Visual Merchandising Specialist - FD
Company: Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
Location: Chesapeake
Posted on: March 20, 2023
Job Description:
General Summary:The Visual Merchandising Specialist is
responsible for developing planograms for select product categories
using space planning software. This position will ensure sales and
margin performances of planograms are optimized through knowledge
of product assortment and effective visual display standards that
influence consumer purchasing behaviors and enhance the shopping
experience. Principal Duties & Responsibilities:
- Partner with the Merchandising group to develop the category
shelf strategy and execute that plan across all main and alternate
versions of planograms.
- Utilize space productivity metrics and principals to maximize
SKU and assortment mix, space/shelf allocation, sales and
profits.
- Review the version specific assortments by merchandise category
to ensure capacity and profitability requirements are met and the
assortments align with the category and company strategic
vision
- Collaborate with Merchandising to ensure that all planograms
are current and use correct data for size, shape and shelf space
considerations. Secure samples and photograph products as
needed.
- Create Core/Template Planograms which represent the visual
presentation standards and product placement goals of
merchandising, supports clustering strategies, and optimizes
space/shelf productivity. Communicate goals & versioning for store
specific challenges as required.
- Determine correct product facings to ensure planogram holding
capacity so customer satisfaction and sales are optimized.
- Develop and incorporate merchandise presentation standards in
the creation and maintenance of all planograms
- Perform analysis to identify best merchandising solutions,
clustering, and product positioning and space management.
- Analyze competitor's product display techniques and department
layouts to benchmark best practices and bring new innovative
display concepts and ideas to our company.
- Review and analyze marketing data to integrate supplier ideas
to develop best in class planograms.
- Creatively merchandise product and identify sales opportunities
in order to maximize sales.
- Attend cluster review and business rhythm meetings, becoming
immersed in the subject matter, obtaining all relevant information
needed to perform job duties.
- Monitor competitive and industry activities (including trends,
fads, etc.) regarding merchandise presentation, in-store marketing,
packaging and assortment
- Work closely with merchants, merchandising initiatives project
managers, and store operations teams on the development of new
concepts and store prototypes; collaborate on the development and
design of fixtures, signing, security devices and other in store
displays.
- Develop and manage Supplier Partner relationships.
- Educate store personnel through written communications and
memos with regard to executing new sets.
- Proof and review planogram materials to ensure flawless
execution to stores.
- Execute in-season planogram changes as a result of
cut-ins.
- Respond to store operation questions in support of Family
Dollar's commitment to store-centric support.
- Other duties as assigned Position Requirements:Office work
environment, 40+ work hours per weekMinimum Requirements:Education:
Four-year college degree or equivalent experienceExperience: 3-5
years of Retail experience; requires knowledge of visual
merchandising guidelines and presentation standards;
projectmanagement experience preferred.Job Related Skills: High
energy, with ability to motivate and influence all levels of the
organization; Ability to multi-task, work as a teamplayer and build
cross functional relationships; excellent verbal and written
communication skills; establish priorities and operate with high
sense of urgency.Computer Skills: High proficiency in Microsoft
Office (Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint); experience working
with Space Planning Software preferred (Intactix, Spaceman,
Apollo)
Keywords: Family Dollar Stores, Inc., Chesapeake , Visual Merchandising Specialist - FD, Hospitality & Tourism , Chesapeake, Virginia
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