Job Description

Description

At Public Lands, we exist to celebrate and protect public lands for all. We believe these national treasures are meant to be explored, protected and celebrated so they may live on for generations. With this in mind, we seek to empower the passionate, to guide the curious and to celebrate the courageous on their journey to thrive outside. Our mission grounds us in the communities we serve and drives our commitment to inspire and enable a diverse community of people to experience the profound power of the outdoors, either in their backyards or in our nations public lands. We are also committed to our unmatched set of standards for environmental practices.

At the core of our brand is a dedication to provide products and experiences to any explorer in an effort to grow the number of people who love and seek to protect our public lands. We are driven to meet each explorer where they are in their journey, and to do it with an unapologetic commitment to style, quality and service. Our retail locations are designed to inspire and fuel a need to get outside. Our team lives and breathes for their next adventure, no matter how big or small. We are outdoor humans connected by a common passion, shared experiences and style that is all our own.

Responsible for overall visual merchandising strategies and process development for our Clearance Centers. Drives sales, margin, turn and merchandising initiatives by ensuring continued improvement of all visual merchandising communication and planning processes. Partners with Director of Visual Merchandising and Merchant partners to strategize and develop communication to support key merchandising ideas and regional initiatives. Regularly works at the GMM, DMM and Buyer levels to work collaboratively across multiple departments and present concepts to Senior levels of management.

Strategic Development:
Develops strategic merchandising initiatives with GMM, DMMs and Dir of VM for areas of responsibility.
Initiates strategic meetings with the merchants including GMM, DMMs, Buyers, and Director level partners to understand the goals and objectives of merchandising projects including floor layout, fixture needs, assortment tiers and regional initiatives.
Communicates strategies to coordinator teams for further development and execution.
Manages and develops the DSG Seasonal Set Calendar to reflect developed merchandising strategies; communicates Gameplan publication and execution timelines for areas of responsibility.
Oversees standards for development of the Playbook and manages update schedule to reflect current VM standards.
Collaborates with Space Planning teams to create and maintain accurate adjacency plans from all areas account for any discrepancies, overlaps, versioning, etc. of defined category spaces.

Surfaces opportunities for improvement documents for future application, including timing, presentation, signing, merchandise opportunities, etc.
Ensures all project deliverables and deadlines are met in partnership with Director of Merchandise Presentation.
Reviews and approves all Gameplans, updates and standards to be approved by Director of VM.
Develops and communicates the planning schedule for all walk throughs. Partners with peers to ensure plans reflect global floor sets (adjacent businesses, etc.

Field Communication and Training:
Manages communication to field organization for initiative kick off meetings as they relate to seasonal changes. Able to present Gameplan direction to field team members for discussion and idea sharing.
Manages VM Calendar with Store Communications to ensure direction is consistent, actionable and timely.
Manages the Visual communication process for all areas of responsibility (Gameplans, POGs. Playbook standards and all updates from development to completion. Manages the creation of Gameplans including overall strategies, merchandising details, layouts, instruction, signing and visual presentation elements needed for proper execution at store level.
Manages travel schedule for areas of responsibility with merchant partners as necessary to lead set ups for prototypes and floor sets. Uses store visits to solicit feedback and develop ideas for future best practices.
Manages training opportunities with Training teams for LMS module creation for field execution improvements.

Supervisory Responsibility:
Oversees daily workflow and time management for direct reports.
Trains direct reports in established protocol for file library maintenance.

Qualifications

* Bachelor's Degree
* 5-7 Years of Experience
* Minimum of 5+ years retail experience
* Microsoft Office Suite Experience
* Indesign & Photoshop, CAD, Space Planning Programs