Senior Manager of Visual Merchandising - HOS

At DICK’S Sporting Goods, we believe in how positively sports can change lives. On our team, everyone plays a critical role in creating confidence and excitement by personally equipping all athletes to achieve their dreams.  We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce, reflecting the communities we serve.

If you are ready to make a difference as part of the world’s greatest sports team, apply to join our team today!

OVERVIEW:

Strategy, Execution, and Testing:

• Develops and maintains overarching visual merchandising strategies to achieve merchant goals for sales, margin, and turn of assigned categories
• Works within team and with stakeholders to develop/refine strategies by season to maximize results
• Drives execution of major drive time floor sets from vendor sell-in through to the development of documents for field execution
• Keeps a pulse on industry trends to ensure best-in-class strategies for Dick's Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy, and Field & Stream (as applicable).
• Drives testing of new strategies to continuously evolve the in-store customer experience.

Team Oversight and Development:

• ​Defines team vision and direction and guides team to meet stated objectives.
• Encourages team development and fosters a positive working environment.
• Directly oversees multiple categories and develops associate’s business acumen and merchandising skills, serving as a sounding board, escalation point, and mentor.
• Indirectly oversees the floor planning capability for categories of responsibility.

Vendor Oversight and Resolution:

• Owns strategic, senior-level vendor relationships with key account vendor partners and design agencies.
• Drives initiatives with vendor partners from inception through to execution. 
• Works cross-functionally with Merchants, PAR, marketing and .com to ensure cohesive customer experiences.  
• Handles any issues that require senior-level escalation with the agencies.

Budget Forecasting and Timeline Management:

• Owns budgeting process for in-store initiatives by working across key stakeholders, fixture procurement, finance and Senior Leaders to obtain approval.
• Maintains timelines and develops risk-mitigation plans to ensure programs are effectively delivered to the stores.
• Dissemminates plans and budgets to appropriate team members and/or agencies/vendors.

Cross-Chain Strategy and Oversight:

• Ensures best practices are uniformly applied to Dicks Sporting Goods Golf Galaxy, and Field & Stream (as applicable by category). Works with Merchants, PAR, Operations and Field partners to develop  cross-chain merchandising strategies as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field

• 7-10 years of related experience

• In-store merchandising experience