Space Planner at Pick n Pay Stores Limited

• Visually plan and maintain the allocation of macro space, category adjacencies and customer flow to deliver an optimal customer shopping journey in each store that is in line with the company and format blueprints, and optimises sales and profit densities based on category benchmarks.
• Relevant Post Graduate qualification preferred
• 1-2 years retail experience
• Experience within Commercial Space and or Operations is an advantage
• Excel skills an advantage
• Knowledge of Space Planning tools

Key Responsibilities

Macro space - Day to day

• Drawing up Macro Space plans in line with the company and fromat Blueprints using the available company tools
• Ensuring that the Macro space in each store is optimally allocated in terms of category flow, the customer journey and Trading density KPI's
• Collaborating with all relevant stakeholders to deliver an end to end service
• Maintain an accurate space matrix and Planograms assignments according to store Macro Space allocation.
• Follow the Macro Space governance process to ensure that store space is acurrately relfected in Macro Space plans
• Enusre that Commercial category-specific strategies are planned and delivered as required from time to time

Blueprint interpretation, Implentation and Optimisation

• Interpretation of Blueprint, and implementation of the designated commercial strategies into applicable stores’ plans
• Rebalance space allocations based on density analysis and Commercial strategy
• Define and recommend category flows and adjacencies for all store formats, demographics, and sizes
• Track and monitor the actual space density vs the defined targets and constantly recommend changes
• Assist in developing guidelines for micro planograms, micro adjacencies and optimising the trading space in stores
• Draw on the Marketing and Customer Insights team regarding the format definition, customer proposition, key metrics for benchmarking and monitor customer feedback to ensure space optimisation.
• Measure and increase compliance of space guidelines across all stores in collaboration with Store Operations and the Merchandise Buying and Strategy teams.

New Store, Revamps and Reflows

• Deliver to commitments according to the new store, revamp and ad hoc reflow pipeline.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Assortment, Micro Space Planning and Operations teams to deliver optimal merchandise flows for every store that recognises any category, regional or store nuances that exist.

Competencies

• Analytical Thinking
• Commercial and Financial Acumen
• Dealing with Spatial
• Complexity Executing and Delivery – timeline driven deadlines, with sense of urgency
• Controls Quality and Standards
• Good Communication Skills and Results Orientated

End Date: December 19, 2025