Qureos Mentor

WinCo Foods

<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>About Us
</b></h2><div><div><div><div>Join us at WinCo Foods, where we're more than just a grocery retailer - we're a growing family of over 140 supermarkets in 10 states with over 22,000 employee owners. Our purpose is to make the lives of our customers and employee owners better by offering the lowest possible prices to feed their families. Currently, WinCo is the second largest Employee-Owned company in the United States. With more than 500 millionaire employee-owners in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Our benefits, including top-tier medical plans and tuition support set us apart. In your role, you'll be instrumental in making a real impact in the communities we serve, embodying our purpose every day.</div>
</div></div></div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Overview
</b></h2><div><div><div><div>Under general direction of Manager of Space Management or Space Planning Supervisor, works as a cross functional team member providing merchandising insight to the procurement team to plan and implement products with a speed to shelf emphasis. Responsible for developing and maintaining accurate planograms across assigned product categories for company stores, using space planning and database software. This position will ensure sales, margin performance and labor efficiencies of planograms are optimized through knowledge of product assortment, merchandising and most effective visual display standards potentially impacting hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit.</div><div><br>
</div><div><b>Typical Duties and Responsibilities</b></div><br>
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Creates and manages planograms at the store level for all product categories using space planning software according to merchandising and planogram standards.</li><li>
Analyzes performance metrics, such as days of supply, margins, and sales to provide recommendations that identify potential opportunities to improve productivity of space to the buying department.</li><li>
Coordinates and implements roll out of new planograms, resets, remodels and new store openings with store management, suppliers and distributors.</li><li>
Maintains a comprehensive database of store planograms.</li><li>
Accurately captures product attributes and merchandising information (e.g., product dimensions, description, size, etc.)</li><li>
Liaises with buyers, floor planners, store managers, suppliers and distributors as necessary to develop accurate planograms that optimize sales and margin performance.</li><li>
Communicates planogram changes to the floor plan team.</li><li>
Provides support for all space management activities (e.g., category resets, new store merchandising, special projects, etc.)</li><li>
Creates communication documents for Store merchandising execution</li><li>
Works with Assortment Analysts for assigned categories on a review basis</li><li>
Performs other duties as assigned or needed</li></ul><div><b>
Requirements</b></div><div><b>
Education:</b></div><ul><li>
Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Merchandising or related field OR equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience in addition to experience listed below.</li></ul><div><b><br>
</b></div><div><b>Experience:</b></div><ul><li>
At least 2 years of retail merchandising experience.</li><li>
Knowledge of store operations, distribution, and logistics; technical retail skills and the ability to interpret market research and produce performance.</li><li>
Merchandising in a variety of different retail settings.</li><li>
Understanding how planograms are used at the store level and how store sets/resets are conducted.</li><li>
Demonstrating working knowledge of Blue Yonder/JDA, Symphony i2e and/or Apollo Suites software.</li><li>
Demonstrating an understanding of how to build a planogram in data, structure and fixture.</li><li>
Demonstrating advanced proficiency in Microsoft Suites software.</li><li>
Demonstrating effective oral and written communication skills necessary to communicate with all levels of internal and external team members and customers.</li><li>
Demonstrating ability to prioritize in a fast paced multi-tasked environment.</li></ul><p><b><br>
</b></p><div><b>Ability to:</b></div><ul><li>
Analyze sales, margin performance, shrink and labor efficiencies of planograms.</li><li>
Optimize planograms through knowledge of product assortment, merchandising and most effective visual display standards.</li><li>
Be detail oriented with the potential of impacting hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit.</li><li>
Plan and manage projects, such as remodels, resets, etc.</li><li>
Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with fellow employees, outside contacts, user groups and vendors.</li><li>
Write and speak clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings.</li><li>
Respectfully challenge standard practices to identify improved practices and processes.</li><li>
Travel extensively for extended periods of time.</li><li>
Work graveyard / overnight and weekend schedules as required depending on project needs.</li><li>
Lift up to 50 lbs. occasionally, bend at waist and twist upper body frequently, repetitive use of hands continually.</li></ul><p></p><div><b><br>
Additional Requirements:</b></div><ul><li>
Acceptable Department of Motor Vehicles driving record.</li></ul><div></div><div><b><br>
Machines and Equipment Operated:</b></div><ul><li>
Office machines (computer terminal, copier/scanner, 10-key, fax machine, telephone, etc)</li></ul><div></div><div><b><br>
Preferred Education, Experience and/or Credentials:</b></div><ul><li>
Blue Yonder/JDA certification</li><li>
CPCA, CPCM or CPSA Certification
</li><li>MBA</li></ul><p></p><div><br>
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job. All employees must comply with Company policies and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of personnel may vary.</div><div><br>
</div></div></div></div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>EEO/Inclusivity
</b></h2><div><div><div><div>As the WinCo Foods community continues to grow, our variety of perspectives and wide range of experiences are essential to our strategy and success. We are committed cultivating and celebrating an inclusive environment in which all employees are valued and respected.</div></div></div></div></div>

Space Planning Analyst

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Space Planning Analyst