Head of Retail Space Planning

Do you have exceptional space planning analytics skills coupled with a strong desire to deliver business strategy by optimizing store layout, utilizing space to drive sales, and enhancing the customer shopping experience? Your next job might be at Flying Tiger Copenhagen, one of the world's most successful – and definitely most fun – retailers.

We are looking for an experienced Head of Retail Space Planning who will be responsible for developing store layouts to maximize space utilization and sales and facilitate customer flow. You will lead a team of Space planners and analytics, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to streamline processes, optimize space utilization, and enhance the customer experience.

You will become part of a dynamic, commercially oriented, and entrepreneurial work environment and be part of a team driven by passion. You will be based at our HQ office in Strandgade, in the heart of Copenhagen and report directly to the Commercial Trade Director.

This is the job

• Develop the team to provide subject matter expertise and analytical support.
• Enhance the customer experience by creating an engaging and seamless shopping experience.
• Maximize Sales: Drive sales by maximizing sales & Space potential in stores and range.
• Optimize Space Utilization: Ensure efficient use of space by carefully planning different product category, display, and promotional areas through analysis of performance considering revenue, inventory, productivity, and traffic patterns, minimizing dead space.
• Improve operational efficiency by streamlining processes, reducing congestion, and optimizing layout changes to enhance productivity and reduce costs.
• Ensure consistency across stores focused on store layout and merchandising.
• Promote innovation by experimenting with layout configurations, display techniques, or technology solutions to enhance shopping experience.

More specifically the key responsibilities are:

• Develop Store Layouts to maximize space utilization and sales and facilitate customer flow while overseeing the implementation of seasonal and promotional changes.
• Ensure accurate and timely builds and pass off Assortment Range considering Master Calendar, workload capacity, and Trade updates.
• Data analysis and performance monitoring by utilizing sales data, foot traffic patterns, and other KPIs to evaluate the effectiveness of store layouts and merchandising strategies. 
• Effective management of team and processes for both short term and long-term goals
• Collaboration with Cross-functional Teams including Visual Merchandising, Product, Commercial Planning and Retail to align team and company goals and initiatives.
• Training and Development for Retail/Store teams to ensure they understand and adhere to space planning guidelines and procedures.
• Continuous Improvement of store layouts and merchandising strategies to adhere to changing market conditions, consumer preferences, and competitive pressures.

This is you:

To succeed in the role, we imagine you have several years of retail space experience making you proficient in space planning principles including store layout design, planogram development, and space utilization optimization as well as;

• Experience with space management software (e.g. JDA, Relex).
• Retail Industry Knowledge: A strong understanding of the industry including market trends, consumer behaviour, and competitive dynamics.
• Strong Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze sales data, foot traffic patterns, etc. to evaluate store performance, identify implications, and make data-driven decisions.
• Strong organization and planning skills, able to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Effective communication skills displaying ability to work with multiple levels of leaders and stakeholders across several business functions.
• Keen attention to detail for ensuring accuracy in range, layouts, etc.

This is us

Commercial Planning is a newer, highly international department within the Commercial team at Flying Tiger Copenhagen. We are a team of +30 analytical professionals supporting the business globally across S&O planning, range building, forecast & ordering, trade analysis, pricing and more. We are entrepreneurs and not afraid to test new ways of working or thinking out of the box.

Flying Tiger Copenhagen is a company with strong values founded in Scandinavian culture. We want to be fun and relevant, and we put our hearts into everything we do.

Flying Tiger Copenhagen offers:

• Probably the best location – right at the heart of Copenhagen facing the waterfront.
• Flexible work environment with the opportunity of working from home.
• Special discounts in our Danish Flying Tiger Copenhagen stores.
• Attractive pension plan and private health insurance – also including children.
• International, dynamic work environment founded in Scandinavian culture.
• Delicious restaurant food in our own canteen everyday – including cake on Thursdays.
• A social, fun, and informal workplace with parties, Friday bars, staff club etc.
• Celebration and many other occasions to eat cake.
• And much more…

If this resonates with you, don’t hold back – please tell us what you’ve got and apply through the link in the job ad.

We can’t wait to hear from you!

Did you know?
We take climate change very seriously and work very hard to minimize our carbon footprint. We do this by buying less plastic and more renewable materials (everything which grows) – and we also want to make sure that all stores are run on renewable energy. We walk the talk – and make sure that what we do is validated by external experts, in the Science Based Targets initiative. You can read more about our work with climate action here