Space Planning Insight Analyst

Join us and experience Bunnings from the other side of the counter

What's in it for you when you're part of our team:

• Team discount at Bunnings and other Wesfarmers brands including Kmart, Target and Officeworks to name a few

• Free standard OnePass membership

• Access to over 100+ exclusive team member benefits across health, shopping, travel and stay, wealth, work and leave

• 12 weeks paid parental leave, regardless of gender

• Fun stuff like annual festive gifts, discounted food and drinks at our Bunnings Cafe, and travelling store team member opportunities

• We're genuinely invested in your career and no matter where you start with us, that pathway is yours to build

About the Role

As a Space Planning Insight Analyst, you will be responsible for delivering data-driven insights that optimise retail space productivity, range and space planning, and store layout strategies. Your analysis will directly inform decisions that improve customer experience, operational efficiency, and commercial outcomes across the retail network.

This role involves evaluating space productivity, identifying and analysing range performance, and supporting strategic initiatives through spatial modelling, traffic flow analysis, and performance benchmarking. You'll also play a key role in developing best practices for space analytics and supporting cross-functional planning projects.

What's Involved

• Work collaboratively with the broader space planning, merchandising and operations teams to deliver space performance insights across physical retail environments.
• Carrying out analysis to identify opportunities and drive business growth including, analysis of space productivity across ranges and layouts to identify opportunities for optimisation
• Support key initiatives and concepts with data-led insights and performance evaluation
• Translate analysis into meaningful insights supporting business stakeholders to make informed optimisation decisions  
• Maintain, manipulate, update and extract insights from data sets to ensure they are used and create value
• Develop data visualisation through dashboarding, reporting and presentations, delivering compelling representations of data that tell a story
• Support the Space Planning team by enhancing space data and analysis literacy
• Partner with the Data & Analytics team to connect spatial, sales, and customer data sources to support space planning decisions.

Who We're Looking For

Our ideal candidate has the ability to work independently, engaging and coordinating stakeholders from other teams, whilst also functioning collaboratively within a fast-paced team environment.

You're a strategic thinker with a passion for retail space optimisation. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, balancing independent analysis with collaborative stakeholder engagement.

You're comfortable navigating ambiguity and translating complex data into clear, compelling narratives.

You will be an SME in retail space productivity, spatial analysis, retail performance metrics, and planning insights, and you're energised by the opportunity to influence how retail spaces perform and evolve through insightful analysis.

You'll Need

• Proven experience in retail analytics, space productivity, or planning insights.
• Strong background in spatial modelling, performance reporting, and layout optimisation.
• Proficiency in data visualisation tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) and analytical platforms (e.g., SQL, Python, Excel).
• Technical skills in relevant analysis, measurement, visualisation and reporting tools
• Excellent problem-solving and conceptual thinking skills.
• Ability to think laterally and propose innovative solutions.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across all levels.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to tight timelines.

You'll be part of a workplace where you'll feel like you belong.

Bunnings strives to ensure everyone is treated fairly and our team are committed to supporting you at any stage of your recruitment journey. Be sure to let us know if you require an adjustment and we can provide the most appropriate support for you. If you have the experience, skills and a passion to grow but don't necessarily nail every single point in the job description, please still apply. Contact us at and a member of the team will be in touch. 

About Us

Bunnings is the leading retailer of home improvement and lifestyle products in Australia and New Zealand. We're a major supplier to project builders, commercial tradespeople and the housing industry operating from a network of stores, trade centres, frame and truss sites and online.

By joining our passionate and diverse team, you'll have the opportunity to grow, develop, have fun and make a positive difference – to our customers and the communities where we live and work. If you're ready to roll up your sleeves and build something great together, apply today.

Please note if you are offered a role with us, background checks may be required. This can include police, employment, medical and qualification checks. If a police check search returns a criminal record, Bunnings will assess whether the record impacts your ability to perform the key requirements of the role.