Senior Manager, Retail Space Intelligence

Responsibilities

• Leverage the company’s shelf analytics and category intelligence platforms to measure shelf productivity at the store level and identify opportunities to improve shelf conditions.
• Analyze shelf flow, brand blocks, facings, strike zone placement, and shelf availability to optimize merchandising performance.
• Partner closely with Shopper Insights to incorporate gold standard shelf principles into recommendations and execution strategies.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on shelf and space initiatives, advising internal stakeholders and retailer partners on opportunities, execution, and best practices.
• Measure planogram execution compliance by comparing actual shelf conditions to assigned planograms and identifying execution gaps at the store level.
• Monitor real-time on-shelf availability to surface issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Identify must-carry and distribution opportunities by store, region, and market to support growth and stronger retail execution.
• Partner with the GIS team to identify current and future local opportunities, using location-based insights to drive smarter shelf and assortment decisions.
• Lead and develop direct reports, providing coaching, prioritization, and strategic direction to ensure strong execution and team growth.
• Translate complex analyses into simple, compelling recommendations that clearly communicate business opportunities and priorities to customer teams, retailers, and internal stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred
• 8+ years of experience in CPG, retail analytics, category management, space planning, shelf analytics, or related commercial analytics roles
• Experience leading direct reports and developing high-performing teams
• Experience leveraging store-level and shelf-related datasets to identify actionable opportunities
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally and influence both internal stakeholders and external retailer partners.