Dick's Sporting Goods is hiring: Senior Manager of Visual Merchan...
Dick's Sporting Goods - Coraopolis, PA, United States, 15108
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If you are ready to make a difference as part of the world's greatest sports team, apply to join our team today!
OVERVIEW:
Strategy, Execution, and Testing:
- Develops and maintains overarching visual merchandising strategies to achieve merchant goals for sales, margin, and turn of assigned categories
- Works within team and with stakeholders to develop/refine strategies by season to maximize results.
- Drives execution of major drive time floor sets from vendor sell-in through to the development of documents for field execution.
- Keeps a pulse on industry trends to ensure best-in-class strategies for Dick's House of Sport.
- Drives testing of new strategies to continuously evolve the in-store customer experience.
Team Oversight and Development:
- Defines team vision and direction and guides team to meet stated objectives.
- Encourages team development and fosters a positive working environment.
- Directly oversees multiple categories and develops associate's business acumen and merchandising skills, serving as a sounding board, escalation point, and mentor.
- Indirectly oversees the floor planning capability for categories of responsibility.
Vendor Oversight and Resolution:
- Owns strategic, senior-level vendor relationships with key account vendor partners and design agencies.
- Drives initiatives with vendor partners from inception through to execution.
- Works cross-functionally with Merchants, PAR, marketing and .com to ensure cohesive customer experiences.
- Handles any issues that require senior-level escalation with the agencies.
Budget Forecasting and Timeline Management:
- Owns budgeting process for in-store initiatives by working across key stakeholders, fixture procurement, finance and Senior Leaders to obtain approval.
- Maintains timelines and develops risk-mitigation plans to ensure programs are effectively delivered to the stores.
- Dissemminates plans and budgets to appropriate team members and/or agencies/vendors.
Cross-Chain Strategy and Oversight:
- Ensures best practices are uniformly applied to Dicks House of Sport. Works with Merchants, PAR, Operations and Field partners to develop cross-chain merchandising strategies as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field
- 7-10 years of related experience
- In-store merchandising experience