If you’re someone who has a genuine desire to help people live better and healthier lives, join us as we work to be a trusted resource in our communities, offering real people, real food at real affordable prices across the Midwest. If you are ready to immerse yourself in an environment, that helps shoppers naturally, intuitively, and enjoyably find real, honest, affordable goodness to meet them wherever they are on their wellness journey, we’d like to hear from you. Join us to begin YOUR journey and be a part of the Fresh Thyme Market Team! Fresh Thyme Rewards Weekly pay Scheduling flexibility Paid parental leave Team member discount Career growth opportunities Are you passionate about the retail grocery market and fresh, natural, & organic products? Are you a leader? Are you ready to join one of the fastest growing companies in the retail grocery market? If so, Fresh Thyme Farmers Market is the place for you! Our unique business model, fast paced and growing environment, promote from within culture, and excellent benefits make Fresh Thyme the best employer in the grocery market. Careers have been blooming at Fresh Thyme since our inception in 2012 - yours should be no different! This position sets up, designs and distributes planograms as well as updating floorplans when appropriate. Works with merchandising area(s) to successfully incorporate information to provide complete and accurate merchandising space direction for stores. Position will follow our hybrid schedule: Monday-Wednesday in Downer's Grove IL office, Thursday-Friday remote. Some travel expected. What You'll Be Doing: Understands and incorporate information provided by Merchandising and ensure accuracy of all developed communication in accordance to the space planning strategy and guidelines. Works with Category Manager (CM) through iterations of Base planogram to verify optimized assortment and POG capacity meets the strategy and target goals. Makes recommendations for improvements in facings and assortment to address capacity opportunities. Creates and captures planograms, including working with the Buyer/Merchant and Merchandise Associate to set up the planogram in the planogram room at DC or in local store. Verifies item dimensions for new set to ensure product will fit on the fixture, critical to stores to ensure full execution. Communicates with CM if changes are necessary. Independently creates floor space strategies based on past layouts and trends. Responsible for presenting floor plan recommendations in category management review meetings. Creates additional versions of the planogram as needed. Makes revisions to planograms as needed. Creates final version of planogram including planogram cover notes provided by the CM. Reports and identifies anomalies to CM, KeHE/FT DC and Pricing to help facilitate their planning and ordering process. Transmits planograms to stores and merchants using the POP system. This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required. What You'll Bring With You (Qualifications): Bachelor’s degree or equivalent retail experience. Previous merchandising and/or retail experience preferred. Understanding of planogram process and system software: JDA Space Planning/Intactix and Intactix Knowledge Base. 2+ years previous experience in creating, modifying or executing planograms. Ability to build reports, gather and interpret data for various reports, as appropriate. Knowledge of the retail industry; understanding of specific category product lines and core customer behavior. Results focused; use performance targets and goals to drive own activities as well as help team to succeed. Office computer skills; able to learn company systems and tools, preference for Microsoft application experience. Analytics skills. At Fresh Thyme, our team members Thrive. We offer competitive compensation, incentive programs, and recognition programs that allows our most successful team members to be rewarded for their passion, dedication, and the results they consistently drive. Therefore, we are committed to offering competitive pay that reflects market standards and ensures consistency within our organization. The pay range for this position is listed below. The actual rate offered will meet or surpass the legal wage requirement for the job's location. $22.50 - $34.40 This pay range represents the minimum and maximum base pay for the position, which is determined by factors such as market data, the qualifications required, the level of responsibilities associated with the role and other roles at this same level. Specific pay rates will be within this range and based on your experience, qualifications, and skills compared to the internal team of this role. Compensation for this position also includes incentive bonus opportunities that may vary based on individual and company performance. Specific details will be discussed during the hiring process. Our team members Thrive because we are committed to the whole person. Not only do we offer a comprehensive benefits package for our full-time team members that includes medical, dental, and life insurance, but we also offer a variety of programs designed to support our part-time members as well. ALL Fresh Thyme team members enjoy paid parental leave, our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, and our 401(k) plan with an employer match. We are dedicated to creating a work environment that promotes work-life balance, long-term health and financial security, and continuous professional development. Come Thrive with us! A MISSION WE CAN ALL BELIEVE IN! We have a simple mission at Fresh Thyme – to improve the way our communities eat by offering fresh and healthy food at great values. We call it REAL FOOD AT REAL AFFORDABLE PRICES. We continue our commitment to offer more items that are fresh, organic and free from not-so-healthy ingredients – food you feel good about with no artificial sweeteners, preservatives, colors or flavors. We believe in meeting our customers wherever they are on their journey toward healthier eating and total wellness with a selection of products that accommodates all diets and food restrictions. While our assortment of better-for-you products is amazing, the most important thing we offer is an even more amazing shopping experience – brought to you by our friendly team members.