Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Advantage Solutions is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales and marketing services. The Space and Assortment Sr Analyst is responsible for providing strategic planogram analytical support and optimizing space allocation and product assortment for clients, while managing multiple priorities and delivering data-driven insights.
Responsibilities
- Planogram Support: Support client selling objectives in developing best-in-class planograms and merchandising solutions for category reviews, business overviews and retailer updates
- Space Analytics: Utilize various data sources, including syndicated data, retailer information and space allocations to provide insights that supports sales in delivering against the client business objectives/core KPIs for specific regions/markets. This will involve assortment analysis, space to sales scorecards, pre/post reset review, creative merchandising solutions for planogram creation/approval, etc
- Data Solutions & Enablers: Serve as a subject matter expert for various reporting systems and tools related to space management, retailer schematics and planogram proposals. Model cross-functional collaboration, seizing opportunities to share information and insights gathered regarding space and shelving opportunities. Seek continuous improvement and new ideas to improve analytical and reporting capabilities to identify growth and shelving opportunities across the entire retailer landscape
- Client Management: Build strong relationships with multiple client contacts through collaboration and effective communication. Tailor solutions based on unique requirements and goals. Anticipate needs and provide proactive and creative recommendations. Continuously demonstrate reliability with consistent support and reliable solutions
- Presentation Development: Create compelling and creative presentations using space insights and market trends identified for on shelf, distribution or merchandising opportunities focused on the client’s objectives and core KPIs
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- 3 to 5 years experience in relevant field
- Ability to confidently collaborate, communicate, and present to client, customer, and internal leadership
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Strategic mindset with demonstrated ability to positively impact client business
- Self-directed work ethic and desire to succeed: thrives in a fast-paced environment/adaptable
- Proven ability to develop, build, and maintain positive business relationships
- Excellent communication – written and oral. Passion to achieve desired results through others with positive, energetic, and enthusiastic communication
- Well-organized and strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Intellectually curious, eager to problem solve and a quick learner
- Ability to present polished, professional image and represent the company in a professional manner
- Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize business requests
- Syndicated data experience: working knowledge of syndicated data sources
- Understanding of principles and practices of Category Management (analysis of assortment, pricing, promotion, shelving, shopper) required
- Understanding and application of principles and practices of Space Management (analysis of assortment, project/process management expertise, shelving/merchandising strategies, space to sales, reporting, shopper consideration paths, etc.) with expertise in space planning software
- Microsoft Office experience: mastery of Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Space Management experience preferred
- Experience with space automation a plus
- Experience with floor planning a plus
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