PURPOSE:

As part of the DTC (direct-to-consumer) Visual Excellence team this position will be an integral part of the store planning process.   The Space Planner will be responsible for laying out the customer journey, fixture flow, category /product placement and ensuring the product in own retail stores is reflective of the merchandising plan.  This position will support the NSO (new store opening) and GTM (go-to-market) strategy on an ongoing basis.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Responsible for creating, maintaining, updating and analyzing space plans by location and supports the ongoing space planning process.  

• Ensure all floor plans are accurate based on the information supplied and follows the Global merchandising guidelines. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as VE Field, RE Experience, Merchandising and Global to gather content and create floor plans to support New Store Openings.  

• Develop Macro and Micro plans for New Store Openings.

• Produce option counts per store location based on the floor plan to provide to key stakeholders on a seasonal and as needed basis. 

• Ensure store profile folders are current and have the current floor plan and option counts. 

• Focus on improving sell-through of adidas footwear, apparel and accessories through visual merchandising excellence.

• Implement store assortments in conjunction with buying team, considering store groups (to include store size, climate, seasonally, capacity, etc.) to maximize sales, gross profit and GMROI

• Analyze and recap selling based on space allocation weekly to ensure proper store group/store balance  

• Provide quantitative analysis to support planning, buying and store planning decisions both preseason and in- season to maximize opportunities

• Consistently update store capacity models through GROW tool

• Evaluate adjustments to plans and allocations for performance trends and inventory levels

• Collaborate with operations, DC, planning and the BU to support strategy that aligns future financial and product opportunities

• React to in season trends by door to ensure that the models are being adjusted appropriately based on each stores performance

• Report toSr. Manager Visual Excellence, DTC

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Strong understanding of Visual Merchandising and a visual eye that incorporates the brand aesthetic and strategies
• Proven passion for visual merchandising and experience working in retail environments
• Knowledge of retail landscape, visual merchandising, fixture capacities, retail marketing and presentation
• Strong project management and planning skills. Highly organized with demonstrated follow through capabilities.
• Knowledge and understanding of business impact and store KPIs 
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to lead discussions in diverse groups of varying size
• Ability to think conceptually, in strategic terms and diagnose and translate sales/category reporting 
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment and work under tight deadlines
• Demonstrates an inspirational attitude that contributes to a positive team environment with the ability to inspire to achieve established objectives
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with team members
• Ability to work on several projects simultaneously
• Ability to successfully multi-task and problem-solve
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to think strategically, synthesize data, identify trends and recommend viable solutions

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor's Degree (B.A.) in Marketing, Business, Education/Training or related field 
• Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant Retail and/or Visual Merchandising experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience 
• Minimum 3+ years of visual merchandising experience, preferably in a multi-store capacity

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

• Competitive salary range based on experience
• Comprehensive benefits package including:
  • Health
  • Dental
  • Vision