Manager – Space Planning

Some of what you will do:

The Manager, Space Planning is responsible for leading the Space Planning function, overseeing a team of space planners, and driving the development and execution of planograms that support profitable sales growth, enhance the customer experience, and optimize space productivity. This role ensures alignment across Merchandising, Store Operations, and cross-functional partners while delivering against operational timelines and strategic initiatives. 

Specifically, You Will:

• Oversee the development, execution, and continuous improvement of planograms to drive sales, optimize inventory investment, and enhance customer shopability.

• Incorporate merchandising presentation standards, company financial objectives and category strategy in the development of planograms.

• Identify inefficiencies in space planning processes and tools, driving continuous improvement initiatives in automation, standardization and simplification.

• Lead and manage the planogram reset calendar to support key sales events, operational priorities, and team capacity.

• Coordinate and drive product line reviews, ensuring planogram readiness and alignment to category strategies.

• Ensure that store facing Space Planning resources are accurate and up to date.

• Partner with category, signage, asset protection and fixture teams to ensure execution of signage, AP and fixture elements in planogram releases.

• Lead store visits to gather feedback on planogram quality and customer response to planograms and assortments.

• Manage store communications for operations in relation to planogram updates and additions and respond to inquiries.

• Manage Space Planning responses and adherence to SLA for store ticketing system.

• Oversee creation and maintenance of planograms for store projects and new stores initiatives.

• Provide regular updates to the Senior Manager, Space Planning on project status, risks, timelines, and overall team performance, ensuring clear visibility into priorities, team capacity, and progress against key objectives

• Responsible for overseeing timelines for planogram execution, following up with space planners and cross functional partners.

Some of what you need:

• 3 - 5 years of space planning or category management experience.

• Leadership management experience is an asset.

• Post-secondary education or equivalent experience.

• Advanced MS Office suite skills including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. 

• Strong experience with Space Planning Software. Knowledge of Blue Yonder/JDA solutions is an asset.

• Strong interpersonal and people management skills.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Highly organized with the ability to manage competing priorities.

• Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.

• Comfortable interacting with all levels of management and cross-functional partners.

• A proactive attitude and sense of urgency.

Physical demands/working conditions:

Office environment – Hybrid, with 4 days onsite in Richmond Hill, subject to the hybrid policy.

Some of what you will get:

• Associate discount

• Health and Dental benefits

• RRSP/DPSP

• Performance bonuses

• Learning & Development programs

• And more...