Senior Solution Design Consultant – Assortment & Space Capabilities

SUMMARY:

At 84.51°, people are the key to everything. We are dedicated to always doing what's right and never compromising on our values. That's why we have created a culture where every opinion is respected, and contrary thinking is encouraged. Making life more rewarding for our community and our associates is an essential part of the process. Our team is known for their enthusiasm, camaraderie, and sense of fun. We work hard and we play just as hard. That's why we engage in a range of official and unofficial activities to get together, serve the community, and have fun. We continually seek people who make us better. To continue to grow, we need more great people who want to join us in doing cool, industry-changing, brain-stimulating work.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

As a Senior Solution Design Consultant at 84.51°, you are working closely with 84.51° merchandising, technical & scientific teams, along with Kroger business stakeholders to integrate data science optimization solutions into Kroger business initiatives that contribute to the overall success of the enterprise. You will support customer integrations of assortment & space science products by identifying & translating value to each team to ensure the long-term success of cutting-edge data science capabilities.

Your primary area of focus will be store space sciences which provide data-driven prescriptive decisions for Kroger floor planning, space planning & planogram processes, inclusive of both macro & micro space planning. This role will also work closely with Kroger Technology & Digital to plan how their technical applications will consume these optimization sciences. Given this technical focus, the role will require you to build an understanding of how data science solutions are integrated across Enterprise Resource Planning systems, including engineering services & orchestration comprehension.

Assortment & Space sciences are used across Kroger Merchandising, Merchandising Execution, and the Space & Floor Planning business teams, and it is important to have cross-functional stakeholder management & communication skills. To operate effectively in this domain, you are expected to have a background in Merchandising, Space or Assortment Planning, system & science integrations, and be prepared to learn both the current state of the business as well as the innovations that are impacting and disrupting this area.

This job responsibilities include:

• Support QA of quarterly refresh of our space sciences & work with business partners on publishing refreshed outputs for macro space recommendations
• Serve as point of contact for business questions related to space sciences
• Support business communication & preparation of new science releases & enhancements
• Collaborate with cross-functional data science teams to build the foundations for a micro space optimization science product
• Participate in weekly 84.51° Assortment & Space team meetings to drive transparency & prioritization of space science work

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE:

Successful candidates will thrive in a fast-paced environment that is a little unorthodox at times and will possess the following:

• 2-5 years of relevant experience in Merchandising, Store Planning, Space Planning or Assortment Planning
• Strong technical skills as it relates to understanding data science and how it is best integrated into business processes & measured
• Critical thinking skills
• Influencing skills
• Relationship management skills
• Strong business/commercial acumen
• Strong communication skills
• Tools and process acumen
• Education: Bachelor's degree (Master's Degree preferred but not required)

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