Macro Space Planner

**Title**:Macro Space Planner**:

- Location: Bentleigh East, Victoria, AU**About us**:
At Officeworks we make bigger things happen. Our customers, our team, and our community are our heart and soul. And if our brilliant people have taught us anything, it is that we can do all kinds of incredible things, each and every day.

Fast paced. Innovative. Inspiring. With more than 8000 team members and a national footprint of more than 168 retail stores Australia wide - we’re focused on delivering a wide range, low price and great service. We’re about inspiring new ideas and thinking outside the box. We’re about kicking goals, having a laugh and pushing each other. We are about being rewarded and supported. We’re about teaching a customer something new and supporting the community. We’re about making a difference.

**About the role**:

- Hybrid flexible ways of working
- Permanent role in Floor Planning.
- Blue Yonder software

Using our new purpose-built, state-of-the-art Blue Yonder (formerly JDA) retail planning tool, Officeworks is working on some exciting merchandise initiatives to help Australians make bigger things happen. An opportunity is now available for a Macro Space Planner to join our progressive Space team.

Reporting to the Macro Space Manager, this exciting opportunity will focus on updating floorplans in line with merchandising principles, while over-laying space optimisation recommendations utilising purpose-built data analytics. We are seeking a creative problem solver who also understands the financial impact this role has on the business and is able to clearly articulate their decisions to key stakeholders.

Create and maintain data driven, customer lead floorplans
- Conduct reporting, particularly in Excel
- Develop strong working relationships and support the buying group and key business stakeholders
- Responsible for implementing space planning principles and updating these when required
- Work closely with the Micro Space team
- Supply relevant information and reporting to key stake holders
- Improve return on space across new stores and refurbishment program
- Provide clear direction for stores to ensure planograms are implemented correctly and effectively
- Contribute to ongoing innovation and improvement in Space Planning function within the business

**About you**:
Your experience with floor-planning and/or planogramming principles coupled with your ability to undertake analysis with a focus on ensuring we are optimising return on space, will stand you in good stead for this role.
- Min. 1-2 years experience within the Retail sector, in a similar role
- Tertiary qualified in business, commerce or related field advantageous
- Space planning system experience and solid competence with Excel
- Good planning, organisational and time management skills
- High attention to detail
- Commercially minded to drive sales through effective use of floor space
- Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders
- Proven negotiation and problem solving skills
- Proven ability to work independently and within a team environment

**Our culture**:
It’s all in a day’s work when you’re part of the Officeworks community - where you’re not defined by who you are, but what you can do. We celebrate our teams’ uniqueness by offering the below to the Officeworks family:

- An inclusive, diverse, and supportive environment.
- Flexible working arrangements to best support your individual needs.
- A key focus on wellbeing and safety.
- Generous discounts at Officeworks, Bunnings, Kmart, Target and Catch.
- Ongoing training and development opportunities to progress your career.
- Industry leading Growing Families policy and access to Circle In portal for Working Families.

Officeworks is a** ‘Circle Back Initiative’ **employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.