Responsibilities
- Head the Walmart US + Canada Planogram Analyst team and ensure efficient, effective and comprehensive support of the sales employees across multiple teams and markets (50% time on CA & 50% on WMT US)
- Lead and manage the Planogram Analysts work stream by working closely with Walmart US & Canada Space & Planogram team
- Ensure accurate and timely delivery of tasks regarding:
- deliver visually appealing versioned planograms based on store clustering, space definitions and defined flow.
- work closely with Category Management and Space teams to ensure planogram meet approved parameters.
- conduct planogram quality control ensuring all planograms meet assortment requirements, visual appeal, innovation opportunities and shelving metrics.
- electronically deliver planograms to both internal teams and external customer specific systems
- manage multiple project timelines simultaneously.
- ensure timelines are met by tracking project process, coordinating activities and resolving issues.
- build and maintain relationships with internal project partners.
- manage planogram version/store combination and/or store planogram assignments and to provide reporting and data as needed.
- maintain planogram database with most updated planogram files.
- retain planogram models and files for historical reference, as needed.
- Invest and drive adoption of industry best practices across regions/sector, as required.
- Partner with global teams to define strategy for End to End execution ownership and accountabitity.
- Lead workload forecasting and effectively drive prioritization conversation to support capacity management.
- Build stronger business context and elevate the teams capability from execution focused to end to end capability focused.
- Ensure delivery of accurate and timely planograms in accordance with agreed service level agreements (SLA).
- Work across multiple functions to aid in collecting insights for action-oriented cause of change analysis.
- Ability to focus against speed of execution and quality of service delivery rather than achievement of SLAs.
- Recognize opportunities and take action to improve delivery of work.
- Implement continued improvements and simplifications of processes and optimal use of technology.
- Scale-up operation in-line with business growth, both within existing scope, as well as new areas of opportunity.
- Create an inclusive and collaborative environment.
People Leadership
- Enable direct report’s capabilities and enforce consistency in execution of key capability areas; planogram QC, development and timely delivery.
- Responsible for Hiring, talent assessment, competency development, performance management, productivity improvement, talent retention, career planning and development.
- Provide and receive feedback about the global team and support effective partnership.
Qualifications
- +5 years of people leadership experience in a Space planning/planogram environment Sales/Sales Management.
- Bachelor’s in commerce/business administration/marketing, Master’s degree is a plus.
- Advanced level skill in Microsoft Office, with demonstrated intermediate-advanced Excel skills necessary.
- Experience with analyzing and reporting data to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
- Advanced knowledge and experience of space management technology platform JDA.
- Propensity to learn PepsiCo software systems.
- Ability to provide superior customer service.
- Best-in-class time management skills, ability to multitask, set priorities and plan.
- Good knowledge of product merchandising or shelf management.
- Highly organized and responsive, with ability to work to SLAs and tight deadlines.
- Strong at data analysis with strong attention to detail.
- Language skills – English fluent.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills; proactively communicates using appropriate methods for situation and audience in clear, concise and professional manner.
- Ability to work collaboratively and proactively with multi-functional teams.
- Be flexible, organized and able to handle competing priorities.
- Organization effectiveness.