Category Space Manager

Company: Acosta, Inc.
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: January 27, 2023

Job Description:

Overview
Hybrid Schedule (2 days onsite - 3 days from home)
Are you able to Manage a Team? Manage Clients & Projects? If so, this role cold be a fit YOU.
At Acosta, our associates are unified in a shared dedication to our customers' mission and quest for professional growth. We foster a winning culture leveraging your skills, enthusiasm and creativity. - -
As a Space Planning Manager, you will manage a team of Space Analysts/Planners and provide project management/coordination for Space Planning projects. -
Job Grade 18
Responsibilities
Essential Functions:

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• Manage projects for all activities involved in space management/analytics; assigns tasks for team and ensures deliverable are Best in Class
  
• Train, supervise and evaluate direct reports to include completion of performance agreements, maintaining scorecards and submitting success stories
  
• Responsible for analyzing data to develop insights based analysis and presentation ready reports along with recommendations geared towards our clients' strategic objectives
  
• Participate in the category review process coordinating activities between Space Management, Analytics and Sales teams along with working closely with assigned clients to provide complete category management solutions
  
• Attend and participate in any client national sales meetings when applicable and communicate/document shelving issues and/or success stories on a regular basis with client(s)
  
• Oversee their team's preparation of space management related presentation-ready materials needed to complete category reviews to include charts, graphs, velocity reports, financial information and planogram layouts; leverage automation capabilities wherever possible
  
• Engage and maintain with client(s) to fully understand their needs and requirements and to devise a solution proposal which would meet client(s) expectation; represent the best Acosta Space Management has to offer and also be the voice of client to Acosta to assure their needs will be met
  
  Qualifications
  Education Requirements:
  
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  • College degree or work experience equivalent and five (5) to seven (7) years' relative experience in a Space Management related position or Space technology-based solution; five (5) years in the Consumer Package Goods (CPG) industry preferred
    
  • Experience managing a team of varying skills and experience
    
  • Demonstrate an advanced degree of proficiency in Windows and related software applications, including Excel and PowerPoint; knowledge of Power BI preferable
    
  • Experience with IRI and ACNielsen syndicated data preferred; proficiency in Apollo, Spaceman or JDA space management software
    
  • Effectively and independently conduct data mining utilizing CPG math concepts and tools
    
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively and independently manage projects while assuming responsibility for tracking and timing
    
  • Prior work experience in data analysis and space management systems and demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the technology required to operate and maintain such systems
    
    The incumbent(s) in this position should exhibit the following Acosta values:
    People Minded - Must show dignity and respect to all peopleIntegrity - Must exemplify the highest degree of ethical behaviorResults Oriented - Must show passion, pride and commitment to succeedTrust - Must be honest, sincere and confidentTeamwork - Must build trusting relationshipsInnovation - Must progress through a combination of creativity, common sense and visionBalance - Must maintain an optimistic attitude and keep perspective on what is important in life.
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