PURPOSE:
This position works with adidas Visual Excellence Team to support their objective to meet or exceed the execution of NAM Visual Merchandising standards. Become a brand expert to ensure consistency and excellence in execution at the point of sale, this position's focus will be on processing product, product placement, and implementing visual directives according to adidas Brand Retail standards and visual direction. In this position you will work independently or as part of a team, as requested. This position should inspire through role-modeling the adidas hero behaviors across all pillars of Selling & Service, Operations, and People.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Work closely with adidas Visual Excellence team and Store Visual Merchandising teams to execute Brand standards at the store level.
Drive flawless execution of adidas Visual Merchandising initiatives, as directed by the adidas Visual Excellence team.
Execute and ensure all product is being processed according to adidas Brand Retail Standards, including hanging, sizing, cubing, folding, and correct quantities.
Understand adidas categories and ability to read retail floor plans to correctly place product on sales floor, working with Store Team to transition product from back-of-house to front-of-house.
Execute styling and detailing of all merchandise in accordance to adidas Brand Retail Standards.
Ability to ensure all in-store communication is placed correctly and in accordance with visual and marketing directives.
Communicate and report project status as needed to adidas project leader; acting as the liaison between Store staff and adidas Visual Excellence leadership.
Positively communicates and actively demonstrates the adidas Brand Values.
Be a Brand Ambassador, consistently exhibiting the adidas Brand Attitude and Values.
KNOWLEDGE, CAPABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE:
Proven passion for visual merchandising.
Knowledge of retail landscape, visual merchandising, and retail marketing.
Proven ability to complete detailed execution of visual merchandising initiatives.
Ability to learn and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to understand and carry out oral and/or written instructions and request clarification if needed.
Demonstrates an inspirational attitude that contributes to a positive team environment and promotes collaborative skills and ability to work within a team.
Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with team members.
Well-developed ability to speak, read, comprehend, and write English.
Ability to maintain reliable and consistent attendance and punctuality.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
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