Reference #: 4442674 THE POSITION The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) has an exciting opportunity for a professional Retail Space Planner to support the Retail Merchandising Division for all PLCB Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores. This role will be responsible for shelf management, merchandising, and will conduct product performance analysis to maximize efficiency and profitability. If you have prior experience with retail space management, merchandise planning, and planogram software, this role may be the perfect opportunity for you.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK As a Retail Space Planner, you will utilize your analytics skills to create and maintain shelf sets for all retail merchandise for the PLCB. In this role you will be responsible for merchandising optimization, collaborating with industry advisors to create benchmarks shelf set models, publish benchmark planograms, create and revise annual planograms specific to over 500 PLCB Fine Wine & Good Spirit stores, establish store specific  strategies for category placement, maintain a database for shelf sets that interface with Supply chain allowing stock calculations, and develop new strategies and administer those strategies in select stores. This role with have the authority to regulate the amount, sequence, and timing of tasks related to the shelf merchandising program and will- make technical decisions about item placement based on store data and industry-validated principles.

Candidates who would be successful in this role will have prior experience using planogram software, and possess retail experience within space management, merchandising, assortment, and/or merchandise planning.

Additional details regarding the duties of this position may be found in theposition description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information: Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week. Work hours are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday, with 30-minute lunch. Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, one in-office day a week with future potential to become full-time telework. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters Northwest Office Building in Harrisburg. Salary:In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable. You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.   REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Experience and Training Requirements: One year as a PLCB Marketing Analyst 1; or Two years of professional marketing, advertising, or merchandising experience and a bachelor's degree; or An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements: You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency. You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements: You must pass a background investigation.  An applicant with a felony conviction within the last ten years of their prospective date of employment is not permitted to work for the PLCB, per section 210(c) of the Pennsylvania Liquor Code.  Other criminal convictions will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

How to Apply: Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the inimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted. Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans: Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam). Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions. Your score is valid for this specific posting only. You must provide complete and accurate information or: your score may be lower than deserved. you may be disqualified. You may only apply/test once for this posting. Your results will be provided via email.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.