Space Planning Analyst

Summary

Sazerac Company is an American family-owned beverage company that produces and markets spirits brands. The Space Planning Analyst will transform shopper, category, and sales data into shelving strategies, evaluate planogram effectiveness, and develop recommendations to improve category performance. The role partners with internal teams and retailers, leads planogram and shelf reset initiatives, and supports category and assortment growth projects.

Responsibilities

• Turn shopper, category, and sales data into shelving strategies that improve performance, shopper flow, and category growth
• Evaluate planogram effectiveness and identify opportunities to optimize assortment, share of shelf, and product placement
• Partner with internal teams and retailers to deliver fact-based recommendations supported by compelling visuals and insights
• Lead planogram and shelf reset initiatives, ensuring strong execution, data integrity, and alignment across stakeholders
• Support category and assortment projects that help retailers and customers unlock new growth opportunities

Skills

• • Bachelor's degree in Business, Analytics, or a related field
• • 2+ years of experience in space planning, category management, retail analytics, or a related discipline
• • Experience with planogram software (e.g., Blue Yonder/JDA, Spaceman, Apollo, SMSB) and syndicated data sources (e.g., Circana, Nielsen)
• • Strong analytical skills with Excel and data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau
• • Experience integrating syndicated data and space management tools to develop shelving and category recommendations
• • Experience in the alcohol beverage, CPG, or retail industries
• • Familiarity with convenience, drug, or value retail channels

Qualifications

Must Haves

• • Bachelor's degree in Business, Analytics, or a related field
• • 2+ years of experience in space planning, category management, retail analytics, or a related discipline
• • Experience with planogram software (e.g., Blue Yonder/JDA, Spaceman, Apollo, SMSB) and syndicated data sources (e.g., Circana, Nielsen)
• • Strong analytical skills with Excel and data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau

Nice to Haves

• • Experience integrating syndicated data and space management tools to develop shelving and category recommendations
• • Experience in the alcohol beverage, CPG, or retail industries
• • Familiarity with convenience, drug, or value retail channels

Benefits

• Remote work (must be based in Dallas, Cincinnati, Des Moines, or Las Vegas)
• Comprehensive benefits from day one including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Options to cover family members, including domestic partners.
• Immediate access to a matching 401(k) plan.
• Paid time off (PTO), holidays, and parental leave.
• Access to mental health care and wellness incentive programs.
• Tuition reimbursement and a scholarship program for dependents of Sazerac team members.
• Branded apparel, fun events, and a team member bottle purchase program.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.