Store Planning Job Description
Store planning
provides floorplan renditions with appropriate information in response to requests, and exports of AutoCad drawings for test fits.
Store Planning Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Pull appropriate data from our systems to base analytics on and vigilantly maintain the integrity of that data over time
Develop and coordinate the Project Workload Database and maintain its status on a daily basis
Coordinate the communication of Project workload and Quarterly Transactional Billing with each of the brands
Management and development of Assistant Manager, Counter Projects
Ensuring appropriate communication between primary internal stakeholders and sales
Forecasting of elements required to support above programs
Oversight of program related budgets within B&W budget line
Implementing and enforcing requirements, administration and process compliance with sales and retailers
Ongoing program review and identification and implementation of process improvements
Develop partnership with Global MPOS on communication about new counter projects and development of new counter collateral
Store Planning Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Store Planning
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: LEAN
Education for Store Planning
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the store planning job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Business, Engineering, Finance, Design, Construction, Education, MBA, Marketing
Skills for Store Planning
Desired skills for store planning include:
Excel
MS Word
Project
AutoCAD
PowerPoint and AutoCAD
Materials in construction and millwork for a luxury environment
AutoCAD software
Equipment
Store layout design principles and techniques
Systems
Desired experience for store planning includes:
Proven experience in managing teams including ability to provide direction, understand resource capability and successfully drive results working with direct reports, dotted line and/or internal or external resources
Able to recruit and retain talented individuals
Ability to manage projects and rollouts with minimal disruption to retailer operations
Ability to understand commercial implications of decisions and influence key stakeholders
Able to build process and structure and adapt to evolving structure
5 – 8 years retail and/or operations experience
Store Planning Examples
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Store Planning Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of store planning. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for store planning
- Communicate all VM equipment requirements & forecasting with the teams responsible for ordering and the DC team for distribution
- Provides ongoing coordination and communication to Project Stakeholders to ensure effective execution of plans
- Technical advisor to all Project Stakeholders as required
- Understand forecasting models and algorithms
- Review forecast and replenishment exceptions and set up best practices and processes around managing them
- Work with the business to ensure history is cleansed and the correct promotional spikes are captured in the forecast
- Support the business in like item modeling
- Review and analyze replenishment parameters to ensure optimal inventory levels
- Facilitate new door set up and replenishment
- Implement best practices in regards to Just enough replenishment system and parameters
Qualifications for store planning
- Highlight opportunities for process and system improvement
- Roll out counter service level dashboard and work with the business on best ways to utilize the data for ordering optimization
- Knowledge of retail supply chain and inventory models and metrics
- Knowledge of retail financial planning metrics (monthly estimates, inventory targets, counter service level, Open to Buy, fill rates )
- Ability to drive change through collaboration
- Strong leadership skills and ability to drive best practices
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Our growing company is hiring for a store planning. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for store planning
- Support department with regular project updates and reporting to Worldwide Store Planning & Finance by collecting update data
- Create presentations for regional project reviews and BV Board
- Assigned to the Store Planning & Allocation department
- Chairing and lead all internal and external meetings with in house partners outside consultants and vendors
- Drafts correspondence copies, distributes and files daily correspondence
- Arranges travel plans for Executives and the Studio
- Ensure/coordinate Landlord/Retailer criteria have been received and logged to the appropriate team member
- Schedule meetings, Screen and distribute mail, answer and screen calls, edit correspondence, reports and presentation, prepare expense reports, coordinate travel arrangements for the Vice President
- Be a resource for the corporate business partners to assist with the formation of similar tools as needed
- Interface with and maintain a strong working relationship with the brands, Corporate Real Estate and Finance, Corporate Store Planning + Development Canada and retail partners and external legal counsel
Qualifications for store planning
- Prior knowledge of Omni-Channel Planning, Assortment Planning and Merchandise Financial Planning for retail a plus
- Must possess exceptional business and financial acumen with a thorough understanding and application of retail math and key performance indicators
- Develop reporting to analyze store performance with specific focus on top stores and specific store clusters aligned with Assortment Planning
- Analytical focus on store plans in comparison to actual performance
- Quarterly store trips focusing on merchandise content and store operations
- Any other essential function that may occur from time to time at the request of the supervisor
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Our growing company is hiring for a store planning. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for store planning
- Partners with Planning & Allocation and Systems to develop the thought processes for ways in which ranking philosophies and methods can be improved
- Reviews the ranking logic step by step with Systems to ensure that the most current logic requested is programmed correctly and ranking is ready to run
- Establishes a store planning and construction schedule and budget for project/location and ensures adherence or seeks approval to adjust as needed
- Support the Model Store process by providing layouts & Plug & Plays, identifying and managing stakeholders where they need to contribute
- Manage the VM opening planning & support schedule
- Lead all VM aspects at the Weekly Layout Planning meetings
- Work with stakeholders on range building requirements for key store openings and ensure that key new store openings have the correct ranges
- Ensure on time communication to stakeholders and that they are aware of their input required to deliver VM elements for new store openings
- Cascade concerns and solutions where product ranges will not deliver adidas VM guidelines for new store openings
- Produce range build documentation by format via Mock shop to support accurate and premium delivery at retail
Qualifications for store planning
- Strategic, holistic thinker with the ability to prioritize and achieve objectives
- Develops forecasts of store openings in partnership with retail operations given agreed AOP numbers
- Leverages divisional store concepts and innovations, adapting them for the affiliate
- Manages communication within the affiliate about store development principles which are aligned to the divisional retail format & brand positioning
- Manages store construction and VM budgets
- Manages value engineering efforts to improve consistent quality and cost efficiency within the affiliate
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of store planning. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for store planning
- Maintain an overarching store design stance on the existing fleet of stores, with a proactive diagnosis for the next set of potential projects beyond those prioritized for implementation in any given capital cycle
- Central point of contact, internally and externally, for Store Planning activities and issues related to fixture and store layouts for assigned areas of responsibility
- Assists Sr Director, Design and Store Planning with developing and maintaining annual operating and 3 year capital plan projections for assigned areas
- Directs department activities relative to store planning and vendor consultant teams, and provide regular evaluation
- Leads continuous process improvement efforts, serves as a catalyst and collection point for best practices in areas of responsibility including, but not limited to, serving on Best Practice, Process Improvement, and Design/Criteria Committees other task force/committees as assigned by Sr Director, Design and Store planning to drive productivity improvements and ensure effective change management and execution
- Engage and work with store development and division teams on overflow projects as required
- Facilitate the store planning process by providing schedule of required fixture plan completion dates, tracking status of fixture and merchandising plans
- Assist with minor works projects using CAD for design development
- Coordinate with suppliers for roll out projects for budget and scheduling and logistics
- Conduct analyses on merchandise assortment, optimal CC count, optimal inventory level, , in order to optimize unit productivity at the store level
Qualifications for store planning
- Diploma in Interior Architecture and Design or equivalent
- 3 years in the Retail industry
- Good retail operations knowledge, gained from retail operation, store design, layout, space management and store profitability
- Able to collaborate and build relationships with the outsourced construction and VM teams and retail staff
- Possess strong interest and enthusiasm in “youth culture”
- Creative judgement and consumer focus
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Our company is looking for a store planning. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for store planning
- Directs any renovations, improvements or new store construction for the leased shoe department business
- Works closely with Stores, Planning & Allocation, Merchant and Marketing teams to ensure maximum space utilization in line with merchandising, store operations or shoe department operations strategies
- Directs and sets expectations for construction schedule
- Manages capital budget for all store construction projects
- Responsible for design of store and coordinating new designs and working with cross-functional partners
- Organize, create and maintain construction documents, invoices, survey materials, samples, store plans
- Able to accurately assess employee strengths
- Select and recruit talent
- Bottoms up/Tops Down monthly store forecasts based on trend and historical analysis
- Report and communicate store results vs forecast
Qualifications for store planning
- 4+ years or related experience in Store Planning or Strategy role
- Fluent in Excel, Word, Access Database, SharePoint, SAP
- Degree in Architecture, Interior Architecture or Building Technology, strongly preferred
- Experience or equivalent degrees in construction and/or related engineering
- Demonstrated ability in full cycle project management
- Design and detail oriented