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The Marketing Operations team is responsible for increasing efficiencies and driving results within the Meijer Marketing department by establishing, managing and optimizing effective processes that empower teams to maximize performance.
The Visual Merchandising team is responsible for creating a customer-focused, efficient shopping environment through the management of the overall look of Meijer stores through semi-permanent signage (i.e., wayfinding, business area signage, seasonal graphics). This includes, but is not limited to, maintaining communication with all stakeholders, managing workflows, timelines, and budgets in the development of all visual merchandising signage, as well as closely collaborating with key internal and external partners.
The Visual Merchandising Project Specialist is responsible for planning and executing visual signage projects. This involves planning, assigning, scheduling, supporting and proactively facilitating visual merchandising projects through completion, as well as reporting on all incoming projects to leadership and key stakeholders.
This position collaborates cross-functionally with construction, store design, retail operations, product flow and marketing teams, as well as external contracted partners to manage total visual signage packages in all New Stores and Remodels on an annual basis.
The position requires meticulous planning, resource allocation, scheduling, and risk management to ensure the successful completion of visual signage projects. The specialist must be adept at defining project scopes, setting timelines, and coordinating with various teams and stakeholders to drive projects to completion. The specialist must manage workflows, monitor progress, and address any challenges that arise, ensuring that owned initiatives are executed efficiently and effectively.
The VM Project Specialist will work closely with internal and external agency partners and all levels of leadership. Ability to lead through influence and impact is critical.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Partners across all levels of cross functional business partners at the onset of a project, and throughout, to understand the scope, allocate appropriate internal/external resources, and define a critical path forward for visual signage.
- Manages annual visual signage packages for new stores and remodels.
- Defines project scopes, sets timelines, and coordinates with various teams to ensure project success.
- Monitors project workflows, tracks progress, and addresses any challenges that arise.
- Engages with Visual Merchandising Specialists and External Partners to ensure timely production and installation of visual signage to amplify customer purchase and ultimately drive sales.
- Coordinates with store leaders, vendors and contractors to ensure the timely and quality delivery and installation of in-store visual signage.
- Collaborates with construction, store design, retail operations, product flow, and marketing teams to ensure cohesive project execution.
- Works cross-functionally with leadership, their peers and Manager, Visual Merchandising to improve visual signage work processes, gain team efficiency.
- Ensures all assigned initiatives achieve the highest standard possible for visual excellence and customer experience.
- Sets up and tracks specific visual merchandising project plan schedules and budgets. Adjusts project plans and resolves issues as necessary.
- Operates daily within visual merchandising project management tools, including ProCore, Microsoft Project and Azure DevOps (VSTS) and Miro.
- Educates stakeholders on milestones on what has to occur and their impacts.
- Utilizes knowledge of industry best practices for project management and recommends/implements necessary changes.
- This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position. May perform other duties as assigned or required.
What You'll Bring With You:
- Bachelor's degree Visual Merchandising, Marketing, Project Management or related discipline.
- 3-5 years of experience in project management, preferably in a retail environment.
- Strong knowledge of visual sign merchandising principles, techniques and tools.
- Extensive experience with managing simultaneous, cross-functional projects, programs and/or portfolios with attention to detail.
- Ability to be self-directed, a detailed problem solver, and use independent judgement and data to aid in decision making.
- Prior experience with and knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite applications, especially Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
- Strong project management skills for managing project scope, time, cost, quality, team member resources, communication, risk and procurement.
- Able to work cross-functionally across business areas, with all levels of Meijer team members, project leads, leadership and vendor partners.
- Strong planning and tracking/controlling skills, with ability to juggle multiple tasks.
- Ability to think critically, plan long-term and react short-term.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to be an empathetic listener and effective communicator.
- Professionally represents the Marketing department internally and externally.
- Exceptional organizational skills and ability to manage details.
- Ability to lead peers, including through ambiguous situations.
- Adaptive, flexible and responsive to challenges, change and customer business cultures.
- Possesses an independent and innovative orientation.
- Knowledge of Corporate financial and fiscal year budgeting processes.
- Excellent written, verbal and oral communication skills.
- Ability to travel to various store locations on a regular basis.
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