Associate Space and Assortment

Job Title: Associate Space and Assortment

About the Company

We are one of North America\'s leading sales and marketing agencies, specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing services for manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. We serve a broad range of trade channels, including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics, and home centers - bridging the gap between manufacturers and retailers to give consumers access to the best products in the marketplace.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for translating Category Managers' strategic vision into clustered plan-o-grams that meet sales, profitability, and productivity goals.
• Responsible for assessing and recommend merchandising strategies and layouts to category managers, store planning, and wholesale customers; identify issues that may arise and recommend solutions for necessary changes.
• Monitor and verify external partners (i.e. vendor, broker, etc.) update planograms according to merchandising standards and any additional instructions given; provide training and guidance on space planning software and best practices as needed.
• Ensure the planogram database is current with the most updated planogram files.
• Responsible for changing allocated customers planogram store assignments based upon store and/or department resets.
• Maintain current knowledge of industry trends and best practices; make recommendations to improve current programs and processes.
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed

Supervisory Responsibilities

This role has no direct or indirect supervisory/mentoring responsibilities.

Travel Requirements

Travel and driving are not essential functions of this role.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent experience
• 1-2 years of experience in merchandising and planogram development

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Merchandising background with experience/knowledge of planogram or floorplan software
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, SharePoint) preferred
• Basic data analysis skills a plus
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask

Work Environment

Primarily office-based/sedentary. Requires the ability to sit for extended periods (66%+ of the workday), use a telephone, enter data on a computer, and occasionally lift up to 10 pounds.

Additional Information

Job duties may include additional responsibilities as assigned by a supervisor or manager. This description reflects the general nature and level of work performed and is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. The Company reserves the right to modify job responsibilities, reassign positions, or add duties at any time, subject to applicable law, and will provide reasonable accommodations for known disabilities as required by law.

Any estimates, schedules, or guidelines in this description are for planning purposes only. Associates must always accurately record all hours worked, including on-site time, required waiting time, administrative time, and work-related travel time.