SUMMARY

Be a part of something awesome! JOANN has become more than a place where people buy fabric and crafts; it is a place where people come together to celebrate making things with their hands, hearts, and minds. Every day, we strive to inspire creativity in ourselves and our customers and help them find their happy place.

The JDA Space Planning Analyst owns the planogram process for assigned categories. Accountable for the accurate planning, drawing and analysis of space allocation, version, and adjacencies. Responsible for partnering with cross function category team to ensure the flow and display of merchandise is balanced to inventory productivity. The JDA Space Planning Analyst analyzes space to sales performance using space planning tools and reporting. Creates clear, concise and accurate merchandising direction for store implementation. Develop and improve merchandise presentation processes to maximize profitability and efficiency. Develops and shares data influenced POV on making positive changes for business to space needs.

JOB DUTIES

• Creating planograms visually and digitally using optimized space planning programs:
  • Accountable for optimized, assigned planograms in partnership with Category cross-functional teams.
  • Responsible for reducing the time to build planograms, reducing errors in planograms, and building and increasing the sales performance of assigned category planograms.
  • Responsible for auditing the integrity of the data in the host systems used to create planograms for the assigned categories.
  • Ensures that key deliverables associated with the creation, edit, review, and approval of planograms are met in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Partners with the Floor Planning team to ensure the timely and accurate assignment of planograms to floor plans.
  • Responsible for partnering with Product Category Teams to physically and digitally set each layout per timeline requirements. Responsible for setting product in a mock store environment and presenting logic and ideation to Category Strategists, Manager, Buying teams, and Director of Visual Merchandising.
  • Provides recommendations to influence buying, allocations decisions with Merchant and Planning teams.
  • Compiling all information and materials for merchandising communication to the stores and field management (inclusive of merchandising videos).
  • Own all fixture accessory recommendations, based on costs and function.
  • Partnering cross functionally with space planning analyst, buyers, inventory management, store operations, logistics, inventory management, in store marketing and store planning while executing strategy for shop.

• Analysis, comparison, recommendations to optimize sales potential:
  • Analyzes planogram productivity through space planning productivity reporting to make strategic recommendations in regard to panel flow, set quantities and space assignment:
  • Optimizing the space productivity (including but not limited to sales and margin performance) reporting of the planogram, working with the buyers and /or the vendors.
  • Analyze and present space productivity reporting with recommendations regarding planogram breakouts and assortment consolidations, vendor/article rationalization based on available space.
  • Utilizes JDA and other systems to analyze optimization of planograms.
  • Provides recommendations to influence buying and allocation decisions with the Merchant and Planning teams.

• Concept, project and product special projects:
  • Actively initiates and works cross-functionally on projects that advance the goals and objectives of the company strategy, including process improvement, training, coaching, development, efficiencies, standards, and inter-department communication.
  • Acts as representative of the department and assists on-boarding of department new hires.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Education Minimum: Bachelor's Degree (Major – Merchandising, Finance, Business, Marketing, Statistics, Communication), or equivalent work experience. CAD/JDA/ Blue Yonder/Space Planning tool.

Experience Minimum: 4+ years of experience with JDA floor planning/floor planning tool in addition to combined experience (field/corporate) in retail merchandising, space planning, inventory management or communication.

Experience Preferred: 6+ years of experience with JDA floor planning/floor planning tool in addition to combined experience (field/corporate) in retail merchandising, space planning, inventory management or communication.

WORKING CONDITIONS

May involve traveling to retail stores to evaluate planograms with cross-functional teams.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Prior experience with Assortment and Space Planning Tools [JDA/Blue Yonder's Space Planning (CKB, Floor Planning, POG Generator) and Assortment Optimization applications] required.
• Expert SAP Planning software [or comparable] user
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and follow through skills.
• Analytical analysis – review reporting and make space recommendations.
• Problem solving, prioritization, and process management skills required.
• Exhibits time management skills and multitasking ability, strong organization skills.
• Identifies problems and recommends a solution.
• Driven by continual improvement and creating efficiencies.
• Presentation skills – ability to represent self and department well in meetings. Excellent communication skills
• Excel Level II experience and proficient in other MS Office programs: Word and Access
• Basic Adobe skills a plus.

This position will be located at:

5555 Darrow Road Hudson, OH 44236

Eligibility for benefits and incentives is dependent upon employment status. JOANN offers the following benefits and incentives to eligible Team Members:

• Medical, Dental and Vision benefit plans 
• Company-paid basic, Optional, and Dependent life insurance 
• Long-term disability and Company-paid Short-term disability 
• Paid Time Off and Sick Time  
• Tuition Reimbursement 
• Team Member Discount

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