Spaceman

A former Planogram Analyst for Southeastern Grocers, with over 5 years of experience. Assisted with procuring over $1.5 million in slotting over the course of 2020 in successful category reset projects and new item introduction initiatives. Special focus on increasing own brand penetration within assigned categories, while placing emphasis on maintaining a competitive assortment among Southeastern Grocers footprint. Able to complete high priority tasks in a fast-paced work environment, while training peers and participating in new work programs and software development. With previous experience as a Category Coordinator for Southeastern Grocers, communication skills were gained to better assist stores and vendors in effort to create strong supplier relationships, as well as creating promotional plans (in-store ads and digital), reviewing budgets, sales, and quarterly statements.
•Works with business partners to ensure necessary systems and tools are developed and delivered to enable timely and accurate space planning, planograms, reporting, and analysis
•Works with purchasing teams to create various iterations of space planning diagrams
•Creates, documents, and manages visual merchandising programs and planograms for multiple categories, optimizing the visual aspects of each product and, at the same time, maintaining space efficiency
•Facilitates development and direction of departmental flow, adjacencies, and product display with buying teams
•Participates in development of team space planning strategies and priorities.
•Communicates plans and details to regions and stores to facilitate execution and ensure optimal customer service and profitability
•Collects, coordinates, and verifies all required data for planogram production.
•Critiques planograms based on visual merchandising standards, customer shopability, space efficiency, and store execution; effects necessary adjustments
•Responds and reacts to store implementation questions / problems and makes actionable recommendations for future improvement
•Ensures planogram development and implementation meets company business standards
•Upholds the region’s Ideal Market quality standards and vision through assortment planning and collaboration with various stakeholders
Vendor relations
Planogram design
Category development
Data analysis
Trend knowledge
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