Proficient in MS Office software including Excel and Access
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage with various audiences
Demonstrated ability to leverage critical thinking and problem solve using large data sets
Visual Merchandising: Acumen in optimizing the presentation of products and services to create a pleasing customer experience while maximizing profitability
Merchandising Strategies: Understanding of merchandising strategies and techniques used to increase sales, such as product placement, fixture usage, promotions, advertising, and competitive pricing
Planogram Creation: Experience creating product planograms using visual merchandising software, ensuring accuracy in product SKUs, inventory required, fixtures needed, and product placement, while considering shopability and profitability
Detail-Oriented: Ability to complete tasks while paying attention to all areas involved, no matter how small, ensuring thorough and accurate execution
Business Acumen: Understanding how a business operates, including financial literacy, how an organization makes money, organizational knowledge, and short and long term growth strategies
Ownership: Sense opportunities and obstacles that create barriers to results
Self-Development: View weaknesses as an opportunity to learn and grow; Actively work to improve weaknesses
Innovate: Analyze advantages and disadvantages to new ideas
Influence Others: Can compromise (win concessions) without damaging relationships
Collaborate: Prioritize business relationships beyond your team to gather differing perspectives and information, and work together; Recognize potential impacts of choices upstream, downstream, and across teams
2-4 years of retail and/or project management experience
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Merchandising or related field; or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
Hybrid work availability: 4 days in office at Raleigh, NC HQ, 1 day remote
Responsibilities
Provide planogram specific reporting needs to category management during the line review process, including but not limited to: adjacencies, heatmaps, and space productivity based on sales
Partner with Real Estate on NSO, Remodel, and Relocation projects, leading conversations around space optimization and merchandising guidelines
Conduct weekly audits to determine store eligibility is correct; manage controls to ensure correct inventory distribution
Manage and resolve ServiceNow ticket requests & inquiries to support company owned stores
Validate planogram (POG) and promotional off shelf placement eligibility and deployment according to Planning Calendar
Monitor & validate execution of disposition plans for non go forward SKUs as part of planogram reset
Responsible for conversion and management of store specific POGs, including sales reviews & life cycle changes
Participate in cross functional meetings & weekly planner touch bases to connect with merchandising and inventory partners to highlight and escalate issues, share and/or receive updates to business strategy
Assist in early store resets of planogram updates to identify potential gaps in new SKU inventory