Visual Merchandising Specialist: Planograms & Store Layouts

DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. seeks a Visual Merchandising Associate to translate buyer direction into store-specific planograms and to publish directives for field teams. You will drive space efficiency, coordinate with merchandising and marketing, and ensure visual standards across assigned areas.

You will analyze SKU performance, address assortment gaps, and contribute to weekly Merchant Business Reviews while supporting new stores and remodels with precise layouts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Merchandising or Marketing.
• 1-3 years experience space planning, field retail, merchandising, inventory management, or related role.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience utilizing Adobe Creative Suite, Autocad, JDA Space Planning or other industry space planning software (SAS, Spaceman, Apollo).
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Business acumen.
• Customer-service oriented.
• Strong Interpersonal and client consultation skills.
• Self-motivated and results oriented.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Problem solving & troubleshooting capabilities.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Strong detail orientation.
• Superior organizational abilities.
• Some travel required #LI-BB2

Responsibilities

• Create planograms that are cluster or store specific and align with corporate strategy and game plans.
• Produce written directives for field organization on in-store implementation of game plans and planograms.
• Collaborate with Allocation Team to ensure proper store inventories.
• Analyze SKU productivity on planograms and provide recommendations to improve sales and space productivity.
• Identify gaps in assortment when completing planograms.
• Assist in solving store-level planogram and merchandising issues within timeframes.
• Present productivity findings and feedback in Merchant Business Review meetings.
• Becoming a business expert for assigned areas.
• Coordinate setup of product sections and floor layouts in lab or store environments.
• Coordinate with merchants and marketing to ensure product and collateral availability for floorsets.
• Establish and enforce visual standards for assigned areas.
• Develop relationships with cross-functional teams to share best practices and knowledge.
• Participate in Special Projects and department resets.
• Support floor and visual teams to ensure merchandise and space plans are complete for new stores/remodels.

Skills

Space planning

Merchandising

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Suite

Autocad

JDA Space Planning

SAS

Spaceman

Apollo

Written & verbal communication

Business acumen

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Problem solving

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Organization

Process & Procedure

Travel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Merchandising or Marketing

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Adobe Creative Suite

Autocad

JDA Space Planning

SAS

Spaceman

Apollo

Job description

DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. seeks a Visual Merchandising Associate to translate buyer direction into store-specific planograms and to publish directives for field teams. You will drive space efficiency, coordinate with merchandising and marketing, and ensure visual standards across assigned areas.

You will analyze SKU performance, address assortment gaps, and contribute to weekly Merchant Business Reviews while supporting new stores and remodels with precise layouts.