**About Woolworths Group**
Woolworths Group is a food and everyday needs retailer united by the shared purpose of creating better experiences together for a better tomorrow.
With more than 1,400 stores across its Woolworths Supermarkets, Countdown Supermarkets (New Zealand) and BIG W brands, and fast-growing eCommerce businesses, Woolworths Group is Australia and New Zealand’s largest retailer. A top 10 company on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Woolworths Group employs more than 180,000 team members and serves more than 20 million customers a week.
**Macro Space Planner
Do you have a genuine interest in using customer data to develop customer-centric store floor plans? Perhaps you already have experience in implementing planograms and are ready for the next step? Joining our business means creating better experiences together for a better tomorrow.
- Develop floor plans for all new & renewal stores and strategic commercial projects
- Innovative & collaborative team that offers genuine career development opportunities
- True hybrid working environment with team-oriented workspaces in Norwest
- 18 Months Contract with a view to extend
**About the Role**
Working within the Merchandising & Customer Value (MCV) team, the Macro Space Planner role is responsible for the development of space-efficient and effective floor plans via both the current/renewal program and project-based activities across the supermarket network.
As a part of this team, you will be required to work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders (e.g micro space, category planning, commercial team, store format, operations, supply chain team) to ensure the best macro space outcomes are achieved for our stores and customers.
You will understand how customers shop and how to manage floorplan space accordingly utilising customer data.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop optimised, customer-centric, commercially and operationally efficient floor plans via sophisticated space models for all new store, refurbishment and commercial project delivery.
- Work closely with key stakeholders - Micro Space, Format Development, and Commercial Teams to ensure the best space outcomes are achieved for the business
- Maximise the return on space for all store on new and renewal stores
- Support Renewal/Refit Co-ordinators in addressing space queries during renewal activity
- Ensure all relevant market, space and customer insights are integrated into floor plans.
- Support ad hoc business projects to deliver value and benefit
- Support in reviewing store space queries
- Use data and the tools provided to make informed space decisions
**About You**
Woolworths People are great people.
Whether we’re learning new things, seizing the initiative, or winning together our customers are at the heart of everything we do.
If you’re the sort of individual who takes accountability and strives to always do the right thing for each other, our communities, our customers, and our business then we ought to connect.
- Demonstrated experience in a retail (stores) or FMCG environment, ideally in a space & range planning/ merchandising role
- Ability to learn new concepts and strategies quickly to achieve the best result
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, numeracy and written skills.
- The ability to communicate clearly and influence effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders.
**Our Offer**
- An exciting career - As our business grows, so do the opportunities for our team members
- Strong mentorship and development; the opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia
- Flexible working arrangements, excellent employee benefits & unparalleled growth opportunities
- Access to first-class systems & software such as JDA, SAP/APO, Forecast Pro, Google Cloud Platform
- An inclusive, team-first culture.
We value diversity and aim to create a vibrant and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
**Grow with the Group
As an inclusive, team-first company, our people are at the core of everything we do.
We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered.
We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage.
We are proud to be recognised as a Gold Tier Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ+ inclusion and as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
As our Group continues to evolve, innovate and support our communities, we encourage our team members to do the same with their own careers, by providing ongoing opportunities to grow and make a real difference.
We value flexibility, and encourage our team members to work in ways that meet their work/life commitments and support their wellbeing.
We work hard to create a safe and inclusive environment for all, and most importantly, we're all about creating better experie