Position Purpose:

The Events Manager is responsible for supporting planning, development, and communication of Merchandising Events for the stores. This individual will communicate inventory requirements, build communication tools and partner with key stakeholders for execution. They will manage the communication of Event merchandising direction to stores including creating guides for events.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partners with SSC and field merchants to execute major Events for the off shelf and cross merchandising programs
• Identifies solutions to problems (SKU changes, product availability issues, etc.)
• Reinforces the rules of engagement, off shelf merchandising planning tools, and any changes to overall program with merchants
• Along with Director of Events, merchants and vendors, sets endcaps and register stackouts at the IC each quarter
• Provides support on quarterly IC walk to ensure leadership understands the merchants strategy and any in-store presentation concerns
• Maintains business partnership with IPR and other internal/external partners
• Updates and maintains program calendar and ensures timelines are met
• Implements merchandising strategy for events and provide reporting and analytics
• Produces printed documents for store associates that summarize the merchandising direction for the off shelf, cross merchandising and other merchandising programs as needed
• Follows-up with store communications to on the MAP area of myApron to ensure information is presented efficiently to store associates
• Supports the production timeline, including merchant review and agency deadlines
• Executes process improvement and program communications strategy
• Establishes checkpoints to ensure agency partners meet timelines for the production of documents, deliverables and performance metrics
• Manages consolidation for all SKU updates and changes, including any supply chain concerns for event merchandise
• Works with Director of Events on special projects and ad hoc requests as needed.

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Position reports to Director of Events.
• No associates report to this role on a permanent basis, but requires the technical leadership of a project work team: may select team members and assess capabilities, provide technical training, provide information necessary to meet work, project or program objectives, evaluate program or project performance.

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Field experience preferred
• Proven track record in managing projects
• Strong retail and store operations experience required

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 3

Competencies:

• Proven ability to perform in a changing and fast paced retail environment
• Ability to work effectively with all levels of management and other colleagues and demonstrate initiative, mature judgment, customer service orientation, and ability to anticipate needs of the organization; leverages partnerships
• Well-developed customer focus; uses understanding of the range of standards from regulatory to customer in forecasting, planning and responding to business needs
• Clear understanding of multiple financial levels and how to use financial resources to create strategic advantage
• Applies knowledge of marketing to explore, uncover or leverage alternatives for decision making
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written
• Strong project management skills, plans, organizes and completes projects in the shortest, most efficient manner, intense commitment to successfully completing all projects
• Strong quantitative, analytic and business acumen skills
• Broad, strategic, original thinking to resolve complex problems; uses insights and context to provide strategic direction and solve merchandising challenges
• Understands and uses relevant technology tools to increase performance and efficiency
• Applies knowledge of visual merchandising concepts to ensure that in-store presentation helps drive consumer understanding of the features and benefits of the product