Space Planner

Seniority Level: Associate

#Ownership

Purpose:

Brewing the world’s most loved beers and building brands consumers love, AB InBev is where ownership, ambition, and action thrive. Our portfolio of iconic brands includes global classics like Stella Artois, Budweiser and Corona, alongside well-known favourites such as Camden Hells, Beck’s and Leffe. We empower you to dream big, lead change and create a long-lasting legacy. We value relentless problem-solvers who take accountability, embrace challenges and turn bold goals into results through resilience and hard work.

That’s Who We Are: Come and OWN IT.

The Role:

We are looking for a commercially minded and detail-oriented Space Planner to play a critical role in bringing our Beer category strategy to life through accurate, insight-led and customer-focused planograms. Working across the full off-trade channel and its accounts, you will translate category strategy, shopper insights and commercial objectives into effective space solutions that enhance shopability, availability and operational efficiency.

This is an exciting opportunity to use data, insight and your understanding of merchandising principles to influence how our brands show up in store, optimise category performance and support sustainable commercial growth.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop accurate, insight-led planograms using space planning software and Excel, translating category strategy, shopper behaviour and commercial objectives into effective space solutions.
• Analyse category and shopper data to identify opportunities to optimise space, improve product availability, enhance shopability and drive category growth.
• Build strong relationships with Category Managers, Account Managers, Sales, Merchandising, Supply teams and customer contacts to ensure space plans meet commercial priorities and operational requirements.
• Provide space planning expertise and recommendations to support customer conversations, range reviews, internal planning sessions and category strategy development.
• Maintain and update planogram libraries in line with range changes, NPD launches and seasonal activity, ensuring accuracy across product data, dimensions and hierarchies.
• Develop and maintain reporting tools to monitor space, distribution and execution metrics, identifying risks, inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement.
• Deliver range updates and space changes in line with BBG and customer objectives, maximising range, primary space, product availability and ease of shop.
• Support the implementation and evaluation of space trials, assessing performance and identifying opportunities to improve in-store execution and compliance.
• Collaborate with Insights, Brand, Trade Marketing and Sales teams to ensure space plans support innovation, key initiatives and wider commercial priorities.
• Translate category and shopper insights into compelling presentations and customer sell-in stories, demonstrating the value of effective space execution and supporting growth in BBG's share of sales.

Who We're Looking For:

• A highly organised, results-oriented individual with a proven ability to deliver high-quality outputs that make a tangible difference to execution.
• Comfortable working collaboratively across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Practical experience using space planning software such as JDA/Blue Yonder or Spaceman, alongside a strong understanding of merchandising principles.
• Experience using category data and insight tools such as Nielsen or Circana.
• Strong commercial awareness, with an understanding of how space, range and merchandising decisions influence both category and overall business performance.
• Excellent relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively with Category, Sales, Merchandising, Supply and customer teams.
• The ability to interpret category strategy and data, translating these into accurate, customer-focused planograms that support the delivery of the Category Vision.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify relevant insights, highlight risks and uncover opportunities to improve existing space execution.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the confidence to summarise complex information and clearly articulate the rationale behind space recommendations.
• A proactive and collaborative approach, with the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.

Why Build Your Career With Us?

We recruit for mindset, ambition, cultural fit and growth opportunities.

UNIQUE CULTURE

We are proud to be part of something bigger than ourselves and passionate about building upon our company's long legacy. We believe in collaboration and candour, creating a dynamic culture where open communication, accountability and teamwork thrive.

BRANDS EVERYONE LOVES

We are part of the collective, global history of beer. We are proud to make more than 500 iconic brands, from beloved international classics to local favourites. You'll have the opportunity to help bring these brands to life through outstanding category execution and shopper experiences.

GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

Our people grow at the pace of their talent. We empower our people to learn, expand their perspectives and unlock career growth. In an environment where commitment to excellence pays off, our people can deepen their impact, take ownership and create a long-lasting legacy.

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