Manager, Merchandise Execution

** Overview
* * At PGA TOUR Superstore, we’re always looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated, flexible individuals who will share a passion for helping transform our business. As one of the fastest growing specialty retailers, we’re dedicated to hiring selfless team players from different backgrounds to influence the growth of our organization. Part of the Arthur M. Blank Family of Businesses, PGA TOUR Superstore continuously strives to create a family culture for our Associates – driven by our vision to inspire people through golf and tennis.
** Position Summary
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* Duties and Responsibilities:

*** Participates in monthly and weekly touch bases to ensure alignment between merchandising and stores. Builds collaborative relationships with Field and Store Leadership.
* Under the direction of Director, execute all holiday, event, and promotional sets with precision and timeliness to support key selling periods.
* Support building seasonal product strategies through surfacing competitive and localization opportunities.
* Communicate key market trends, customer insights, and data to support new merchant initiatives or product positioning.
* Participate in seasonal product reviews/style outs and coordinate all fixture, floor plan and graphic needs.
* In partnership with Merchandise Execution team, responsible for maintaining, communicating, and executing Merchandise Visual Standards for appointed department and specific categories within that department.
* In partnership with Merchandise Execution team, responsible for developing, maintaining, communicating, and executing Merchandise Directives for appointed department and specific categories within that department.
* Execution of merchandising prototypes and initiatives for major events and effectively communicate to stores.
* Partner with Merchants on proactive and timely store communication.
* Partner with Operations Department as needed to ensure alignment on store workload planning initiatives or off-cadence communication.
* Partner with Visual Team on merchandise directives, fixture, graphic and department price signage needs.
* Partner with Learning and Development to create merchandise execution and selling behavior content for The Links, associate training and summit content.
* Development and creation of salesfloor reflows, vendor adjacencies and department resets based on annual strategy and vendor changes.
* Maintain capacity sheets that correspond back to floor plans for designated department.
** Qualifications and

Skills Required:

*** Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field (Relevant work experience can be substituted for the required education).
* 5 years of experience in a management role. Equivalent to, or higher than, Assistant General Manager experience.
* Must have a strong soft goods background which includes at least 3 years of apparel retail experience in addition to merchandise handling, visual merchandising and product processing.
* Ability to work independently, multi-task, meet deadlines, and work in a fast-paced environment.
* Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Must be able to communicate with co-workers and customers consistently and effectively.
* Ability to effectively collaborate and partner with different departments.
* Ability to work with executives and leaders across the organization.
* Proven aptitude for building relationships, credibility, and trust with internal stakeholders, and creating a harmonious work environment.
* Possess the ability to influence with and without direct authority.
* Solution-oriented and innovative; can identify creative options that address multiple stakeholders’ needs.
* Ability to organize multiple priorities to ensure that key processes and procedures are implemented and that resources are properly allocated to meet organizational goals.
* Analytic and decisive decision maker with the ability to prioritize and communicate to management team key objectives and tactics necessary to achieve organizational goals.
* Leadership ability to influence while working with Senior Leadership to facilitate collaborative processes.
* Strong written and verbal communication…