ABOUT US

The Save Mart Companies is one of the largest food and drug retailers in California and Nevada. It is home to several well-known brands in food retailing. You might have seen our banners that include Save Mart, Lucky, Lucky California and Food Maxx. We also have 3 distribution centers and SMART Transportation, a trucking firm that transports dry groceries, frozen foods, ice and novelties to all of The Save Mart Companies stores. We are a California owned business, headquartered in the heart of one of the greatest agricultural areas of our nation - the San Joaquin Valley.

The Modesto community is vibrant with great traditions, educational opportunities, and multi-cultural lifestyles. Aside from mild weather year-round, Modesto allows for easy access to many major tourist attractions in California. To the west lies the San Francisco Bay Area (90-miles) and the Santa Cruz Beach (115-miles). To the east is the famed Gold Country “Mother Lode” (50-miles) and a little farther you can find the majestic Sierra Nevada Mountain range, Lake Tahoe (180-miles) and Yosemite National Park (110-miles).

Some of our competitive benefits include: exceptionally generous benefits package (Health, Dental, Vision, Life, 401K), Life Long Learning Educational opportunities, Employee Association (discounted and free tuition options, contests, and support services).

We are currently recruiting for the position of:

Schematic & Assortment Analyst - 1800 Standiford Ave., Modesto, CA 95350

The Analyst, Schematic and Assortment manages the category schematic and assortment process lifecycle by providing assortment analysis for the placement of new items, discontinuing of existing items, and optimal product placement for the shelf to grow sales and profitability. The Analyst of Schematic and Assortment is the inventory/schematic software power user, and develops customer centric store specific shelf schematics for work that is implemented by store employees, a third party schematic implementation team, as well store conversions and new stores. This position works closely with multiple departments, as well as our in-house vendor partners throughout the category schematic process.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Analyze, develop, and manage customer centric store specific schematics for assigned categories – works with Store Operations Specialists and Category Analysts on new item and discontinue recommendations; develops and maintains optimal space allocation and product placement based on the category strategy

• Assist the Store Operations Specialist in understanding store space limitations at the shelf, and develop innovative solutions to meet the company’s objectives

• Maintain and revise store schematics and product placement with optimized space allocation information for store clusters and category set sizes.

• Strong knowledge of the Space Mate Application suite and inventory/schematics software control and schematic web applications

• Create reports to validate schematic accuracy

• Facilitate work of in-house vendor partners; communicating expectations, review work, and meet with key stakeholders to review projects

• Facilitate and support the category review process to optimize category assortment

• Meet schematic deadlines at store level for store execution

• Travel to stores to measure/physically set category schematic

• Serve as liaison to vendor partner relationships (Category Captains) and Save Mart

• Work with third party new item imaging and measurement process

• Research and troubleshoot escalated schematic issues

• Perform other duties as assigned

Location: Modesto, CA

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Hiring pay range: $23.08 - 33.20

Requirements (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

• Knowledge of schematic analytics

• Good communication (written and verbal) skills

• Ability to communicate and interact effectively and appropriately to a broad audience

• Knowledge of applicable computer systems, to include excellent Excel and strong PowerPoint and Word skills

• Ability to work with large amounts of data

• Knowledge of market data platforms

• Ability to work independently

Education: Two-year college degree (or equivalent knowledge gained through formal education, specialized training, or additional job experience)

Experience: Two years of directly related experience

Other: Some travel required

Physical: Basic office environment: ability to sit, stand, walk, kneel, stoop, use stairs, reach, pull and lift objects

Competencies:

• Business Acumen (200a)

• Customer Focus

• Quality/Quantity of Work

• Personal/Interpersonal Skills

The Save Mart Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome resumes from individuals who will contribute to our diverse workforce.