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Store Planning Coordinator
Brentwood, TN (Remote/Hybrid)
Job Summary
The Store Planning Coordinator’s primary purpose is to maintain accurate interior, exterior, fixture, and merchandise floor plans for new and existing stores.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Executes weekly planogram change driven updates to the floor plans ensuring all layouts are 100% in line with the current planogram assignments.
- Assists the Retail Store Planner with completion of floor plans for new stores, relocated stores, and conversion project stores.
- Completes seasonal department updates utilizing planogram assignment information provided by the Space Planner and Retail Store Planner.
- Supports the Retail Store Planner in conversion of floor plans from prototypical plans to store specific plans.
- Prints all floor plans for new stores, existing stores, and conversion project stores.
- Maintains store information database capturing necessary store attribute information.
- Responsible for weekly validation reporting to guarantee the integrity of the floor plan and database information.
- Serves as the primary contact for floor plan related questions from store team members.
- Assists store team members with layout issues in existing stores taking into account product mix, store consistency, company merchandising standards, ADA regulations, and sales impact.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
Experience
- Experience in CAD is a must
- Experience in the retail industry, specifically with floor planning or space planning is preferred
Education:
- College degree or equivalent work experience in a retail environment
Other knowledge, skills or abilities:
- Proficiency in MS Office, including Excel, is preferred
- Ability to read and understand basic store floor plans
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required
- High attention to detail with excellent organization skills
- Ability to work as a part of a team while also working independently, demonstrating sound judgement
- Effective time management while handling multiple projects in a deadline driven environment
- Infrequent local and national travel
