Visual Merch Lead Specialist

General Description

J. C. Penney Company, Inc., one of the nation's largest apparel and home furnishings retailers, is on a mission to ensure every shopping experience is worth the customer's time, money and effort. Whether shopping jcp.com or visiting one of over 850 store locations across the United States and Puerto Rico, customers will discover a broad assortment of products from a leading portfolio of private, exclusive and national brands.  Supporting this value proposition is the warrior spirit of over 100,000 JCPenney associates worldwide, and we’d like to add you to the team!

Are you someone who has passion for providing word-class customer service and would prefer to do so via live chat in a retail call center sales environment? Well…being a Space Planning Associate at JCPenney might be the position for you!

General Description
Build Stores floor plans on the tool and work with global team to review and edit the changes accordingly. Understand the space planning basics to promptly assist in creating full-fledged floor plans for stores.

Responsibilities

• Support the US team with Category Management & Fixture Planning to produce Best-in-Class planograms for our 800+ stores
• Analyze retail and market level data to develop planogram schematics utilizing JDA Space Planning software platform
• Support optimal space planning that provides an excellent store experience for customers and drive sales by showcasing the product according to priority of the Buyer’s assortment  
• Assist with administrative responsibilities prior to retail project sets such as data cleansing, planogram management, planogram retrieval, reviewing retail and category management guidelines, etc.
• Performs other related tasks as assigned

Skills & Experience

• College degree in Business, Marketing, Merchandising, Retail Management, or other equivalent degree or equivalent work experience
• 1 year of relatable experience in retail space planning
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Superior attention to detail, time management & ability to meet deadlines
• Highly proficient written/oral communication skills- including US spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Access, Intactix, or JDA space planning a plus
• Ability to multi-task, work independently, and make accurate decisions with a sense of urgency

Job Title: Visual Merch Lead Specialist
Location: Bangalore, KA, India - Manyata Embassy Business Park, SEZ, G3 Wing A (Teak) Bloc, Floor 7-10
Job ID: 1086918

J.C. Penney Company Inc.
Plano, Texas