Associate Merchandise Execution

PGA Tour Superstore•Roswell, GA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

At PGA TOUR Superstore, we’re always looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated, flexible individuals who will share a passion for helping transform our business. As one of the fastest growing specialty retailers, we’re dedicated to hiring selfless team players from different backgrounds to influence the growth of our organization. Part of the Arthur M. Blank Family of Businesses, PGA TOUR Superstore continuously strives to create a family culture for our Associates – driven by our vision to inspire people through golf and tennis. Position Summary Reporting to the Director of Merchandise Execution, the Associate Manager helps bring brand aesthetics to life by ensuring that all merchandising initiatives, promotions, and product presentations are communicated, executed accurately, on time, and in alignment with brand standards to drive department performance and sales volume. The Associate Manager works cross-functionally with store and field leadership, visual, and operations to create an engaging in-store experience that drives sales and inspires customers. As the merchandising and execution expert for an assigned department, this role is a cross-functional partner that collaborates with Merchandising, Visual, Operations and Marketing. The Associate Manager, Merchandise Execution role bridges creative vision with practical implementation, requiring strong organization, project management and collaborative skills in a fast-paced retail setting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field (Relevant work experience can be substituted for the required education).
5 years of experience in a management role. Equivalent to, or higher than Assistant General Manager experience.
Must have a strong merchandising background which includes at least 3 years of retail experience in addition to merchandise handling, visual, store operations and product processing.
Ability to work independently, multi-task, meet deadlines, and work in a fast-paced environment.
Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Must be able to communicate with co-workers and customers consistently and effectively.
Ability to effectively collaborate and partner with different departments.
Ability to work with executives and leaders across the organization.
Proven aptitude for building relationships, credibility, and trust with internal stakeholders, and creating a harmonious work environment.
Possess the ability to influence with and without direct authority.
Solution-oriented and innovative; can identify creative options that address multiple stakeholders’ needs.
Ability to organize multiple priorities to ensure that key processes and procedures are implemented and that resources are properly allocated to meet organizational goals.
Analytic and decisive decision maker with the ability to prioritize and communicate to management team key objectives and tactics necessary to achieve organizational goals.
Leadership ability to influence while working with Senior Leadership to facilitate collaborative processes.
Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent public speaking skills.
Results driven with demonstrated successful outcomes.
Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel and Adobe Programming including Photoshop and Illustrator.
Excellent analytical and time-management skills.

Nice To Haves

Golf experience is recommended but not required.

Responsibilities

Participates in weekly and monthly touch bases to ensure alignment between merchandising and stores.
Works to build collaborative relationships with Field, Store Leadership and Merchants partners.
Key liaison for all communication between designated merchandising department, field leadership and stores.
Partner with the Merchandising Set Team for all new and remodel store communication to provide timely updates on product deliveries, expected delays and perform virtual walks as needed.
Under the direction of Director, execute all holiday, event, and promotional sets with precision and timeliness to support key selling periods.
Support building seasonal product strategies through surfacing competitive and localization opportunities.
Communicate key market trends, customer insights, and data to support new merchant initiatives or product positioning.
Participate in seasonal product reviews/style outs and coordinate all fixture, floor plan and graphic needs.
In partnership with the Merchandise Execution team, responsible for developing, maintaining, communicating, and executing Merchandise Visual Standards for appointed department.
In partnership with Merchandise Execution team, responsible for developing, maintaining, communicating, and executing Merchandise Directives for appointed department and specific categories within that department.
Partner with Operations as needed to ensure alignment on store workload planning initiatives or off-cadence communication.
Development and creation of salesfloor reflows, vendor adjacencies and department resets based on annual strategy and vendor changes.
Maintains departmental store floorplans to ensure capacity alignment and planogram accuracy to deliver results and a premier shopping experience.
All other items as needed or requested by supervisor.