Entry Level Space Planner Jobs
New grad space planner jobs welcome recent graduates and entry level candidates with zero to two years of experience, where a strong portfolio or internship work can matter more than a long resume. Most openings are on-site roles across 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 Planner Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level space planner job?
Entry level space planner employers look for candidates who can demonstrate practical spatial thinking, even without years of professional experience. A portfolio showing floor plan layouts, CAD drawings, or space utilization projects from coursework or internships gives you a real edge. Familiarity with AutoCAD, Revit, or similar tools, combined with any hands-on internship or studio work, signals readiness to hiring managers at this stage.
Which companies hire entry level space planners?
Companies hiring entry level space planners right now include Best Buy, Credence, and UC San Diego, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. At this level, hiring tends to come from corporate real estate firms, interior design studios, facilities management companies, and large organizations building out or reconfiguring their office footprints.
Are there remote entry level space planner jobs?
Yes, though most entry level space planner roles involve some on-site presence given the hands-on nature of the work. About 75% of entry level space planner openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, so candidates who prefer flexibility should filter specifically for those listings to find roles that offer it at this experience level.
Are these new grad space planner jobs?
Yes, these listings include new grad, recent graduate, and junior space planner roles alongside other entry level postings. A new grad-friendly posting typically welcomes zero to two years of experience and accepts internships, studio coursework, or a portfolio in place of a long professional history. If a job description mentions training, mentorship, or degree-in-lieu-of-experience language, it's a strong signal the role is open to new grads.
Which industries hire the most entry level space planners?
Entry Level space planner roles concentrate in Retail, Education, and Agriculture & Farming, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors drive entry level hiring because they manage large or frequently changing physical footprints and need early-career professionals to support space analysis, planning, and workplace optimization projects.