories. Expected to be tactically sound and strategic in plan development. This position can be located in-house with the customer or work remotely as outlined by customer.   Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities Planogram Management - Maintain project schedule by monitoring project progress, coordinating activities, resolving problems, and make adjustments as needed to meet deadlines - Support retailers and/or clients POG development throughout defined category review process or client initiatives Planogram Development - Communicate business opportunities and recommend action plans by working with clients, customers, and/or Business Development Managers - Organize information by studying, analyzing, interpreting, and classifying data - Executes test sets in set room   Data Analysis/Interpretation/Application                              - Determine and quantify primary business opportunities and key drivers as they pertain to shelving - Support key business opportunities by recommending merchandising/assortment solutions based on applicable data - Prioritize optimal assortment and/or shelving information to support the goals of our clients, customers, and company - Evaluate the reliability of source information by weighing raw data and organizing results for analysis POG Data Collection                                                                     - Provide planogram information for clients, customers, and/or Business Development Managers through the use of syndicated or customer-specific data sources - Meet specific needs of requesting party by determining appropriate movement/performance data selection such as share of shelf, days of supply, pack out, etc. Database Management - Maintain information inputs in Company’s proprietary POG Analy