Regional Merchant Job Listing at Academy Sports + Outdoors in Katy, TX (Job ID R282851)

Description

Come work at a place where we take pride in creating a workplace environment that values hard work, commitment, and growth.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field study or equivalent years of related work experience required

Work Experiences:

• 7+ years of experience in retail management or merchandising
• Previous retail-specific buying, planning, visual merchandising or store operations experience required

Skills:

• Results oriented, passionate and demonstrating a strong sense of urgency
• Outstanding creative merchandising skills
• Ability to build partnerships and influence across all levels of management
• Demonstrates strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities:

• Drive sales through regionalized merchandise assortments by collaborating with key partners such as merchants, regional marketing and planning & replenishment, stores and field leaders
• Acts as a liaison for Store Leadership and communicates in-store priorities, feedback and needs with merchants, planners and vendor representatives
• Prepares for store visits by conducting needs analysis to determine business issues and demands
• Supports new and update store inventory assortments
• Plans and executes regionalized training for store management on merchandise execution processes such as flipping and setting floors, and merchandising it for varying velocities depending on store volume and size
• Support onboarding of new District Managers, GMMs, Planners and Store Executives related to understanding merchandise, selling, product training and strategies
• Collaborate with Store Management and Planning teams to be hands-on with on seasonal and event floor planning process
• Observe and assess merchandise execution processes, identify areas of opportunities and recommend solutions to stores
• Leverage merchant and vendor partnerships to conduct informal product training during store visits on product features, benefits and selling techniques
• Develop a thorough understanding of Academy policies, procedures and safety rules
• Responsibilities may change; team members may be required to perform other tasks as assigned

Physical Requirements & Attendance

• 75% travel required, other 25% of time spent in Katy, TX working with Corporate teams
• Able to work flexible hours such as evening, weekends, and holidays as needed
• Acceptable level of hearing and vision to perform job duties
• Adhere to company work hours, policies, procedures and rules governing professional staff behavior

Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate with regard to employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law.​