Retail Channel Specialist (16631-1)

JND•Plano, TX

3d•$27 - $29•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Retail Channel Specialist, you will be in a position of operational support for our accounts internally and with customer. Collaboration, strategic/operational brief development, communication, planning, attention to detail, and process will be vital pieces of the job. You will partner closely with the Retail Channel Operations team and carrier cross functional teams to ensure tools and resources function correctly. In addition, you will be instrumental in the execution support and analysis of the key strategic initiatives. You will work directly with corporate retail account teams both locally and nationally to help set the operational process and measure the overall execution of Samsung’s success. You should exhibit a proven ability to convey complex ideas in simple, effective ways that influence, inform and educate audiences at all levels in the organization. You will interact with Executive Leadership across Samsung, globally and within cross functional areas, to help move Samsung’s retail experience forward. This will include being a fierce advocate for the team, driving repeatability, stability, and intuitiveness into everything we do, so that they can focus on serving consumers instead of trying to use inefficient tools/processes. Additionally, you will be required to explain complicated, detailed, and quickly changing facts to Samsung’s retail leadership team in a succinct, easy to understand manner.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree plus an additional 3 years of relevant retail experience required
Demonstrated experience working with multiple accounts and operations
Strength in working cross functionally, harnessing a collaborative team environment and being able to lead project work within a large dynamic team and drive end to end planning
Adaptability to move at the pace of consumer and work in a constantly evolving environment, making decisive decisions when needed
Experience in developing process and creating measurements
Proficiency in Power Point, Word, and Excel
Outstanding written and communications skills, time management, and organization skill
Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time
Analytic/ data curious minded
Effective collaboration
Detail and organization oriented

Nice To Haves

Understanding of Retail development and store systems/equipment highly desired

Responsibilities

Forecast and track marketing and sales trends, analyzing collected data.
Conduct research on consumer opinions and marketing strategies, collaborating with marketing professionals, statisticians, pollsters, and other professionals.
Devise and evaluate methods and procedures for collecting data, such as surveys, opinion polls, or questionnaires, or arrange to obtain existing data.
Gather data on competitors and analyze their prices, sales, and method of marketing and distribution.
Measure the effectiveness of marketing, advertising, and communications programs and strategies.
Assess and provide insights on operational market opportunities for various channels, geographies and service levels to boost sales performance including informing go-to-market strategies, improvements to our account/internal team’s capabilities and performance, and product enhancements