Retail Planogram Specialist

Retail Planogram Specialist

Location: Port Coquitlam, BC (Head Office)

Position Summary

The Retail Planogram Specialist is responsible for developing, maintaining, and executing planograms that maximize sales, improve the customer shopping experience, and ensure consistent product presentation across all store locations. This role works closely with Merchandising, Purchasing, Operations, Store Managers, and vendors to ensure product assortments, fixtures, signage, and pricing are accurately represented and implemented.

Why Work for Lordco?

Lordco Auto Parts is Canada’s biggest privately held automotive parts distributor and Western Canada’s largest distributor and retailer of aftermarket parts and accessories, with over 85 store locations across Western Canada and is a family-owned and operated business since 1974.

We got you covered!

Our employees are our family, and we want to make sure they are taken care of. Your health and well-being matter to us, and we are dedicated to providing top-notch programs and plans to support you and your loved ones. We want you to feel valued and welcomed within our diverse, inclusive team, and here’s how we do it:

• Extended Benefits for You and Your Family
• • Health, Dental & Vision Care Insurance
  • Life Insurance, Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance
  • Accidental Death & Dismemberment Disability
• Education and Savings Plans, RRSP matching
• Health and Wellness program
• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Generous Employee Perks and Discounts
• Career Development Support & Promote-From-Within Culture to enhance your expertise and maximize your career journey

What You'll Do

• Create, Design and update, & maintain store planograms using retail space planning software or other tools.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize store planograms that align with merchandising strategies and business objectives.
• Coordinate new product launches, category resets, and seasonal merchandising rollouts.
• Analyze sales trends, inventory movement, and category performance to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Create merchandising guides, training materials, implementation instructions, and SOPs for store teams.
• Support stores with planogram implementation, troubleshooting, and execution best practices.
• Monitor compliance through audits, reporting, and store feedback.
• Collaborate with Purchasing, Operations, Store Managers, Regional Managers, and vendor partners to ensure successful execution of merchandising initiatives.
• Recommend assortment, product placement, and space allocation improvements that enhance customer experience and drive sales growth.

Do You Fit the Part?

• 2+ years of experience in retail merchandising, category management, planogram development, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of retail operations and merchandising principles.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent organizational, project management, and communication skills.
• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with planogram or retail space planning software is considered an asset.
• Experience in automotive, hardware, retail, or warehouse distribution environments is preferred.
• Post-secondary education in Business, Marketing, Merchandising, or a related field is considered an asset.

Wage of $50k-$60k, based on experience.

Apply now and join our family. Help drive merchandising excellence, improve the customer experience, and make an impact across one of Canada's leading automotive retailers.

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