Manager of Visual Merchandising- Golf Apparel

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OVERVIEW:

Responsible for overall visual merchandising strategies and process development for the power aisle and front end that drives sales, margin, turn, and provides our customer with a great in-store experience. This position will be involved with all merchandising initiatives, ensuring continued improvement of all visual merchandising communication and planning processes. This role partners with Director of Visual Merchandising (DVM) to strategize and develop communication and documentation to support key merchandising ideas and store specific initiatives.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

Strategic Development:

• Lead the visual team in developing visual merchandising ‘events’ for the Power Aisle and Front End in-store areas from conception to implementation.

• Provide strong creative concepts for each in-store event, partnering with marketing and merchandising to ensure all key buys and marketing ideas are incorporated.

• Initiates strategic meetings with the merchants including GMM, DMM and Buyers also including the visual team to understand the goals and objectives of merchandising projects including fixture needs, power aisle placement and other new initiatives.   

•  Lead strategy and design discussions of all innovation / new store initiative-led projects to determine need/risks for Front End/Power aisle are met or addressed.   Read and provide store plan updates when needed. 

• Provides hands on visual merchandising in partnership with DVM during all floorsets and event changes for up to 13 events per year and updates to front end. 

• Collaborate and strategize with internal partners to ensure seamless approach is taken and ensure product strategies are implemented across multiple locations.

Team Oversight & Development:

• Assist in identifying opportunities for improvement in defined categories and for the global department including: documents for future application, workback schedules , presentations, signage, merchandise opportunities, etc.

• Defines team vision and direction and guides team to meet objectives

• Ensures all project deliverables and deadlines are met in partnership with Director of Visual Merchandising.

• Manages all Gameplans, updates and standards to be approved by Director of Visual Merchandising. Develops and communicates the planning schedule for all walk-throughs. Partners with peers to ensure plans reflect global floor sets (adjacent businesses, etc.)

• Understand and analyze merchandise receipts and replenishment for floorsets and sell through

Field Communication and Training:

• Manages communication to field organization for kick off meetings as they relate to power aisle updates Able to present Gameplan direction to field team members for discussion and idea sharing.

• Manages Power Aisle calendar with Visual Director and communicates dates/changes with Store Communications to ensure direction is consistent, actionable and timely.

• Manages the Visual communication process for all areas of responsibility (Gameplans, Planograms, Visual Standards Manual and all updates) from development to completion.

• Manages the creation of Gameplans including overall strategies, merchandising details, layouts, instruction, signing and visual presentation elements needed for proper execution at store level.

• Manages the coordination of floorset build at Lab Stores for product, marketing needs and overall support.

Leadership Responsibility:

• Oversees daily workflow and time management for direct reports.

• Trains direct reports in established protocol for file library maintenance.

• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills with ability to work cross functionally between departments, external providers and remote teams

• Challenges staff on an ongoing basis for career development purposes

• Coaches teammates on effective communication and taking a solution first approach on daily tasks

• Provides timely feedback to teammates and ensures teammates understand their role and points of accountability

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint

• Experienced with use of CAD and Space Planning programs (JDA) preferred

• Experience in Adobe InDesign & Adobe Photoshop

• Knowledge of apparel merchandising and visual merchandising required.

• Ability to mentor team members through personal training interaction in office and in stores.

• Ability to build constructive relationships with merchants, vendors and team members in a corporate environment.

• Ability to convey ideas/concepts to others.

• Excellent written & Verbal Communication Skills

• Execution skills

• Project management knowledge

• Customer-service oriented

• Ability to drive projects & manage project teams

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment

• Self-motivated & results oriented

• Strong presentation skills

• Strong detail orientation

• Supervisory & leadership capabilities

• Superior organizational abilities

• Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint

• Experienced with use of CAD and Space Planning programs (JDA) preferred

• Experience in Adobe InDesign & Adobe Photoshop

• Knowledge of apparel merchandising and visual merchandising required.

• Ability to mentor team members through personal training interaction in office and in stores.

• Ability to build constructive relationships with merchants, vendors and team members in a corporate environment.

• Ability to convey ideas/concepts to others.

• Excellent written & Verbal Communication Skills

• Execution skills

• Project management knowledge

• Customer-service oriented

• Ability to drive projects & manage project teams

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment

• Self-motivated & results oriented

• Strong presentation skills

• Strong detail orientation

• Supervisory & leadership capabilities

• Superior organizational abilities