Position Overview
Requirements
Location
Benefits
Background/Experience
• Bachelor's Degree with 8-10+ years' experience preferably in events planning, visual merchandising, or project management
• Experience in strategic event planning aligned with organizational goals
• Ability to assess event success and ROI, with experience in post-event reporting and analysis
• Leading cross-functional teams in retail merchandising strategies
• Experience building relationships with key internal and external cross-functional partners
• Experience working with a variety of vendors and suppliers
• Experience leading and managing a team of event coordinators or planners
• Visual Merchandising, and Retail Operation experiences in corporate environment desired
• Strong aesthetic, visual design, communication and presentation skills
• Must have demonstrable experience in developing presentations using a variety of PC applications, including Word processing, Excel, and PowerPoint
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Duties and Responsibilities**
• Lead the communication plans that support Touch Marketing events execution with internal and external partners, including pre-event planning, day to day tracking and post-event debriefs, to ensure alignment and gather feedback.
• Communicate to executive leaders regularly on event plans, updates, results and provide insights and recommendations for future events.
• Lead post-event evaluations to assess the success and identify areas for improvement.
• Create and implement planograms and floorplans within Samsung's Visual Merchandising Portal (VMP) that support Touch Marketing event strategy and execution.
• Manage the coordination of event logistics, including event selection, asset and fixture transportation and location accommodations required to support a successful event
• Manage and drive product prioritization to be used in the visual storytelling and planogram creation that align with event theme and strategy.
• Develop and maintain the Touch Marketing Playbook outlining standard operating procedures, best practices, and templates for various event sizes and experiences.
• Create and manage detailed project plans for each event, including timelines, milestones and rollout plans.
• Develop, gain leadership alignment and execute merchandising plans within events and assigned channel.
• Drive live-set testing of devices, visual elements and security to ensure successful GTM execution based on planograms and design renderings. Identify gaps. Seek out solutions with cross-functional partners when needed.
• Develop knowledge of security device parts, function and installation requirements for assigned channel and update Samsung Visual Merchandise Portal to align for event and channel needs.
• Responsible for event and reset deployment communications including instructions and packlists
• Create efficiencies with existing processes, improving implementation and innovating merchandising execution that drive engagement and sales. **
Necessary Skills and Attributes**
• Ability to listen well, think strategically and creatively to solve problems, gain alignment and gain action through influence.
• Process-oriented, with ability to flex from high-level strategy to fine attention to detail.
• Exceptional oral presentation skills with proven ability to adapt approach based on audience; comfort presenting to a diverse audience from C-level executives to retail sales associates.
• Excels in judgment for balancing competing priorities and advance what matters most to the organization.
• Analytical problem-solving and strategic thinking skills; quantitative analysis skills with ability to develop and deliver a compelling story with data to support position.
• The ability to prepare and present reports to senior leaders on event results and feedback.
• History of managing ambiguity and complexity.
• The ability to work either independently or in a team environment to achieve personal and team project goals, including the completion of assignments within established timeframes. **
Physical/Mental Demands**
Work is generally performed in an office environment. Operate a computer keyboard and view a video display terminal between 50% - 95% of work time, including prolonged periods of time. Requires considerable (90%+) work utilizing high visual acuity/detail, numeric/character distinction, and moderate hand/finger dexterity. The movement and transportation of equipment, most of the time is under 25 pounds. Performs work under time schedules and stress which are normally periodic or cyclical, including time sensitive deadlines, intellectual challenge, some language barriers and project management deadlines. Machines, tools, equipment and work aids include PCs, printers, copiers, faxes, and other equipment commonly associated with an office work area. May require working additional hours beyond normal schedule. Role requires domestic and international travel 10%-15%. Consistently demonstrates a commitment to policies and procedures, including but not limited to, attendance, confidentiality, conflict of interest and ethical responsibilities.
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Our team of highly experienced developers offer a wide range of mobile application and software development positions. We also have opportunities in business operations and administrations, logistics, UX/UI design, and many more!
Our vision is ‘We Want to See You Grow' to become the industry leader for both employee and company.
For more information about JND, please visit www.jndsolutions.com
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