Schematic Analyst - Advantage Solutions

Schematic Analyst

Are you looking to join a team for a fast-growing company that can offer you flexible scheduling, competitive rates, and the possibility for advancement as you move throughout your career? If so, SAS Retail Services has a great opportunity for you!

As an SAS team member, you will partner with retailers to enhance the consumers shopping experience. You will be responsible for maintaining a strong communication flow between all parties as well as supporting the team by providing the necessary tools to execute our services in the most efficient manner while delivering high-quality results.

At SAS Retail Services, we hire talented associates like you and give you the tools and training you need to succeed and advance in your career. As a large growing company with a national and global reach, our company offers you many opportunities to learn new skills and seek higher positions. APPLY TODAY!

What we offer:

• Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life)
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) plan
• Paid training and ongoing career development

Responsibilities:

• Support retailers and/or clients POG development throughout defined category review process or client initiatives.
• Maintain project schedule by monitoring project progress, coordinating activities, resolving problems, and adjust as needed to meet deadlines.
• Communicate business opportunities and recommend action plans by working with clients, customers, and/or Business Development Managers.
• Organize information by studying, analyzing, interpreting, and classifying data.
• Provide Assortment Analytics to supporting departments.
• Utilize space productivity metrics and principals to maximize SKU and assortment mix, space/shelf allocation, sales and profits.
• Create Core/Template Planograms which represent the visual presentation standards and product placement goals of merchandising, supports clustering strategies, and optimizes space/shelf productivity. Communicate goals & versioning for store specific challenges as required.
• Develop and incorporate merchandise presentation standards in the creation and maintenance of all planograms.
• Executes test sets in supermarket environment.
• Educate store personnel through written communications and memos with regard to executing new sets.
• Determine and quantify primary business opportunities and key drivers as they pertain to shelving.
• Support key business opportunities by recommending merchandising/assortment solutions based on applicable data.
• Prioritize optimal assortment and/or shelving information to support the goals of our clients, customers, and company.
• Evaluate the reliability of source information by weighing raw data and organizing results for analysis.
• Provide planogram information for clients, customers, and/or Business Development Managers using syndicated or customer-specific data sources.

Qualifications:

• Non-perishable/perishable product knowledge and merchandising background in a supermarket setting preferred.
• Must have a working knowledge of product resets and ability to read planograms.
• Strong PC skills (preferred Microsoft Office and Excel workable knowledge).
• JDA experience a plus.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to solve business problems.
• Team oriented with excellent time management and organization skills.
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal & written)
• Customer service oriented with ability to maintain positive attitude in all situations.
• Must possess and demonstrate a strong sense of urgency, energy, and be very detail oriented.
• Sterling integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to view the changing dynamics of the grocery industry and seek out opportunities for synergy and integration within different areas of the business.
• Able to effectively cope with change.

This position is an in office role.

This job will remail open until filled.