SAS Lead Analyst Space and Assortment

SAS Lead Analyst Space and Assortment Job Location s

• City:
  Winston Salem
• State/Province: NC
• Postal Code: 27103
• Requisition :
• Position Type:
  Full Time
• Category:
  Category Management, Insights and Planning
• Salary: USD $63,500 - $84,000 per year

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.

• 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.
• Gather customer insights and competitive data to support business objectives, interpret analytical results, draw conclusions, and deliver clear, concise information across the business.
• Create and communicate merchandising presentations on strategies to enhance consumer shopping experience. Support team members in retailer‑facing meetings to ensure objectives are met and notes are taken or adjusted.
• Act as a key business partner and advisor for the merchandising organization on all matters related to space planning/analytics and planogram/floor plans.
• Manage and maintain spatial information workflows and analytics and make recommendations for optimizing processes.
• Lead or support a team, delegating workload and ensuring consistent project completion.

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.

Direct Reports:
None. Indirect Reports:
May have guidance or mentoring responsibilities.

Travel and driving are not essential duties or functions of this job.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent job‑related experience.
• Experience:
  
  6-8 years with planograms or floor plans; experience with analysis in a professional setting.
• Preferred:
  Experience in merchandising.

• 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:
  Proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

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

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.