SAS Lead Analyst Space and Assortment

SAS Lead Analyst Space and Assortment

This senior cross-functional role requires advanced expertise in space and assortment planning, leading complex projects while managing timelines and ensuring seamless execution. The analyst collaborates with clients and senior stakeholders to align on strategic objectives, driving the overall project vision. In addition to project leadership, they mentor junior team members, fostering growth and enhancing team performance. Leveraging deep industry knowledge, they continuously refine processes, implement advanced tools and software, and contribute to best practice development. As a strategic advisor, they provide senior leadership with critical insights and data-driven recommendations to inform high-impact decision-making across functions.

Job Will Remain Open Until Filled

The Company is one of North America's leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional teams to align on client objectives, ensure best practices for space allocation and/or shelf placement, and deliver presentations and recommendations for assortment and space optimization solutions.
• Responsible for gathering customer insights and competitive data to support business objectives. Interprets analytical results, draws conclusions, and delivers clear, concise information across the business.
• Create and communicate merchandising presentations on strategies to enhance consumer shopping experience. May also support team members in retailer facing meetings to ensure objectives are met and notes are taken away or adjusted.
• Key business partner and advisor for merchandising organization on all matters related to space planning/analytics and planogram/floorplans.
• Manages and maintains spatial information workflows and analytics and makes recommendations for optimizing processes.
• May lead or support a team, delegating workload and ensuring consistent project completion.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Direct Reports
- This position does not have supervisory responsibilities for direct reports

Indirect Reports
- This position may have guidance or mentoring responsibilities for indirect reports

Travel and/or Driving Requirements

- Travel and Driving are not essential duties or functions of this job

Minimum Qualifications

The following are the minimum job-related qualifications which an individual needs in order to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job
Education Level: (Required): Bacehlors Degree or equivalent job-related experience

Field of Study/Area of Experience:
6-8 years of experience with Planograms or Floorplans

Experience with analysis in a professional setting

Experience in merchandising is a plus

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Possesses a strong understanding of space planning processes

Collaborates effectively across departments and customer teams

Thrives in deadline-driven environments

Highly organized, reliable, and skilled in drawing insights to influence decisions and drive results

Excellent communication abilities

Microsoft Office experience : Proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Environmental & Physical Requirements
Office / Sedentary Requirements

Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each day), ability to hear the telephone, ability to enter data on a computer and may also require the ability to lift up to 10 pounds.

Additional Information Regarding The Company Job Duties and Job Descriptions
Job duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one's supervisor or other manager related to the position/department. This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. The Company reserves the right at any time with or without notice to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job position or assign additional job responsibilities, subject to applicable law. The Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of associates so classified.

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, or any other category protected by law. As part of this commitment, the Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable an applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by law.