Space Planning Analyst

Sazerac Company Overview

Build your career at Sazerac! With almost 400 years of rich history, Sazerac Company has thrived as an independent, American family-owned company with operations in the United States and around the world. Since the 2000s, Sazerac has averaged double digit growth every year! Sazerac Company produces and markets the most award-winning bourbons and whiskeys in the world, including Buffalo Trace, Pappy Van Winkle, Eagle Rare, Blanton's, Traveller, and Sazerac Rye. Additionally, Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits, including Fireball, Svedka, Wheatley, BuzzBallz, Southern Comfort, Seagram's V.O., Myers's, Goldschlger, Parrot Bay, 99 Brand, and Platinum Vodka.

We're proud of our award-winning culture and distilleries. Our Louisville office has been named one of the "Best Places to Work in Kentucky" four times, and our Buffalo Trace Distillery has earned the title of "world's most award-winning distillery" through the dedication of our craftsmen for well over 200 years. Whether you're a recent graduate or an experienced professional, Sazerac provides extraordinary opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, entrepreneurial industry.

Company/Location Overview

Why Sazerac?

• Innovative and Forward-Thinking: Join a company that values innovation and excellence and is driving the future of the beverage industry.
• Rich Tradition: Join a team with a strong heritage of craftsmanship and quality, creating memorable experiences for our customers.
• Collaborative Environment: Work in an inclusive, collaborative atmosphere where your ideas and expertise are valued.
• Career Growth: Benefit from continuous learning opportunities and career development programs to advance your career.

Job Description/Responsibilities

This Space Planning Analyst role is built for someone who enjoys turning data into action at the shelf. You'll combine shopper insights, category analytics, and space planning expertise to develop recommendations that improve category performance and influence retailer decisions. This is more than planogram executionyou'll partner with internal teams and customers to shape shelving strategies, solve business challenges, and bring category insights to life. If you're equally comfortable analyzing data and presenting recommendations, this role offers the opportunity to make a measurable impact in the market.

What You'll Do

• Turn shopper, category, and sales data into shelving strategies that improve performance, shopper flow, and category growth
• Evaluate planogram effectiveness and identify opportunities to optimize assortment, share of shelf, and product placement
• Partner with internal teams and retailers to deliver fact-based recommendations supported by compelling visuals and insights
• Lead planogram and shelf reset initiatives, ensuring strong execution, data integrity, and alignment across stakeholders
• Support category and assortment projects that help retailers and customers unlock new growth opportunities

Qualifications/Requirements

Required:

Bachelor's degree in Business, Analytics, or a related field

2+ years of experience in space planning, category management, retail analytics, or a related discipline

Experience with planogram software (e.g., Blue Yonder/JDA, Spaceman, Apollo, SMSB) and syndicated data sources (e.g., Circana, Nielsen)

Strong analytical skills with Excel and data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau

Preferred:

Experience integrating syndicated data and space management tools to develop shelving and category recommendations

Experience in the alcohol beverage, CPG, or retail industries

Familiarity with convenience, drug, or value retail channels

Culture and Benefits

A career at Sazerac offers you the opportunity to reach your full potential as part of a creative, decisive, high-performance team. Sazerac values the needs and wants of our team members and offers inclusive benefits to attract and retain the best talent. Our culture is built upon the values of hard work, diligence and personal responsibility.

Sazerac Team Members enjoy:

• Competitive Pay
• Comprehensive Benefits from Day One including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Family Coverage: Options to cover family members, including domestic partners.
• 401(k) Plan: Immediate access to a matching 401(k) plan.
• Flexible Time Away: Enjoy paid time off (PTO), holidays, and parental leave.
• Mental Health and Wellness: Access to mental health care and wellness incentive programs.
• Educational Support: Benefit from tuition reimbursement and our scholarship program for dependents of Sazerac team members.
• Fun Extras: Enjoy branded apparel, fun events, and a team member bottle purchase program.
• Training and Development: Opportunities for professional growth and development.

The annual salary range for this role is $92,000-138,000. Final compensation will be based on relevant experience, qualifications, geographic location, and internal pay equity considerations.

Sazerac is committed to equality of opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status.