Assortment
Ability to optimize assortment both in-store and on-line, to meet identified customer wants, commercial needs and marketplace competitive positioning
Foundation
Advanced
Mastery
Identifies areas for gaining significant and substantial competitive advantage through assortment initiatives
Understands new in-store and online assortment tactics
Develops tactical solutions based upon strategic direction
• Recommends new in-store and online assortment initiatives
• Executes in-store and online assortment tactics and is aware of how they are used to achieve brand or category objectives • Explains Hannaford product hierarchy and how it informs categories and their definition • Communicates product assortment objectives related to the assigned category, including Local and Private Brands • Ensures that assortment recommendation timelines link with merchandising calendar and processes • Us es the Cost Model to s tudy competitive comparison items • Considers consumer/industry trends and changing consumer needs • Shifts assortment with seasonal needs • Executes plans which achieve planogram compliance at store level • Analyzes competitive assortment strategies • Uses competitive market data to ensure that assortments achieve market share objectives • Follows set up process for all new items • Considers store cluster implications (Market, Market Model, Model, Peak) in assortment decisions • Explains how to determine the best channel for product to flow • Communicates Product, Placement Ownership standards
• Develops and/or executes innovative category strategies and initiatives related to strategic opportunities for product innovation and assortment changes, employing shopper/consumer- focused data • Sees the longer-term impact of assortment tactics on the business results and P&L • Identifies white-space opportunities for gaining significant and substantial competitive advantage • Develops plans to manage assortment challenges brought about as a result of SKU proliferation • Coaches team members and in development and execution of assortment initiatives
• Recommends adjustment of assortment tactics to solve unanticipated problems which arise at store level or online • Develops effective assortment tactical solutions • Evaluates and understands competitive in-store and online activity • Utilizes competitive market data and CPT Tool to identify item assortment opportunities • Uses competitive market data to ensure that assortments achieve market share objectives • Develops assortment tactics based on the market-specific idiosyncrasies and shopper life- style impacts on in-store and online assortment and brands • Conducts product line comparisons across suppliers and brands • Assists in the forecasting with the buying team of unanticipated in- store and online needs • Considers the impact of new assortment and vendor minimums on DC capacity and overall supply chain • Adjusts assortment strategy based on shrink/inventory trends and impacts to the overall portfolio
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