Are you detail‑oriented, creative, and passionate about how products come to life in a retail environment? This role offers the opportunity to directly influence the customer shopping experience by developing clear, accurate, and visually effective merchandising plans. As a Merchandising Space Planner, you will help turn strategic direction into executable in‑store layouts, ensuring merchandising initiatives are delivered with precision and consistency across the store network. Key Responsibilities In this role, you will: + Develop comprehensive merchandising plans that support major initiatives, including floor reflows and category refreshes. + Translate strategic guidance into actionable merchandising plans that are easy for partners and stores to execute. + Deliver plans accurately and on time, meeting all established deadlines. + Collaborate cross‑functionally with partners in merchandising, planning, space, and operations to ensure alignment with business objectives. + Manage multiple workstreams simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to detail. + Incorporate stakeholder feedback to ensure plans meet both strategic intent and operational needs. + Use internal mapping systems (such as Pangea) to lock space and maintain accurate store maps that reflect approved merchandising strategy. Skills & QualificationsTop Skills + Space Planning + Planner / Planogram Development + Merchandising Design Additional Skills + AutoCAD experience + Ability to interpret merchandising strategy and turn it into a visual plan + Strong organizational and communication skills + Comfort working with digital planning tools and system-based workflows Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Mooresville, NC. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $30.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a hybrid position in Mooresville,NC. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Feb 6, 2026. About Actalent Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.