Entry Level Assistant Planning Manager Jobs
New grad assistant planning manager jobs are open to recent graduates and entry level candidates with zero to two years of experience, where a strong internship background or portfolio of planning projects can carry more weight than years on a resume. Most openings are on-site roles across Healthcare & Medical Services, Manufacturing, and Technology & Software, with employers like Lockheed Martin, Cleveland-Cliffs, and First Command Financial Services hiring at this level now.
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As a Space Planning Analyst, you'll partner with cross-functional teams to develop merchandising solutions that drive business results and enhance the customer experience. You will create and maintain planograms using Blue Yonder and Visual Merchandising Manager (VMM), support category transitions and product launches, and serve as the space planning expert for your assigned departments.
You'll collaborate with Merchandising, Inventory, Visual Merchandising, and Store Operations teams to ensure accurate, executable merchandising strategies while balancing customer experience, operational efficiency, and business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Create, maintain, and optimize planograms that support category strategies and enterprise merchandising standards.
- Lead execution of assortment changes, category transitions, and product launches.
- Manage project milestones and coordinate with partners to ensure successful store execution.
- Analyze space and merchandising opportunities and recommend improvements.
- Communicate planogram impacts, store counts, fixture requirements, and transition details.
- Serve as the primary contact for store-submitted planogram questions and issues.
- Maintain planogram data integrity and identify opportunities to improve processes and efficiencies.
- Build strong partnerships across Merchandising, Inventory, Visual Merchandising, and Store Operations teams.
Basic Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in retail merchandising, space planning, category management, inventory planning, visual merchandising, or related fields.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
- Effective communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Blue Yonder Space Planning, VMM, or similar software.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge of retail merchandising, inventory management, and store operations.
What’s in it for you
We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being and provide support as you need it, especially at key moments in your life.
Our benefits include:
- Competitive pay
- Great employee discount
- Financial savings and retirement resources
- Support for your physical and mental well-being
Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our Incentive Programs Summary.
For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide.
About us
As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.
Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™
Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.
Application deadline: Minimum of 5 days from the posting date. You can find that date above the job title at the top of the page.
Position Type: Full time
As a Space Planning Analyst, you'll partner with cross-functional teams to develop merchandising solutions that drive business results and enhance the customer experience. You will create and maintain planograms using Blue Yonder and Visual Merchandising Manager (VMM), support category transitions and product launches, and serve as the space planning expert for your assigned departments.
You'll collaborate with Merchandising, Inventory, Visual Merchandising, and Store Operations teams to ensure accurate, executable merchandising strategies while balancing customer experience, operational efficiency, and business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Create, maintain, and optimize planograms that support category strategies and enterprise merchandising standards.
- Lead execution of assortment changes, category transitions, and product launches.
- Manage project milestones and coordinate with partners to ensure successful store execution.
- Analyze space and merchandising opportunities and recommend improvements.
- Communicate planogram impacts, store counts, fixture requirements, and transition details.
- Serve as the primary contact for store-submitted planogram questions and issues.
- Maintain planogram data integrity and identify opportunities to improve processes and efficiencies.
- Build strong partnerships across Merchandising, Inventory, Visual Merchandising, and Store Operations teams.
Basic Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in retail merchandising, space planning, category management, inventory planning, visual merchandising, or related fields.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
- Effective communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Blue Yonder Space Planning, VMM, or similar software.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge of retail merchandising, inventory management, and store operations.
What’s in it for you
We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being and provide support as you need it, especially at key moments in your life.
Our benefits include:
- Competitive pay
- Great employee discount
- Financial savings and retirement resources
- Support for your physical and mental well-being
Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our Incentive Programs Summary.
For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide.
About us
As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.
Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™
Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.
Application deadline: Minimum of 5 days from the posting date. You can find that date above the job title at the top of the page.
Position Type: Full time
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Entry Level Assistant Planning Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level assistant planning manager job?
Focus on internships, coursework projects, or volunteer work that shows you can coordinate schedules, track deliverables, and support a planning team. Employers at this level look for candidates who understand basic project timelines and can communicate clearly across departments. A degree in urban planning, supply chain, business, or a related field helps, and any hands-on planning experience, even unpaid, strengthens your application.
Which companies hire entry level assistant planning managers?
Companies hiring entry level assistant planning managers right now include Lockheed Martin, Cleveland-Cliffs, and First Command Financial Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. At this level, hiring tends to come from mid-size to large organizations in sectors with active project pipelines, including government agencies, manufacturers, retailers, and logistics firms that regularly onboard junior planning staff.
Are there remote entry level assistant planning manager jobs?
Yes, though most entry level roles in this field are on-site or hybrid given the hands-on coordination involved. About 24% of entry level assistant planning manager openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, so candidates who prefer flexibility still have real options without limiting themselves to fully in-office positions.
Are these new grad assistant planning manager jobs?
Yes, many of these postings are new grad and junior roles that welcome recent graduates with little or no professional experience. A new grad-friendly posting typically asks for zero to two years of experience, accepts internship or academic project work in place of full-time history, and may prioritize a relevant degree or portfolio over a long resume. These are the right starting points for anyone entering planning for the first time.
Which industries hire the most entry level assistant planning managers?
Entry Level assistant planning manager roles concentrate in Healthcare & Medical Services, Manufacturing, and Technology & Software, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors drive hiring at this level because they run complex, multi-team projects that require dedicated junior planners to support scheduling, resource coordination, and progress tracking under senior supervision.