Space Planner

We’ve been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with 120,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you’ll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you’ll also get to see your impact.

**About the team**:
To understand our merchandise business, we need to understand our customers. That’s why you’ll find us working across all business units at Coles Supermarkets, Liquor and Express. Supermarkets is one of the largest teams at Coles, but we’re a close-knit group that come from all over the world. We’re passionate about working at the forefront of merchandising and making sure our customers have quality products at the right price.

**About the role**:
Reporting into the Space Manager you will focus on the execution of the centralised promotional display quantities which will support the right promotional stock to the right stores as part of the fresh produce easy ordering. You will:

- Influence the decision making of category managers and range analysts to align visual merchandising principles
- Conduct analysis of layout quality to deliver business priorities around availability, waste and markdowns and efficient store and supply chain operations
- Ensure that you accurately convert category ranging decisions into planograms at cluster or store level to support the delivery of the category strategy
- Contribute to continuous improvement in the range change process and planogram generation

**About you and your skills**:
In this permanent role you will certainly share your passion about space and will have genuine impact in the work you will do. Being part of a dedicated team, this role will provide the opportunity for career development and working as part of a leading Australian retailer. You will also:

- Demonstrated experience in a retail, or fast paced FMCG environment
- Excellent problem solving, analytical, numeracy and written skills
- Able to manage multiple projects with a key focus on timeline delivery
- Familiarity with space planning tools such as Spaceman, Apollo or Blue Yonder (formerly JDA) (desired but not essential)
- Capacity to communicate clearly and influence effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders
- In depth knowledge of product relationships and interdependencies within a store
- You will have proven track record working both within a team environment & independently, with the ability to transition with ease

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With us it’s not about the discounts (although you do get those), it’s about joining a team where your wellbeing and professional development is invested in and celebrating your contributions is the norm. And because everyone leads unique lives, we offer flexible work including work from home, additional leave and parental leave entitlements.

Job ID: 82179

Employment Type: Full time