Job Description:

Job Summary

The Planogram Automation Associate Manager is the key subject matter expert for planogram automation. This role is responsible for creating and delivering training, documentation, and process development that drive best practices for a team of space planning analysts who utilize planogram automation tools. Through the use of Planogram Generator, the role aims to streamline the planogram creation process, reduce manual effort, minimize build errors, and improve planogram performance.

This position will work cross-functionally with merchandising teams, category managers, store operations, and space planning to ensure alignment between planograms and business objectives. The Associate Manager will be an expert in Blue Yonder software, its functionality, and Walgreens' internal systems and processes.

Additionally, the Associate Manager will be responsible for developing analysts to handle the high-volume production of optimized planograms, ensuring that the end results deliver value to the customer. The goal is to improve the efficiency and quality of planogram creation and help meet the strategic goals of the organization.

Job Responsibilities

• Leads day-to-day activities of a group of team members, ensuring timely completion and strategic soundness of decisions. May assign, monitor and review progress and accuracy of work, direct efforts and provide technical guidance on more complex issues. May provide input into hiring, firing, and performance reviews.

• Establishes objectives and communication policies, provides constructive discipline, and builds employee morale.

• Presents deliverables and post-analyses specific to area of responsibility to key internal clients and executive management.

• Plays a key role in creating and performing analysis for strategic project-based initiatives.

• May lead client meetings to understand business needs and objectives. Communicates and partners cross- functionally to understand, recommend and implement strategies.

• Develops and delivers training and support for new processes for area of expertise.

• Makes tactical recommendations to key stakeholders based on historical data and/or current trends.

• Reviews and validates recommendations for area of expertise. Ensures analysis and recommendations align with strategy.

About Walgreens

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

Walgreens is the flagship U.S. brand of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader. Its retail locations are a critical point of access and convenience in thousands of communities, with Walgreens pharmacists playing a greater role as part of the healthcare system and patients care teams than ever before. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides critical care and pharmacy services to millions of patients with rare disease states and complex, chronic conditions.

The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits More Company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com .

"Walgreens is an equal opportunity employer".

Job ID: 1555394BR

Title: Planogram Automation Associate Manager

Company Indicator: Walgreens

Employment Type:

Job Function: Merchandising/Procurement

Full Store Address: 200 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL 60015

Full District Office Address: 200 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL,60015-04620-00001-2

External Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years’ experience in one or more of the following: retail, procurement/purchasing, merchandising, vendor relations, or retail marketing OR a high school diploma/GED and at least 4 years of experience in two or more of the following: retail, procurement/purchasing, merchandising, vendor relations, or retail marketing.

• Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.

• Experience analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.

• Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Blue Yonder software & Planogram Generator

• Master's degree OR MBA

• At least 1 year experience of cross functional team leadership.

• 4 years of experience in one or more of the following: retail, procurement/purchasing, merchandising, automation capabilities, vendor relations, or retail marketing.

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We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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