The Retail Planning Specialist is responsible for overseeing the execution and compliance of merchandising initiatives across internal teams. This role ensures that retail resets, and bimonthly promotional activity for both retail and deli, are completed accurately, efficiently, and in alignment with company standards, while serving as a central point of contact for cross-functional teams.
Essential Functions
- Uses general business understanding to drive decisions regarding execution, communication plans and problem solving.
- Lead internal and cross functional meetings, to include agenda development, project updates, timeline management and status reporting.
- Create detailed execution instructions for resets, including planogram implementation, product assortment alignment, signage placement, and safety protocol adherence.
- Track and report on merchandising compliance for internal service providers. Identify gaps and implement corrective actions.
- Meets monthly and quarterly targets related to the STOR process with some impact on in-store transactions with target/specific goals given by the Sr. Manager.
- Work as a mentor to the coordinator, STOR to develop their skills.
- Model behaviors that support the company’s common purpose; ensure guests and team members are supported at the highest level
- Ensure all activities are in compliance with rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
- Complete other duties as assigned