Space Planner

Brighter Futures Start Here

As Australia and New Zealand's biggest and most loved retailer, we’ve been brightening up everyday life for families for over 50 years. At our stores, distribution centres, and offices in Australia and New Zealand. All around the globe. Our diverse and inclusive 47,000 strong team come together for a common cause. Giving families easy access to our on-trend products and incredibly low prices – it’s the heart of everything we do.

As a leader in the retail market, we’re optimistic about our future and yours. We’re relentless in our pursuit for results, but changing at a rapid rate, giving you challenging work that you’ll be proud of. We celebrate your uniqueness and individuality. Because at Kmart it’s not just what you do, it’s who you are that makes every day living brighter.

Join the team

Our Space Planners play an exciting role in making sure our full range of much loved products have a home in our stores and the department layout reflects an excellent customer experience! In this role you will use your experience and Space Planning skills to work collaboratively with our Merchandise teams. You will generate planograms that will assist team members with implementation guidelines throughout our extensive store network.  

What you’ll be doing

As a Space Planner working for Kmart, you will:    

• Drive innovation in the utilisation of store space, whilst ensuring space allocations meet range commitments.
• Ensure planograms reflect the Kmart business strategy, merchandising principles and customer buying patterns
• Ensure planograms are optimised using financial, visual and operational guidelines.
• Provide accurate and timely layout information to the relevant category and merchandise teams as required
• Coordinate all communications of layout changes to our store teams and ensure they can be executed in the most operationally efficient way.
• Using Power BI and Space Optimisation reporting, review generic floor plans to maximise space opportunities and product capacity to drive sales/profit for Kmart

To be successful in this role you’ll have:

• Retail / merchandise / space planning experience within the Apparel and/or General Merchandise space 
• Demonstrated capability in negotiation, influencing and the ability to engage with multiple stakeholders
• Experience using MS Office, Power BI and Space Management software (Spaceman and/or Blue yonder)
• A hands-on approach and the ability to set up physical concepts in stores
• A creative side to you coupled with a proactive problem-solving mindset
• Outstanding communication, planning and organisational skills

Benefits we’ll offer you

• Flexible hybrid working options through our Flex Where, Flex When, Flex Well policy.
• A team member discount card that gives you a discount at Kmart, Target, Officeworks and Bunnings
• Access to the Kmart for You benefits program which entitles you to exclusive discounts and benefits in the areas of entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and health – with over 60 suppliers!
• We want you to feel rewarded for your commitment and hard work that's why everyone gets the opportunity to participate in a bonus program
• We offer inclusive parental leave, and ongoing support offered though our partnership with Circle In for team members of all backgrounds and family circumstances
• A dynamic learning and support program
• Opportunity to fast track your career through our Mentor Program as a Mentee or Mentor
• A Kudos recognition program, where you are nominated by your peers to spin a wheel, to win a stack of cool prizes
• Great career opportunities across the broader Wesfarmers Group

We’re here to make everyday living brighter

From humble beginnings in Burwood East, Victoria, in 1969, we’re now an essential part of 300 communities, and proud of it! From bedding to apparel to kitchenware and beyond. We’re designing and creating the products people reach for every day. In-store, online, or Click & Collect – getting the products we love into the hands of happy customers is what we aim to do best. From the remote outback to coastal towns and big cities, and everywhere in-between. We’re progressive in our pursuit to create seamless customer journeys for satisfied shoppers.
 

A place you can belong

At Kmart, we celebrate the rich diversity of the communities in which we operate and are committed to creating inclusive and safe environments where all our team members can contribute and succeed. We believe that all team members should feel valued, respected and safe irrespective of your gender, ethnicity, indigeneity, religious beliefs, education, age, disability, family responsibilities, sexual orientation and gender identity and we encourage applications from all candidates.

We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to be their best, when applying for a role or working at Kmart. We encourage you to tell us about any workplace adjustments that you would like, by emailing kmartgroupcareers@kmart.com.au

If you would like to explore a career with Kmart and this sounds like the perfect role for you – apply now!