Space Planner

If you're someone who has a genuine desire to help people live better and healthier lives, join us as we work to be a trusted resource in our communities, offering real people, real food at real affordable prices across the Midwest. If you are ready to immerse yourself in an environment, that helps shoppers naturally, intuitively, and enjoyably find real, honest affordable goodness to meet them wherever they are on their wellness journey, we'd like to hear from you.

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• Weekly pay
• Scheduling flexibility
• Paid parental leave
• Team member discount
• Career growth opportunities

Are you passionate about the retail grocery market and fresh, natural, & organic products? Are you a leader? Are you ready to join one of the fastest growing companies in the retail grocery market? If so, Fresh Thyme Farmers Market is the place for you! Our unique business model, fast paced and growing environment, promote from within culture, and excellent benefits make Fresh Thyme the best employer in the grocery market.

Careers have been blooming at Fresh Thyme since our inception in 2012 - yours should be no different!

This position sets up, designs and distributes planograms as well as updating floor plans when appropriate. Works with merchandising area(s) to successfully incorporate information to provide complete and accurate merchandising space direction for stores.

Position will follow our hybrid schedule:
Monday-Wednesday in Downer's Grove IL office, Thursday-Friday remote. Some travel expected.

• Understands and incorporate information provided by Merchandising and ensure accuracy of all developed communication in accordance to the space planning strategy and guidelines.
• Works with Category Manager (CM) through iterations of Base planogram to verify optimized assortment and POG capacity meets the strategy and target goals.
• Makes recommendations for improvements in facings and assortment to address capacity opportunities.
• Creates and captures planograms, including working with the Buyer/Merchant and Merchandise Associate to set up the planogram in the planogram room at DC or in local store.
• Verifies item dimensions for new set to ensure product will fit on the fixture, critical to stores to ensure full execution.
• Communicates with CM if changes are necessary.
• Independently creates floor space strategies based on past layouts and trends.
• Responsible for presenting floor plan recommendations in category management review meetings.
• Creates additional versions of the planogram as needed.
• Makes revisions to planograms as needed.
• Creates final version of planogram including planogram cover notes provided by the CM.
• Reports and identifies anomalies to CM, KeHE/FT DC and Pricing to help facilitate their planning and ordering process.
• Transmits planograms to stores and merchants using the POP system.
• This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent retail experience.
• Previous merchandising and/or retail experience preferred.
• Understanding of planogram process and system software: JDA Space Planning/Intactix and Intactix Knowledge Base.
• 2+ years previous experience in creating, modifying or executing planograms.
• Ability to build reports, gather and interpret data for various reports, as appropriate.
• Knowledge of the retail industry; understanding of specific category product lines and core customer behavior.
• Results focused; use performance targets and goals to drive own activities as well as help team to succeed.
• Office computer skills; able to learn company systems and tools, preference for Microsoft application experience.
• Analytics skills.

At Fresh Thyme, our team members Thrive. We offer competitive compensation, incentive programs, and recognition programs that allows our most successful team members to be rewarded for their passion, dedication, and the results they consistently drive. Therefore, we are committed to offering competitive pay that reflects market standards and…