Retail Merchandise Strategy Specialist

Retail Merchandise Strategy Specialist

The Retail Merchandise Strategy Specialist plays a key role in the execution of strategic initiatives across the Retail Channel, ensuring its continued growth as a revenue generating unit. The Retail Merchandise Strategy Specialist will have a strong background in marketing and sales and will be responsible for the implementation of marketing and merchandising updates across all Optimum stores. With a strong attention to detail, he / she will partner closely with store teams to ensure flawless application across all store types.

Responsibilities include :

• Manage content across Digital Platforms, SiteKiosk and One Door. Responsibilities include : Building planograms in One Door platform
• Updating all planograms for marketing / merchandising resets
• Monitoring compliance photos to ensure accurate execution in the field
• Review accuracy of locations, fixtures, floorplans and planogram designs to ensure that all plans are accurate and executable at store level
• Communicate with field teams for updates, fixes and feedback on merchandising execution
• Partner closely with the retail and mobile marketing teams to ensure on time delivery and placement of in-store printed and digital collateral
• Manage regular communication with all store teams regarding promotional / operational updates and compliance tracking
• Maintain and monitor merchandising across all locations, updating on a store-by-store basis as needed
• Support Retail Managers in data collection, content management, systems support, quality control, monitoring, store merchandising, and issue troubleshooting
• Assist in designing, developing, documenting, and communicating new and existing policies, processes, and procedures, ensuring standardization across all retail stores
• Drive store traffic by supporting store openings, closures and retail activations
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with cross-functional teams both internally and externally

Qualifications include :