Retail Events Manager

Brief Overview of Position

• Responsible for project managing Pop-Up Stores as assigned, including venue scouting, securing permits, contract negotiation and scheduling
• Inventory planning related to each event
• People management during each event
• Building and managing a budget
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation (could vary by State)
• Event set-up and break-down of events from start to finish
• Collaborating with Marketing Department to build best promotions for store location needs
• Continuous evening and weekend work will be required

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelors Degree REQUIRED
• 3-5 years Retail Management experience or Boutique Management experience
• 3-5 years of Visual Merchandising experience
• 3-5 years of coordinating Pop-Up events and trunk shows with the ability to build a store completely from sales to ops
• Must understand the retail space, retail store layout and merchandising, retail programs, and product customization
• Must have experience creating window displays, floor plans from beginning to finish (ability to create own sketches is a plus), and must have an overall creative visual eye
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Dealing with customer queries and complaints
• Must enjoy people and customer interaction
• Excellent work ethic and self-starter
• Well organized and goal oriented
• Advanced with Excel, Word, Power Point and reporting
• Working knowledge of the athletic sales industry preferred*
• High energy level and professional appearance
• Ability to succeed in a competitive and ambiguous environment
• Able to work continuous weekends (especially during season November-May) and undertake a flexible schedule
• Must understand product purchasing and seasonal purchasing
• Creating and managing budgets, forecasting and inventory management
• Overseeing pricing and stock control
• Maximizing profitability and setting/meeting sales targets, including motivating event staff to do so as well
• Preparing promotional materials and displays
• Responsible for all retail locations both stand alone and Pop-Up or store within a store
• Have NSO experience, in a fast pace retail environment
• This role can be highly physical, must be able to lift 30lbs

Compensation

• A Competitive Compensation Structure
• Tons of time off!
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401k Matching