Merchandise Planner

Location: Mississauga, ON, hybrid, approximately 3 days per week on-site Language: Strong written and spoken English communication skills required Duration: 6-9 month contract with a strong possibility to extend About the Opportunity We’re hiring a Merchandise Space Planner to join a large national retail organization and help bring store concepts to life across multiple locations. In this role, you’ll use planograms, floor plans and business insights to determine how products, fixtures and displays should be positioned to create an effective customer experience and support sales. This is a great opportunity for an early-career space planning professional who enjoys combining analytical thinking with hands-on execution. You’ll collaborate with merchandising teams, stores, planners and vendors to keep layouts accurate, solve space planning challenges and support the successful rollout of merchandising initiatives. What’s In It for You You’ll gain valuable experience within a large-scale retail environment, working on space planning initiatives that directly influence how customers experience stores. You’ll also have exposure to established planning tools, cross-functional teams and multiple store concepts, with opportunities to strengthen your technical and project coordination skills. Your Responsibilities • You’ll create, update and maintain planograms and category floor plans across multiple store locations. • You’ll analyze product, sales and customer trends to support effective product placement and space utilization. • You’ll adjust layouts as products, fixtures, displays and merchandising requirements change. • You’ll communicate with stores, internal teams and vendors to resolve planogram inquiries and support smooth execution. • You’ll maintain accurate space planning information, including item dimensions, locations, fixtures and capacities. • You’ll create reports and dashboards that provide insights into space planning performance and opportunities. • You’ll support projects by managing priorities, tracking changes and identifying opportunities to improve processes and efficiency. Skills and Qualifications • 1–2+ years of experience in merchandise space planning, planograms, retail planning or a related area. • College certificate or diploma, or equivalent relevant experience. • Hands-on planogram experience is required, with JDA Floor Planning or JDA Space Planning experience strongly preferred. Candidates with strong planogram experience and comparable space planning tools may also be considered. • Strong analytical and business acumen with the ability to translate information into practical merchandising decisions. • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and confidence learning new digital planning tools. • Strong project coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and changing requirements. • Clear communication skills, a collaborative approach and a calm demeanor when working through challenges. Why Partner with Altis If you’ve never worked with a staffing agency before, we make it easy. We work with top employers across Canada who have great jobs to fill, each vetted and verified by our team. When you apply for a job with Altis, we get to know you as a candidate and learn what your strengths are. Then, if you’re a solid match, we handle all the logistics, advocating for you as a candidate for the role, providing access to coaching and connecting you directly with the hiring manager. And rest assured, all our services are free of cost for candidates.

The role involves creating and maintaining planograms and category floor plans to optimize product placement and customer experience. You will analyze sales trends and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful rollout of merchandising initiatives.

Candidates need 1-2+ years of experience in merchandise space planning and proficiency with planogram tools, specifically JDA. A college certificate or diploma is required along with strong analytical and project coordination skills.

• Analyse de donnéesSouhaitée
• Microsoft OfficeSouhaitée
• Gestion de projetSouhaitée

Relevées dans la description du poste. Confirmez les exigences importantes ci-dessus.

• Space Planning
• Planograms
• JDA Floor Planning
• JDA Space Planning
• Retail Planning
• Analytical Thinking
• Project Coordination
• Microsoft Office
• Business Acumen
• Data Analysis
• Merchandising
• Communication Skills

• Retail
• Sales
• Marketing
• Logistics
• Data & Analytics

Formation minimale

Diplôme professionnel

Expérience minimale

2+ ans

Postuler avant le

23 sept. 2026

Langue de l’offre

anglais

Heures de travail

40 heures par semaine

Présence au bureau

3 jours par semaine

Niveau d’expérience

Associate

Mode de candidature

La candidature directe est offerte