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Category & Space Planning Analyst

Canada, Hawkesbury · Job Posted January 31, 2026
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Reporting to the Category Manager, the Category & Space Planning Analyst will leverage data-driven insights to optimize product assortment and shelf-layout. The role includes designing, building, and maintaining planograms aligned with merchandising standards and assortment strategies, while supporting the sales team with recommendations on achieving financial targets.

Job Responsibility

  • Build and maintain planograms (images, dimensions, fixtures, product placement) using JDA Space Planning
  • Validate data accuracy and perform quality checks
  • Manage planogram releases across multiple retailers
  • Capture and integrate product scans and images into space planning software
  • Develops data-driven recommendations to support successful new item launches, ensuring optimal shelf placement, achieving distribution goals, and maximizing category performance
  • Analyze large datasets to support assortment and space planning decisions
  • Generate reports using syndicated and internal data sources (Nielsen, Circana, Retail Link)
  • Track key business metrics and monitor outcomes of implemented recommendations
  • Work with category teams to translate assortment strategies into actionable recommendations
  • Work closely with Business Development Managers supporting business initiatives and achieve overall sales targets
  • Support the Category Manager with ad hoc requests
  • Identify optimization opportunities for shelf layouts and assortment strategies
  • Perform post-mortem reviews of planograms, monitor impact on shelf performance and and provide actionable recommendations for optimization
  • Maintain industry knowledge and best practices to drive continuous improvement

Requirements

  • University degree or equivalent in business-related courses
  • 3-5 years of experience in space planning within the CPG industry
  • Proficiency in JDA/Blue Yonder, MS Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Ability to derive insights from data and support data-driven recommendations
  • Growth mindset with a strong sense of curiosity and a desire to learn and adapt to new challenges
  • Excellent proficiency in written and verbal communication in English

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with Nielsen and other retail/market data systems (e.g., Circana,) is an asset
  • French is an asset

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