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Visual Merchandising Planner Corporate , UT

Details ID: 23175

Posted: 04/23/2025

Expires: 05/23/2025

Department: Other

Shift Info Type: Full-time

Shift(s): Monday - Friday

Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm

Wage Info Wage/Salary:50k

Wage/Hourly: Other

Description

Overview:

The ideal candidate will be responsible for store setup and layouts, working with stores to create effective product flow within planograms, developing new merchandising strategies, and collaborating with other departments to ensure seamless communication and execution of changes. This role reports to the Manager of Visual Planning. This role requires a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or a minimum of 3 years of experience as a retail manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Store Setup and Layouts: Lead the development and execution of store layouts, ensuring alignment with the merchants' buying strategy. Create and manage planograms and product flow to optimize the customer shopping experience all within the focus of the micro space, aligning within the macro space for the department.

• Visual Merchandising Execution: Direct all aspects of visual merchandising, including planogram creation, and reset coordination. Maintain and develop new merchandise standards to drive sales and profitability.

• Collaboration with Merchants: Partner with merchants to design customer-centric and regionally relevant planograms using the Blue Yonder Management Suite. Ensure planograms align with macro and micro space plans in existing stores and for special projects.

• Data Analytics: Utilize data analytics to reconcile assortment to space variations across clustered volume grades. Provide post-mortem micro space analysis to leadership team to drive continuous improvement.

• Planogram Validation: Set planograms in live or model stores to review accuracy and identify areas for improvement before the live date. Provide store support regarding planograms and merchandising plans.

• Problem Solving and Urgency: Act with a strong sense of urgency to anticipate and meet customer needs. Take responsibility for finding lasting solutions to challenging problems.

• Signage Development: Maintain and communicate all signage for retail locations using the sign builder application. Ensure all signage aligns with company standards and enhances the customer experience.

• Directives and Communication: Assist in the development and delivery of store merchandising directives for seasonal promotions, ad campaigns, impact zones, and new item launches. Communicate changes effectively to store teams.

• Project Ownership: Take ownership of special projects and initiatives, reporting back to the team on new developments, strategies, and rollout plans.

• Fixture Innovation: Partner on the implementation of new and innovative fixture initiatives. Serve as the visual merchandising strategy expert for the team within the category.

• New Store Setups and Remodels: Assist with new store setups and remodels to ensure visual merchandising standards are upheld and executed effectively.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Visual Merchandising, Retail Management, Marketing, or a related field, or a minimum of 3 years of experience as a retail manager.

• Proven ability to lead and execute visual merchandising strategies in a retail environment.

• Proficiency with Blue Yonder Management Suite and other relevant tools.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to apply data insights to improve merchandising effectiveness.

• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and build strong relationships across all levels of the organization.

• Exceptional organizational and time management skills to handle multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to addressing challenges.

• Experience with new store setups and remodels is a plus.

Requirements:

• Travel: Up to 15%. Flexibility to travel to stores as deemed necessary. May require overnight travel on occasion.

• Lifting: Job requires the ability to lift 40 LBS.

Sportsman's Warehouse is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.