Dedicated Store Visual Merchandiser – House of Sport
| Company | Dick’s Sporting Goods |
|---|---|
| Location | Leawood, KS, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Associate’s |
| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
Requirements
- Associate’s Degree in Business Management, Retail Management, or Visual Merchandising
- 1-3 years experience in Visual Merchandising (preferably in softlines)
- A demonstrated understanding of customer and retail merchandising strategies
- Strong problem solving skills based on analytics
- Ability to be flexible and prioritize multiple projects while meeting deadlines and working independently
- Ability to demonstrate strong conflict management skills and negotiate to resolution
- Knowledge of customer service principles
Responsibilities
- Promotes visual merchandising excellence in assigned store location through understanding of brand strategies, gameplan integrity and thoughtful merchandising
- Solves merchandising opportunities based on architecture, inventory, selldown and individual store unique floorplan
- Makes adjustments needed to maintain strategies, and create inspiring presentations
- Supports store team with major gameplan sets by understanding merchandising strategies and ensure game plan integrity
- Partners with store team on solving new merchandising opportunities as product arrives
- Remerchandises product to maximize sales and reacts to trends, weather and inventory levels
- Maintains and presents visual displays in a compelling and exciting manner in accordance with company directives
- Oversee and maintain daily standards of all mannequins, forms, displays and strikepoints
- Focusing on Head-To-Toe merchandising, outfitting, accessorizing, newness and trend, to promote and build the basket
- Has a strong understanding of trend and style that is reflective through merchandising
- Utilizes merchandising best practices to maximize space and inventory variability
- Partners with Field Visual Merchandiser and provides feedback relevant on store, merchandising, In-store displays, product and inventory best practices
- Conduct weekly store tours with Store Manager and ASM Apparel focused on visual priorities for the week/month
- Participates in conference calls with Field Visual Merchandiser on visual priorities and initiatives
- Evaluates and understands store KPIs to make commercial decisions and recommendations based on sound financial judgment in order to drive sales, margin and turns
- Engage in behaviors that are in line with Company’s customer service standards, thus providing all athletes with an outstanding store experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in softlines preferred