Planogram Specialist II
Job Summary
The Planogram Specialist will add value and differentiation by presenting The Hillman Group’s products and categories in an engaging, logical, and impactful manner. The Planogram Specialist is responsible for presenting new merchandising concepts, building detailed sets designed to optimize the shopper experience, and creating planograms that deliver on the objective, maintain continuity, and ensure integrity across multiple store environments to maximize retail performance.
Essential Job Functions *
- Create, analyze, and update planograms based on Channel Business Plans and financial data
- Utilize best practice benchmarking to maximize shelf and display space while making products more appealing and accessible to the customer
- Generate creative solutions utilizing design concepts and principles
- Acquire, maintain, and leverage expertise of software and database platforms to construct planograms and various reports
- Demonstrate knowledge of merchandising rules and guidelines identifying opportunities that improve processes and creates new tools and efficiencies
- Coordinate team resources to consistently execute business plan in accordance with timeline and budget
- Lead & Drive standards, accuracy, and consistency across all areas and stores
- Utilize business analytics, space analytics, and consumer data to help drive business decisions
- Comply with all federal, state, and local laws as they pertain to merchandising
- Collaborate with the category, channel, and sales teams to develop and manage displays that facilitate the obtainment of the sales, share and profitability goals
- Monitor trends in new products, consumer behavior, share, competition, fixturing and store layouts to make informed decisions and initiate innovation
- Manage project timelines to keep all required participants updated and on schedule for initiatives and projects
* This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Employees are expected and encouraged to participate in safety and health program activities including immediately reporting hazards, immediately reporting unsafe work practices and incidents to supervisors, wearing required personal protective equipment, and participating in and supporting safety committee activities.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications, or related field.
- Minimum three years’ experience in Retail or Consumer Products organizations serving retail; focused on merchandising, category management, marketing, or in-store service functions required. Home Center/Home Improvement experience highly preferred
Competencies – Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Intermediate level skill set in Microsoft Office Suite including Work, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Strong organization and planning skills – able to work independently and meet deadlines in a multi-tasking environment
- Proven knowledge of category management methods and analytics, fact-based selling, marketing analysis and planning with certification and/or experience in Space Management/Category Management tools such as JDA Space Planning/ProSpace
- Ability to work with autonomy as well as collaboratively with team members
- Excellent written, oral, listening, and presentation skills
- Knowledge of Retail Mathematics
Operational Equipment
- Computer
Work Environment and Physical Demands |
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Other details
- Job Family Marketing & Segments
- Job Function MKT: Planogram
- Pay Type Salary
- 1280 Kemper Meadow Dr, Parkdale, OH 45240, USA
- Cincinnati, OH, USA