Dedicated Store Visual Merchandiser - House of Sport

DICK'S SPORTING GOODS; Freehold Township (NJ); On-site; USD 47,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading retail destination as a Visual Merchandiser at DICK'S Sporting Goods. You'll promote visual merchandising excellence, engage with customers, and ensure an outstanding store experience. This role offers a competitive pay range and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years experience in Visual Merchandising (preferably in softlines).
• Understanding of customer and retail merchandising strategies.

Responsibilities

• Promotes visual merchandising excellence in assigned store location.
• Maintains and presents visual displays in a compelling manner.
• Evaluates store KPIs to drive sales and margin.

Skills

Problem Solving

Conflict Management

Negotiation

Education

Associate's Degree in Business Management

Associate's Degree in Retail Management

Associate's Degree in Visual Merchandising

Job description

House of Sport by DICK'S Sporting Goods is more than just a store. It is a destination, an experience, a place where athletes can experiment and play. A retail store devoted to sport where our community can gather and be inspired. We are fundamentally changing retail by elevating these experiences, delivering first-in-class service, obsessing over our athletes, inspiring our teammates, and challenging retail norms.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce, reflecting the communities we serve. On our team, everyone plays a critical role in creating confidence and excitement by personally equipping athletes to achieve their dreams.

If you are ready to obsess over the athlete and make a difference in your community, apply to join our team today!

OVERVIEW:

Job Duties & Responsibilities

1. Promotes visual merchandising excellence in assigned store location through understanding of brand strategies, gameplan integrity, and thoughtful merchandising. Solves merchandising opportunities based on architecture, inventory, selldown, and individual store unique floorplan. Makes adjustments needed to maintain strategies and create inspiring presentations.
2. Supports store team with major gameplan sets by understanding merchandising strategies and ensuring game plan integrity. Partners with store team on solving new merchandising opportunities as product arrives. Remerchandises product to maximize sales and reacts to trends, weather, and inventory levels.
3. Maintains and presents visual displays in a compelling and exciting manner in accordance with company directives. Oversees and maintains daily standards of all mannequins, forms, displays, and strikepoints. Focuses on Head-To-Toe merchandising, outfitting, accessorizing, newness, and trend to promote and build the basket. Utilizes merchandising best practices to maximize space and inventory variability.
4. Partners with Field Visual Merchandiser and provides feedback relevant to store, merchandising, in-store displays, product, and inventory best practices.
5. Conducts weekly store tours with Store Manager and ASM Apparel focused on visual priorities for the week/month. Participates in conference calls with Field Visual Merchandiser on visual priorities and initiatives.
6. Evaluates and understands store KPIs to make commercial decisions and recommendations based on sound financial judgment to drive sales, margin, and turns.
7. Engages in behaviors aligned with the company’s customer service standards to provide all athletes with an outstanding store experience.

Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree in Business Management, Retail Management, or Visual Merchandising
• 1-3 years experience in Visual Merchandising (preferably in softlines)
• Understanding of customer and retail merchandising strategies
• Strong problem-solving skills based on analytics
• Ability to be flexible and prioritize multiple projects while meeting deadlines and working independently
• Strong conflict management and negotiation skills
• Knowledge of customer service principles

Targeted Pay Range: $47,300.00 - $78,900.00. This includes a competitive total rewards package that may encompass incentives, equity, and benefits. Pay is determined by factors such as experience, location, internal pay equity, and other business considerations. We review all teammate pay regularly to ensure competitiveness and fairness. DICK'S Sporting Goods complies with all state paid leave requirements and offers a comprehensive benefits suite. For more details, visit www.benefityourliferesources.com. Depending on the House of Sport location, relevant state-mandated clearances may be required to supervise minors.