The Space Excellence Merchandising Initiatives Planner is responsible for providing centralized services to: providing support for all merchandising initiatives including planogram as well as floorplan builds.

• Responsible for creation and management of all Modular Relay Schedules, on behalf of core

• 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.

Minimum qualifications

• College Certificate or Diploma

• 1 - 2 years of merchandising/planning experience within retail

• JDA Certification (Considered an Asset)

• JDA Floor Plan and Space Planning experience and expertise (Considered an Asset)

• 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