Space Planner

Pay : $24.50 / hr

Location : Mississauga, Ontario - Hybrid

Duration : 7 month contract

• We are partnering with a retail conglomerate to bring on a Merchandise Store Planner. The Merchandise Store Planner with be responsible for providing centralized services to : support core Space Planners in delivery of MRS-related planograms and category floor plans (when required);
• and for designing and delivering planograms and category floor plans for Merchandising and broader organizational Strategic initiatives;

while continuing to evolve ways of working through optimized processes and documentation.

Responsibilities :

Responsible for creation and management of all Modular Relay Schedules, on behalf of core Space Planners, ensuring all milestones and related statuses, risks and mitigation plans are tracked and communicated to cross-functional stakeholders and work package owners, with follow-up and escalation where required.

Attends key MRS-related meetings (pre-planning, kickoff, walkthrough) capturing relevant meeting notes.

Provides quality control and administrative services to core Space Planners by conducting quality checks, ensuring document control, and completing system finalization of checked-in planograms and category floor plans.

These includes any related communications and follow-up, standards validation, and management of change requests.

Provides Level 1 store support and CA technical support for issues related to category floor plans and / or planograms.

Tracks all intakes / support tickets ensuring timely follow-up and communication. Resolves simple issues when possible; triages complex issues to appropriate core Space Planner and / or cross-functional resources for research and root cause analysis when needed.

Tracks defects and institutes corrective actions related to process, ways of working, and reporting as needed.

• Actively supports Merchandising and broader organizational Strategic initiatives requiring analysis and / or modifications to category and / or modular space, including intake and assessment of requests, scoping, preparation of hand-off documents, and liaising with Core Space Planner or 3rd party vendor support where necessary.
• Communicates and produces outputs that reflect strong business acumen and capacity to manage multiple priorities. Draws insights from data and translates into action, with an ability to negotiate and influence decisions.
• Maintains working knowledge of market, category, brand, and consumer trends in order to provide insights during planogram build process.
• Actively engages in process improvement to identify and action enhancements to Space Excellence efficiency, quality, and cross-functional ways of working.

Qualifications :

• Minimum Education Required College Certificate or Diploma
• Minimum Years of Experience Required 1 - 2 years
• JDA Certification (Considered an Asset)
• JDA Floor Plan and Space Planning experience and expertise
• Strong analytical & business acumen
• Ability to effectively communicate, negotiate, and influence
• Strong team player
• Strong Project Management skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt accordingly
21 days ago