Floor Space Analyst

Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain Location: Cape Town Contract: Permanent Remuneration: Market Related EE position: Yes About our company Clicks Group Introduction To provide analysis and reviews on Macro Space performance using, Floor Space Allocation (FSA), highlights and available financial data to optimise, sequence and apportion floor space To drive the effective delivery of floor plan and fixture development at store level in support of strategic, category and format initiatives Utilization of multiple Floor Planning Data Points to perform what if scenario for the Category teams to optimise space performance at department level Ensure Department, Fixtures, Sequence, Fixture Allocation Group data is set up in FSA Consult with Category to inform space flex decisions & collaborate with Channel Clustering Analyst, Assortment Optimisation Analyst to review the FSA Allocation Details Report to build recommended range Manage all Floor Space inputs & tools to ensure delivery and improvement of rule sets and guidelines, to develop and maintain the best floor plans for our stores that meet the needs of our customers Continuously evaluate and optimize planograms for given categories to improve functionality, accurately reflect assortment decisions and are consistent with category strategy, visual merchandising standards and planogram optimization targets Develop clear and concise written directives guiding store design, store operations on efficient in-store implementation space changes and visual merchandising standards Provide support for store specific planogram and merchandising concerns Analyse SKU productivity on planograms for assigned categories and provide recommendations to improve sales and productivity of space Ensure effective people management and development Job Knowledge: Knowledge of Category merchandising principles and processes. Knowledgeable in in-store layouts, merchandising processes and tools required. Experience working on multiple categories, using facts, to determine best assortment & merchandising flow that exceeds customer expectations. Aptitude to assess and analyse internal & external data points & insights, managing, facilitate & deliver focused opportunity targets and vendor negotiation opportunity. Analytically minded with strong logic and organizational skills. Technical aptitude – ability to pull, organize and prioritise data. The ability to turn data and/or insights into clearly articulated views for business socialisation. Background in business intelligence tools data mining techniques. Job Related Skills: Background in business intelligence tools data mining techniques. Execution of new stores/products process using required commercial acumen. Experience working on multiple categories, using curated data, to determine best assortment that exceeds customer expectations. Understanding of customer shopping behavioural trends, competitive environment and market share. Aptitude to assess and analyse internal & external data points & extract key insights. Supporting the presentation of commercial opportunity targets in preparation for vendor negotiations. Highly analytically minded with strong logic and organisational skills. Technical aptitude – ability to pull, organise and prioritise complex data sets to improve the decision making process to optimise range. Previous experience in category would be advantageous. Job Experience: 3-5 years of transferable retail experience within Store Merchandising, Store Planning or Facilities Planning required. 5 years’ experience in merchandising, space planning, store planning, or related role. Education: MIS or Business Degree or equivalent experience required. Bachelor\'s degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and retail operations experience; Technical Skills: Previous CPG/food & beverage experience preferred; Planogram software experience (i.e. JDA/BY/Apollo/Spaceman/etc.) preferred; Job Related Competencies: Deciding and Initiating Action Leading and Supervising Persuading and Influencing Presenting and Communicating Information Analysing Formulating Strategies and Concepts Planning and Organising Delivering Results & Meeting Customer Expectations Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking Do you require help with the registration process? #J-18808-Ljbffr