Meeting or exceeding sales and KPI targets within the store through flawless visual merchandising
Coordinating team members to provide a leading shopping experience
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Monitor and analyze performance data and make any necessary adjustments to drive commercial success, especially within VM Allocate resources and organize processes, especially within visual merchandising, to drive efficiency and productivity in a variety of situations, including maintenance and layout of existing stores, floor plans and changes, In-store Communication, reporting, and controlling costs
Drive product presentation and best practice within visual merchandising for a meaningful consumer experience, from sell-in to sell-through
Be a role model for customer service and meeting or exceeding customers’ expectations
Supervise and coordinate the team to ensure all customers receive an optimal service level at all times
Lead your team to meet or exceed customer expectations at all times
Be a Brand Ambassador, consistently exhibiting the Brand Attitude and Values
Use advanced Category expertise to drive sales and customer loyalty in your assigned area
Be an execution expert when it comes to sale/promotional launches, floor changes
Lead training for visual merchandising techniques and guidelines to follow marketing concepts and brand campaigns while supporting all team Foundational and Seasonal Brand and product knowledge training
Have great understanding of the BI report tool, driving use of digital platforms ensure teams are proactive in analyzing blackhole reports, best sellers, category splits and departmental performances
Lead and coordinate team members to consistently execute and maintain established Visual Merchandising and In-Store Communication standards as per global guidelines and local directives, including placement and focus on key articles and ensuring alignment with given Buying and Merchandising timelines
Manage merchandise delivery processing on the same day it arrives
Keep an organized stockroom and direct sales floor replenishment to ensure the store’s complete product offer is immediately available and easily accessible to customers on a consistent basis
Execute all applicable loss prevention procedures
Maintain a safe and productive shopping and working environment
Support the recruitment, onboarding, training, coaching and motivation of store team members to maximize their performance
Share best practices to drive the overall store team performance and market Visual Merchandising strategy and implementation
Support’s market Visual Merchandising strategy through coaching and supporting Visual Merchandising Champions
Complete all applicable training programs and effectively apply the learning on the job
Seek coaching and learning opportunities to continually improve your performance
Ensure there is a VM corner at BOH to keep all VM elements packed accordingly.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
Customers
Peers and Supervisor
VM back office, Trade Marketing back office, Retail back office
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Ability to use critical thinking and creative ways to solve problems
Passion for fashion & sports
Organized and detailed oriented
Good numeracy, literacy, verbal and written communication skills
A good eye for style, coordination and attention to detail
Ability to make recommendations that effectively resolve problems by using judgment that is consistent with standards, practices, policies, and procedures
Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
Strong ability to collaborate and influence across different levels and departments
Thrives under ambiguity; open to change and act as advocate for the ‘new’
Open to feedback; able to keep composure in stressful situations
Passion for adidas brand and for sport
Proficient with MS applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and other computer software (Internet, POS Systems, etc)
REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum 3+ years’ work experience in a sports/fashion customer- and commercial- focused retail environment with advanced selling experience and comprehensive product, retail and industry understanding, [as well as with first supervisor experience]
Intermediate numeracy and literacy and advanced verbal communication skills