5 years experience working on development and production of physical merchandising programs for third-party retailers like Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and Costco. Knowledge of physical merchandising production and lead-times related to in-store retail displays is critical for success.
3-5 years experience managing third-party print and production vendors.
Experience working with creative, visual merchandising, marketing, and sales teams to develop creative briefs.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
5+ years of retail project management experience, preferably within the consumer electronics category
Understanding of 3rd party retail, first hand experience working with NA partners such as: Best Buy, Walmart, Target, Costco etc.
Understanding of the fixture design, development and implementation process
Communication skills with a focus on detail
Advanced MS office skills (and proficient with equivalent Google docs)
Proficient in the creation and maintenance of project trackers across multiple programs and stakeholders
RESPONSIBILITIES
Partner with the Regional VM Lead to initiate, progress and deliver project activities
Act as a key point of contact driving activity between global fixture vendor partners, graphic companies, channel marketing managers, creative and marketing
Track and manage the financial aspect of projects. Use internal payment systems and tools to progress payment activities. Work closely with team members to ensure all activities are on budget
Work to identify areas to value engineer, negotiate with vendors on deliverables such as production, kitting & shipping costs
Maintain project trackers to ensure all updates execute on time
Work on internal process development, collaborate with team members to drive efficiencies for physical merchandising initiatives, especially across VR counterparts
Organize vendor partner conference calls weekly to track and update progress ensuring all deadline dates are on track
Prepare internal communications to convey and drive understanding of project plans and activity status