Space Planner

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Job description

Job Description

We are American Greetings.

We are friendly hellos and great big smiles. We work hard and know how to have fun.

Our innovative and creative work is a reflection of each of us and the culture and values we share.

We are excited that you want to join us in helping make the world a more thoughtful and creative place.

Every. Single. Day

Our commitment to diversity is based on this basic belief that many points of view come together to make a stronger and more creative organization. It makes our products more authentic, and it makes American Greetings an even more exciting place to work.

Perks:

* Diverse and inclusive culture with employee resources groups
* 13 paid holidays
* Flexible Schedules (Department Based)
* 401k- dollar-per-dollar match up to 6%
* Tuition assistance
* Wellness program
* AG Workperks Discount Program
* All Hands Meetings
* Employee Assistance Program
* Medical, dental, vision

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Space Planner is responsible for executing the space planning activities in support of the Product Management goals for the programs/occasions and brands for which they are accountable.

This role is responsible for executing the Product Management intent through the development and maintenance of POGs and PSTs (Product Selection Tables) and managing the execution of line transitions from a merchandising/POG perspective. The space planner is responsible for ensuring the productivity of their occasions is maintained at retail by ensuring the right product is placed in the right doors.

Space planning takes the high level Product Management strategies and goals and ensures that the retail presentation is in line with intent for the Planograms for which he/she is responsible. The space planner is responsible for determining which captions, price points and ultimately which items from the master line will appear in which POGs to meet these goals and drive retail productivity. This is done through detailed analysis of their occasions and retail results. These decisions determine the assortment of product at retail for each door.

Additionally these individuals are responsible for evaluating the performance of their Planograms and identifying opportunities to increase retail productivity over time.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Participate in executing continuous improvement opportunities

Determine price/caption mix for POGs and builds POGs and PSTs (Product Selection Tables) to support Product Managements assortment strategies

Analyzes productivity and profitability for their POGs and suggests areas of opportunity to better achieve goals.

Partners with Product Management and Sales leaders across card organization to execute line changes at retail and manage productivity of space; identifying opportunities to improve productivity through optimization.

Optimize planograms based on analysis to maintain and grow retail POS

Execute line transitions and planogram updates within budget