Sr. Space Planner

, India

Job Family Group:

Information Technology (IT)

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

December 1, 2025

Business Unit:

Finance

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What's the role

Shell Global Space Planning (GSP) is the centre of excellence for space planning and category management solutions in convenience retail. Having started with just one market five years ago, GSP now supports 18 markets across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, with plans to expand both its market reach and capabilities.

What you'll be doing

• Looking for an experienced Space Planner who can be a single point of contact for any category/region by mastering Process and Category knowledge.
• Manage the Range Review Cycle from its inception to its final publication in stores
• Enable and ensure more data driven space planning.
• Data Analysis: Utilize data analytical tools to monitor category performance, identify opportunities, and present insights and recommendations to the Category Management to optimise assortment across the various size of planograms and Shop Formats, analysing existing performance to ensure each shop has the optimal category space to maximise the shop profitability.
• Work closely with Category Management to deliver visually appealing versioned planograms based on store clustering, space definitions and defined flow/merchandising guidelines/CDT in accordance with agreed service level agreements (SLA).
• Work closely with Shop Format managers within markets to create and maintain shop plans and linking in the relevant planograms, Fixtures, Equipment to the store layouts.
• Work in a team environment with focus on achieving team goals vs individual goals.
• Actively learn and apply advanced level of expertise in Space Planning Tools and all other relevant applications.
• Collaborate with peers to instil best practices and enhance the team's capability to address business questions with valuable insights
• Exhibit a strong sense of responsibility when handling high-visibility requests or those with tight deadlines.
• Identify opportunities and implement corrective actions to enhance work processes.
• Create an inclusive and collaborative environment

What you bring

• 8+ years of relevant experience in Retail domain / Category management / Merchandising / VM.
• Bachelor's degree in mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Economics, Business, Marketing, or a related field; MBA preferred.
• Good interpersonal communication skills and influencing skills
• Eagerness to learn and ability to work with limited supervision
• Familiarity with data visualization tools like Tableau or Power BI.
• Experience in Global Business Services (GBS) is an advantag
• Good experience in Space Plannings tools like JDA, Nielsen Spaceman, CAD etc.
• Good Stakeholder Management skills
• Good analytical skills
• Good communication skills
• Competent with Excel & Word

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You'll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You'll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
• Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and
• international teams.
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

An Inclusive & Progressive Place to Work 

• To power progress together, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we're nurturing an inclusive environment – one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills, and reach your potential.
• We're creating a space where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply, and we'll take it from there.
• We're closing the gender gap – whether that's through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.
• We're striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Shell in India

Shell is a diversified energy company in India with 13,000 employees, and presence in Integrated Gas, Downstream, Power, Renewable and Upstream. Additionally, we have deep capabilities in R&D, digitalisation, and business operations.

Our global strategy, Powering Progress, is designed to generate value for our shareholders, customers, and the wider society, and focuses on creating more value with less emissions. The strategy supports our purpose of providing more and cleaner energy solutions, with the aim of profitably transforming Shell into a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050. As India moves towards its target of net-zero emissions by 2070, Shell India aims to play a leading role in securing vital energy for today, while investing in, and helping to build, the energy system of the future through strategic investments in the country.

Our Lubricants business serves over 50,000 consumers through a strong network of over 200 distributors, and operates an end-to-end value chain that spans conceptualization, development, and production at a world-class blending plant at Taloja. Through our 350-plus retail stations, we offer an integrated mobility experience including fuels, cafes, and convenience stores, with a prominent network of EV recharging facilities.

Shell owns and operates a LNG re-gasification terminal at Hazira, Surat, with a capacity of 5 MTPA and a LNG truck-loading unit that plays a crucial role in helping meet India's growing demand for gas across sectors. In 2022, Shell acquired Sprng Energy in a $1.55 billion deal to build an integrated energy transition business in the country. Sprng is a leading renewable energy company in India which develops and manages solar, wind, and hybrid power generation facilities and infrastructure.

Our three capability centres across Bangalore and Chennai serve as a technology and innovation powerhouse for Shell globally, working as a delivery engine for core technical, digital, and finance processes: pioneering digital innovation and cutting-edge technologies across the energy sector. We also have strong academic partnerships and collaborations with leading universities and technology institutes to accelerate decarbonization efforts within the energy sector.

We are committed to positively contributing to the communities in which we operate through programmes on STEM Education, Skilling, and Livelihood across India. We nurture and invest in startups developing initiatives focused on accelerating energy innovation through programs such as Shell E4 and Shell Eco-marathon. We also have strategic investments in new energy companies such as Husk Power, d.light, Orb Energy, and Cleantech Solar.

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