Space planners need to go beyond mastering the software and creating pretty pictures and think about the strategic implications in the work they do. The need for category management training for space planners has never been greater. An in-depth understanding of category and shopper are critical for space planners to succeed in developing strategic shopper-focused planograms.
Space Management training helps individuals and teams focused on Space Planning develop their skills and strategy that align with and go beyond industry standards. Participants can expect to build proficiency across data, analytics, the tactics, presentation skills, strategic thinking and more.
Space Management Assessment identifies team and individual knowledge gaps in shelving and space management-related competencies
A collection of online, self-paced courses covering key space management competencies.
Instructor-led virtual training conducted through Zoom, Teams, or other online meeting platform.
Instructor-led onsite training at your office or other location where face-to-face training works better.
Purchase the Space Management eLearning Program for individuals, or build a Custom Blended Learning Program to meet the unique needs of your space planning team. eLearning courses alone are not enough to elevate the skills of your team - they need to be supplemented with our Live Virtual Training to delve into case studies and workshops that use your own data and examples.
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Teams: Try out our complimentary assessment to understand the key competencies in the Space Planning eLearning Training Program. Email us, complete the form below, or schedule a meeting to discuss the best route for assessing and training a team or organization.
Individuals: Start by completing our complimentary Space Management Assessment. Once complete, you’ll get personalized training recommendations from Sue Nicholls prior to purchasing your eLearning program.
Successful space planners require an understanding of the overarching category management strategies and principles and where space planning fits into this bigger picture. Learn to create space solutions and opportunities that match well with shopper needs and what customers are trying to accomplish based on their overall strategies.
Become proficient in basic data and analytics to help you to create the most relevant and data-driven planograms possible from a category, segment and brand perspective that focuses on the shopper. Gain an understanding of the implications of planogram recommendations on the retail income statement.
Space planners need a solid understanding of the efficient assortment process, analytics associated with space planning, and strategic considerations when making decisions and recommendations on the shelf. These courses will help learners become more proficient at developing strategic planograms and outputs for their categories.
There are other important skills that space planners need to build in order to become efficient and effective in the development and delivery of their planograms and space planning outputs. These courses will help develop a well-rounded individual that can take on many challenges in their role.
Teams: Try out our complimentary assessment to understand the key competencies in the Space Planning eLearning Training Program. Email us, complete the form below, or schedule a meeting to discuss the best route for assessing and training a team or organization.
Individuals: Start by completing our complimentary Space Management Assessment. Once complete, you’ll get personalized training recommendations from Sue Nicholls prior to purchasing your eLearning program.
Individuals can understand where knowledge gaps exist in Category Management, Space Management, and Sales with a simple 3-step process — it’s designed to help you meet your goals with targeted training.
Our assessments contain between 75–140 questions each and have time limits for completion. Individual results are not shared with anyone outside of CMKG.
Get an automated email from CMKG with your % and point score. An 80% overall score is suggested and a 70%+ score for each of the sections.
Once our team reviews your results, you’ll get a second personalized email that details where you should start to address the gaps indicated on assessment results.
A global training company based in Canada. Our clients and students represent both retailer and supplier organizations, including a variety of business units and roles such as category management, sales, and marketing.
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