What are the responsibilities and job description for the Store Planner position at Albertsons Companies?
About the company
Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. With a fixation on innovation and building culture, our team is rallying our company around a unique vision: forging a retail winner that is admired for national strength, deep roots in the communities we serve, and a team that has passion for food and delivering great service.
Albertsons is one of the largest retail employers, providing approximately 300,000 jobs across 2,200 stores, 22 distribution centers, 20 food and beverage plants and various support offices. We operate in 34 states and the District of Columbia under the Albertsons banner, as well as Safeway, Tom Thumb, Jewel Osco, Shaw’s and many more recognizable names.
What you will be doing
The primary purpose of the Store Planner is to assist the Director of Store Planning or Store Planning Manager with the Division and Corporate Leadership teams in the development of creative solutions for store layouts that will be executed by Architectural and Construction Teams. This position is in the corporate office and is responsible for a market area or specific corporate projects, example Fuel Centers, Starbucks, etc...
Store Planner is responsible for influencing design and assisting in developing the most effective plans for the customer experience while meeting the desired budget. Store Planning is unique position in the company with exposure to all levels of leadership. Successful candidate needs be highly organized, ability to present and have an openness on feedback on plans.
The position will be based in Boise, Idaho, or one of our main regional offices (Seattle, WA, Portland, OR, Pleasanton CA, Denver CO, Dallas TX, Chicago, IL, or Fullerton, CA, Phoenix, AZ).
Main responsibilities
- Ability to develop creative design solutions for department space planning, store interior layouts, and site plans for new and operating stores
- Able to bring new thinking and design ideas to the business
- Assist Store Planning Director or Manager with developing store plans for Division and/or Corporate Projects from concept to final plan for small projects, remodels and new stores
- Assist Senior Store Planner or Manager on surveying operating store conditions and layouts with Division Leadership in developing project scope, capturing existing conditions, and developing concept plans
- Assist Director Store Planning in developing creative cost-effective solutions for design challenges that meet the needs of the business
- Support Store Planning Director on mass project rollouts in providing design, plans for specified projects and facilitating plan review with business owners – Starbuck’s, Fuel Centers, Etc…
- Assist in creating concepts for exterior façade updates using Photoshop
- Ability to present projects and design ideas to Leadership
- Able to collaborate, communicate effectively and make decisions on design issues with Development Manager, Real Estate, Construction, Architects, and Consultants
A copy of the full job description can be made available to you.
What we are searching for
We believe the successful candidate has these qualifications and experience:
Education Level: Bachelor’s in Interior Design, Architecture or other equivalent design degree
Skills and Experiences:
- Prefer 1 plus years of architectural store design and planning experience
- Must have minimum of 1-year AutoCAD experience or equivalent
- Must have knowledge of MS Office Suite of programs.
- Must have experience with Photoshop
- Experience with 3D rendering or AutoCAD Revit preferred
- Must be able to multi-task, work autonomously, and require minimal supervision.
- Must have excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
Travel Requirements
- Position requires travel of 10% to 20% away from the office
What it is like at Albertsons?
Albertsons Culture Principles
Compassion : We always treat each other with kindness and respect
Team : We always support and recognize each other
Inclusive : We always value everyone’s perspective
Learning : We always strive to grow and develop ourselves and others
Competitive : We always act with integrity to win over the customer
Ownership : We always take actions to drive our success
