Entry Level Space Operations Officer Jobs
New grad space operations officer jobs welcome recent graduates and entry level candidates with zero to two years of experience, where strong internship work or a relevant academic project can matter more than a long resume. Most openings are on-site roles concentrated in Retail, Education, and Agriculture & Farming, with employers like Best Buy, Credence, and UC San Diego 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 Space Operations Officer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level space operations officer job?
Start by building hands-on experience through ROTC programs, university satellite projects, or internships with defense contractors and space agencies. Employers at this level look for familiarity with orbital mechanics, mission planning concepts, and military or government clearance eligibility. A degree in aerospace engineering, physics, or a related STEM field is the most common entry point, and any demonstrated systems operations experience gives candidates a clear edge.
Which companies hire entry level space operations officers?
Companies hiring entry level space operations officers right now include Best Buy, Credence, and UC San Diego, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level covers government contractors, aerospace primes, and federal agencies that maintain active space surveillance, launch, or command-and-control programs.
Are there remote entry level space operations officer jobs?
Yes, though most positions at this level are on-site due to classified facility and mission requirements. About 75% of entry level space operations officer openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, and those tend to be in analysis, mission planning support, or program coordination rather than direct operations roles.
Are these new grad space operations officer jobs?
Yes, many of these listings are new grad and junior roles that explicitly welcome candidates with zero to two years of experience, relevant internships, or strong academic project work. A posting is new-grad friendly when it lists a degree as the primary requirement, accepts equivalent internship experience, or omits minimum years of professional experience entirely.
Which industries hire the most entry level space operations officers?
Entry Level space operations officer roles concentrate in Retail, Education, and Agriculture & Farming, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors drive hiring at this level because they operate launch facilities, satellite constellations, and national security space missions that require a steady pipeline of trained junior operators.