Position Purpose Helps to coordinate and define the Merchandising annual Off Shelf strategy with Merch, Supply Chain, and Operations teams. Plan, develop, and implement all Off shelf exhibitions and visual merchandising programs across the company.
Manage store floor plan and ensure that all merchandise on the sales floor is displayed according to AutoZone standards.
Lead and work together with cross-functional areas to create, execute, and maintain visual presentation standards across all in-store exhibitions and signages for all the store formats. Approve or design in-store visual displays in support of the organization's sales objectives.
Primary Accountabilities Develop, lead, and implement an annual plan for all the rental spaces at the stores, managing the seasonal impacts and reinforce through convenient product allocation the product or category needed to support sales. This is done by the proper multifunctional work along with the Merch Directors, Category Managers, and Analysis Team to create relevant, powerful merchandising solutions for both retail channels (DIY/COMM). Release, communicate, and ensure that all Off shelf projects are met to approved sales and budget. Manage the rental fee of prime locations by acquiring, over and above vendor funding for secondary placement and store signage. Look for optimizing locations to display products or rent spaces for signage. Identify opportunities to grow sales, use and evaluate reports to implement creative merchandising changes to meet sales goals. Evaluate retail information and identify risks and propose appropriate strategies to promote sales. Supervise and coordinate the functions and projects of Planogram specialists. Serve as a guide in special or complicated projects, ensuring the best performance of planogram specialists and avoiding errors in implementation. Supervise and ensure that the planograms and signages projects occur on time and budget containing the appropriate information to be implemented. Also coordinate the product exit strategies prior to a new change occurring. Build, develop, and design an original and correct merchandising (POG), based on a preliminary review of the categories, which involves details of the market category situation vs. AZ Mexico, such as inventory, Vendor Funding for the purchase of fixtures and signage, resolution of specific exit strategies by product type, location of the category within the sales floor, and adjacency of the categories. Manage and secure, through JDA Space Planning, Mainframe, and Shelftag, the correct implementation of planograms, description tags, sequence, minimum, maximum, pictures, and other key elements that allow accurate communication to the stores (using ZAP Format); by doing this, the Operations team can perform a proper implementation of the project. Ensure that the internal atmosphere of the store is standardized and is in accordance with the guidelines defined by the Visual Presentation Team. Develop and coordinate brand strategies, implementing all the marketing trade, visual details, special events, new product launches, and promotions in conjunction with marketing programs. Complete all duties including special projects with a high level of proficiency and according to time frames set. Create links with the store support teams and operation areas for flawless in-store project implementation. Education & Experience Level of Formal Education: A Bachelor's degree (BA, BS) or equivalent.
Area of Study: Marketing, Industrial Design, Business, Technology, International Business.
Years of Experience: Three to five years.
Type of Experience: Typically requires 5 years of experience in the related area as an individual contributor and 2 to 3 years supervisory experience may be required. Solid experience in field visual merchandising, including window displays, signs, interior displays, and space utilization.
Special Certifications or Technical Skills: Proficiency in MS Office, Space Planning Certification, Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, or other visual design tools, Ability to analyze sales merchandising reports.
SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE:
- JDA Space Planning and/or Spaceman Suite
SET UP:
- Staff Management
- Ability to read blueprints/layouts
- Set Up of fixtures
- Planograms execution
- Signage in-store and out-store
FIXTURES:
- Knowledge about fixtures in Sales Floor area
- Knowledge about Secondary Placements fixtures
STORE OPERATION:
- Staff Management
- Store Opening/Closing
- Inventory control
- Receipt/Return of goods
- Implementation time.
Other/Preferred: Excellent interpersonal skills. Extensive knowledge of department processes. Creative and innovative thinker. Intermediate English, Intermediate Excel, or Power BI.
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