Space Management Manager

Job description / Role

About the Company

ADNOC Distribution is on a journey to change the retail landscape, delivering tangible actions to facilitate progress in providing sustainable mobility solutions for our customers. We are taking bold and transformative steps to grow our domestic and international footprint for our customers. We are customer-centric, offering digitally enabled journeys and providing innovative products and services to drive accelerated and sustainable development for the future of mobility.

About the Job

Develop planogram strategy to improve productivity of c-stores space, create and maintain quality of floorplans and planograms that adhere to established category and merchandising strategies and brand values, while using analytics to make data driven decisions on space management.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Space Planning and Analysis:
- Develop and implement space management plans and guidelines for various retail formats and categories, taking into account the store size, layout, traffic, and assortment.
- Analyse sales, inventory, and market data to identify opportunities and challenges for space management, such as increasing profitability, reducing out-of-stocks, improving customer satisfaction, and enhancing brand visibility
- Use space planning software and tools to create and update planograms, floor plans, and store layouts, ensuring that they are accurate, consistent, and compliant with the company standards and policies.
- Monitor and evaluate the performance and compliance of space management initiatives and provide feedback and recommendations, using metrics such as sales per square foot, inventory turnover, shelf productivity, and customer feedback.

Stakeholder Collaboration and Communication:
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to communicate and execute space management strategies and best practices, such as sales managers, marketing managers, category managers, store managers, suppliers, and vendors.
- Present and explain the rationale and benefits of space management proposals and solutions to various audiences, such as senior management, store staff, and customers.
- Resolve any issues or conflicts that may arise from space management decisions and actions, such as inventory shortages, display errors, or customer complaints.

Space Management Innovation and Improvement:
- Stay updated on the latest trends, technologies, and innovations in space management and retail, and explore new ways to optimize the use of space and enhance the customer experience.
- Conduct research and benchmarking on the space management practices and performance of competitors and industry leaders.
- Initiate and implement continuous improvement projects and initiatives to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of space management processes and systems.

- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or related field.
- At least 8 of experience in space management, merchandising, or category management in retail
- Proficient in space planning software and tools, such as JDA, Spaceman, or Apollo
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

About the Company

We are one of the world's leading energy producers, and a primary catalyst for Abu Dhabi’s growth and diversification.

We operate across the entire hydrocarbon value chain, through a network of fully-integrated businesses, with interests that range from exploration, production, storage, refining and distribution, to the development of a wide-range of petrochemical products.

Since 1971, we have created thousands of jobs, driven the growth of a diverse knowledge-based economy, and played a key role in Abu Dhabi’s global emergence.

Today, we continue to look for new and innovative ways to maximize the value of our resources, pioneering those approaches and technologies that will ensure we are able to meet the demands of an ever-changing energy market, and continue to have a positive impact on the Abu Dhabi economy for generations to come.