Visual Merchandising Project Manager

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Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in retail merchandising, e-commerce merchandising, or related fields, preferably in consumer electronics, gaming, or interactive entertainment.
• Strong understanding of shopper behavior, retail merchandising execution
• Experience with category management, buyer relations, and retail operations with major retailers and warehouse clubs.
• Familiarity with global retail guidelines and execution processes.
• Ability to manage multiple complex merchandising projects, balancing timelines, budgets, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Exceptional project management, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively engage with internal teams and external retail partners.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Help manage the development and execution of merchandising strategies to optimize Nex Playground’s presence at retailers, warehouse clubs and other key partners.
• Develop comprehensive merchandising playbooks for retailer footprints, ensuring consistent brand messaging and seamless customer experiences across physical spaces.
• Partner closely with channel marketing, and creative teams to build out engaging display programs.
• Manage vendor relationships, including RFQs/RFPs, budget processing, and purchase orders for merchandising materials, fixtures
• Conduct research on shopper journey insights and display effectiveness to drive the evolution of merchandising strategies.
• Oversee the design, engineering, prototyping, and production of physical retail merchandising displays, including demo units, fixtures, in-store signage, and point-of-purchase installations that align with retailer requirements.
• Ensure all physical merchandising elements meet brand, budget, and timeline requirements, collaborating with vendors and manufacturers to optimize production and deployment.
• Implement and maintain best practices for in-store merchandising, including fixture placement, planograms, display compliance, and security measures (e.g., tethers, alarms, and loss prevention strategies).
• Track and manage project timelines, workback schedules, and deliverables to ensure on-time execution.
• Review engineering specs, prototypes, printed proofs, and fixture production processes to meet brand and retailer standards.
• Analyze retail performance metrics and use data-driven insights to refine merchandising strategies.
• Effectively communicate project updates, risks, and timelines to cross-functional teams and leadership.