Retail Events Manager
Brief Overview of Position:
- Responsible for project managing Pop-Up Stores as assigned, including venue scouting, securing permits, contract negotiation and scheduling
- Inventory planning related to each event
- People management during each event
- Building and managing a budget
- Ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation (could vary by State)
- Event set-up and break-down of events from start to finish
- Collaborating with Marketing Department to build best promotions for store location needs
- Continuous evening and weekend work will be required
Required Skills and Experience:
- Bachelors Degree REQUIRED
- 3-5 years Retail Management experience or Boutique Management experience
- 3-5 years of Visual Merchandising experience
- 3-5 years of coordinating Pop-Up events and trunk shows with the ability to build a store completely from sales to ops
- Must understand the retail space, retail store layout and merchandising, retail programs, and product customization
- Must have experience creating window displays, floor plans from beginning to finish (ability to create own sketches is a plus), and must have an overall creative visual eye
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Dealing with customer queries and complaints
- Must enjoy people and customer interaction
- Excellent work ethic and self-starter
- Well organized and goal oriented
- Advanced with Excel, Word, Power Point and reporting
- Working knowledge of the athletic sales industry preferred*
- High energy level and professional appearance
- Ability to succeed in a competitive and ambiguous environment
- Able to work continuous weekends (especially during season November-May) and undertake a flexible schedule
- Must understand product purchasing and seasonal purchasing
- Creating and managing budgets, forecasting and inventory management
- Overseeing pricing and stock control
- Maximizing profitability and setting/meeting sales targets, including motivating event staff to do so as well
- Preparing promotional materials and displays
- Responsible for all retail locations both stand alone and Pop-Up or store within a store
- Have NSO experience, in a fast pace retail environment
- This role can be highly physical, must be able to lift 30lbs
Compensation:
- A Competitive Compensation Structure
- Tons of time off!
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 401k Matching