Shelf Space Planner

Job description / Role

- To carry out sales and margin space performance analysis at both macro (range) and micro (product) level.
- To support, through detailed analysis, the development of the store Space Planning Matrix of recommended footage allocations to maximize store profitability.
- To manage branch requests which involve macro space changes.
- To manage the delivery of the space rebalancing project, ensuring it is delivered to schedule.
- To identify additional opportunities and make recommendations to further improve the sales and margin return per foot of store space.
- To develop systems and processes to enable more user focused, automated space performance reporting.
- Creates Planograms including new stores and existing store updates.
- Creates Gondola & floor display matrix for all in store promotion displays based on daily, weekly ads and marketing campaigns.
- Report creation and analysis of product, performance, stock turn and profitability.
- Participates in shelf-space, trend, plan-o-gram and competitive analyses based on Retail account-specific data.
- Assists in the identification of product mix recommendations for specific Retail accounts.
- Presents findings internally to sales and marketing team members.
- Leads the Planogram renewal process for a multi-vendor category team.

Requirements

- Should have at least 6-7 years of total space planning experience with major retailers.
- At least worked 5 years on JDA intactix software at IKB level.
- At least worked 5 years on creating planograms using SP level 7/10.
- First-hand experience in generating dash board reports on Micro and Macro space.
- Graduate in IT, Commerce, Science, Engg preferred.
- Corporate trained on JDA, Apollo SP, FP & IKB tools.
- Good written communication skills
- High analytical and excel reporting skills
- Knowledge of using BI tools

About the Company

eXtra was established in Saudi Arabia in 2003 by United Electronics Company (UEC) to provide customers with complete shopping experience for consumer electronics and home appliances.

eXtra offers all the leading international brands and stocks an extensive product range including TV, audio systems, computers, mobile phones and IT communications, cameras, home appliances and personal care products. The product range is supported by comprehensive after sales services such as extended warrantee, free home delivery and AC installation. In addition it offers anytime anywhere computer maintenance, remote assistance over the phone 24 hours 7 days a week, and mobile setup with total back-up and maintenance through its trade mark Force 24/7. With 3 dedicated service centers across the kingdom, eXtra also offer household machines and electronics repairs.

Today, with +12 Million shoppers, eXtra is the destination and the most popular electronics store with 35 stores across Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and 1 store in both of Bahrain and Oman.

In recognition of its exceptional success eXtra ranks first among retail companies in the list of 100 Saudi Fast Growth companies, having achieved a growth rate of 340 percent during the period 2004-2008, and won first place in the Saudi retail sector category of the Arabian Business Magazine awards for excellence. In both 2010 and 2011, eXtra was cited by the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) as “One of the Kingdom’s fastest-growing companies”. In addition, in 2012 eXtra was also named as one of the “Arabia 500 top companies in recognition of its exceptional growth and sustained commercial success.”