Junior Space Planner

Job summary

Build and maintain planograms using JDA software to optimize product placement and store execution. Analyze retail data to improve sales, profitability, and the overall customer experience.

Job details

JUNIOR SPACE PLANNER Location: Bolton, ON | Contract: 1 Year + Potential Extension Reports to: Manager, Space Planning & Analytics Pay: 25/hr Position Overview: We are looking for a Junior Space Planner to join a dynamic retail team. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong Excel skills, an analytical mindset, and an interest in retail merchandising and space planning to grow their career. Working alongside Senior Space Planners and cross-functional teams, you’ll support the development and optimization of planograms (POGs) that help improve product placement, store execution, sales, and customer experience. Key Responsibilities: Build and maintain planograms using JDA Space Planning software. Use Excel and retail data to analyze sales, inventory, assortment, and profitability. Adapt merchandise layouts based on store size, bay counts, fixtures, and assortment requirements. Perform quality checks to ensure planograms and store data are accurate. Support Senior Space Planners with analysis, reporting, presentations, and recommendations. Collaborate with Merchandising, Analytics, and Store Operations teams to resolve planning and execution issues. Assist with pre-walks, in-store issues, fixture layouts, and special projects. Contribute to process improvements and other Space Planning initiatives. Must haves: Post-secondary education in Business, Retail, Merchandising, Analytics, or a related field is preferred. 1–2 years of experience in retail, merchandising, space planning, or a related environment. Strong Excel skills and comfort working with data. Exposure to JDA Space Planning or planogram software is an asset. Strong attention to detail and analytical/problem-solving skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Strong communication and collaboration skills. MS Access experience is an asset.

What you’ll do

Build and maintain planograms using JDA software to optimize product placement and store execution. Analyze retail data to improve sales, profitability, and the overall customer experience.

Requirements

Requires 1-2 years of experience in retail or space planning and strong proficiency in Excel. A post-secondary degree in Business, Retail, or Analytics is preferred.

Listed skills

• Problem solving · Preferred
• Data analysis · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• JDA Space Planning
• Microsoft Excel
• Planogram Development
• Retail Merchandising
• Data Analysis
• Microsoft Access
• Space Planning
• Inventory Analysis
• Problem Solving
• Communication

Job areas

• Retail
• Data & Analytics
• Logistics
• Creative & Media