Specialist Omnichannel Execution Area Visual Merchandiser📣 Job Ad

About the Role

SportAtlas is seeking a Specialist Omnichannel Execution Area Visual Merchandiser to join their team in Jeddah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role focuses on driving visual merchandising excellence and in-store communication across a portfolio of stores, ensuring a strong consumer journey and consistent brand execution. The position requires 2-5 years of relevant experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement best practice visual merchandising and in-store communication standards to enhance the consumer journey and highlight product features, driving sell-through across stores.
• Train, guide, and motivate In-Store Visual Merchandisers (ISVM) to achieve excellence in execution across both DTC and WHS environments.
• Cascade brand and VM guidelines to ISVM and store teams to ensure executional excellence and understanding of principles, fostering accountability at the store level.
• Guide and influence ISVM and store teams on consumer journeys, store layout, capacities, product density, color flow, mannequin styling, VM standards, and ISC materials.
• Assist in measuring and reporting on retail productivity, providing recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Utilize understanding of consumer profiles, retail KPIs, and OTG strategy to guide decision-making.
• Support the omnichannel team by providing field and store insights for campaign planning, addressing individual store and market needs.
• Ensure campaign readiness at the store level, including creating plug & plays, collating installation permits, developing campaign reporting documentation, and liaising with suppliers for OCM installations.
• Identify opportunities for retail operations and omnichannel teams to improve process efficiency and implementation.
• Manage the auditing and ordering of VM tools for stores in collaboration with retail and omnichannel teams.
• Gather, consolidate, and deliver input on visual merchandising and campaign performance from the DTC Market to the Hub & Global teams.
• Report to the Omnichannel team and Retail Operations team to ensure harmonious delivery of business priorities.
• Lead new store openings in collaboration with stakeholders, ensuring perfect retail execution aligned with store concepts and brand guidelines, and oversee in-store VM team support.
• Drive overall brand success across key Trade Zones by auditing and reporting on all DTC and WHS touchpoints.
• Provide on-the-ground communication and training with WHS retailers in key Trade Zones, including VM training and in-store support.
• Collaborate with the back-office team on consumer journeys for key WHS doors.
• Report on analysis of adidas executions and competitor activations based on on-the-ground observations.

Knowledge, Capabilities, and Experience

• Ability to proactively implement strategy and communicate effectively with stakeholders to align priorities with brand and retail objectives.
• Strong interpersonal and clear communication skills to deliver results in a fast-paced, competitive environment.
• Knowledge of the retail landscape, visual merchandising, retail marketing, and presentation.
• Strong project and planning skills, demonstrating organization and a "finisher, completer" mentality.
• Understanding of store KPIs to make commercial decisions while maintaining brand standards.
• Ability to think conceptually, strategically, and translate sales/category reporting into in-store merchandising strategies.
• Knowledge of customer service principles and processes.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrates an inspirational attitude that contributes to a positive team environment.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with team members and business partners.
• Proficiency in spoken, written, and comprehended English.
• Skilled in PowerPoint and Excel.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively with customers and store personnel.
• Flexibility to work a schedule that meets business needs, including evenings, overnights, and weekends.
• Ability to manage a portfolio of stores.
• Must hold a valid driver's license.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Jeddah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, operating within a retail district environment. The role involves collaboration with omnichannel and retail operations teams, as well as in-store visual merchandisers and external suppliers.

Application Process

Candidates interested in this role are encouraged to apply.