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- JOB TYPE: Freelance, Contract Position (no agencies/C2C - see notes below)
- LOCATION: Remote - United States only (TimeZone: PST/CIST | Full day overlap)
- HOURLY RANGE: Our client is looking to pay $60 – $66/hr
- ESTIMATED DURATION: 40h/week - Long term
ABOUT THE HIRING PROCESS:
When you join Braintrust, you will be invited to a screening process for Braintrust to learn more about your previous work experiences. Once completed, you will have access to the employer for this role and other top companies that seek high-quality talent. Apply to this job to kick off the process.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Requirements❗All eligible candidates must be located within roughly 1 hour of the following metros, with a preference on West Coast❗
Approved Remote Locations:
Baltimore, MD
Boston, MA
Houston, TX
Los Angeles, CA
San Diego, CA
RESPONSIBILITIES
Partner with the Global VM Lead to initiate, progress and deliver project activities
Act as a key point of contact driving activity between global fixture vendor partners, graphic companies, channel marketing managers, creative and marketing
Track and manage the financial aspect of projects. Use internal payment systems and tools to progress payment activities. Work closely with team members to ensure all activities are on budget
Work to identify areas to value engineer, negotiate with vendors on deliverables such as production, kitting & shipping costs
Maintain project trackers to ensure all updates execute on time
Work on internal process development, collaborate with team members to drive efficiencies for physical merchandising initiatives, especially across VR counterparts
Organize vendor partner conference calls weekly to track and update progress ensuring all deadline dates are on track
Prepare internal communications to convey and drive understanding of project plans and activity status
Top 3 must-have HARD skills:
1. 5+ years experience working on development and production of physical merchandising programs for third-party retailers like Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and Costco. Knowledge of physical merchandising production and lead-times related to in-store retail displays is critical for success.
2. 3-5 years experience managing third-party print and production vendors.
3. Experience working with creative, visual merchandising, marketing, and sales teams to develop creative briefs.
Good to have skills:
Problem-solving skills for building contingency plans to maintain production timelines.
Experience using project management tools and spreadsheet to track and communicate timelines, costs, and deliverables.
Ability to multi-task and work with competing and ever-changing priorities in fast-paced environment.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
5+ years of retail project management experience, preferably within the consumer electronics category
Understanding of 3rd party retail, first hand experience working with NA partners such as: Best Buy, Walmart, Target, Costco etc.
Understanding of the fixture design, development and implementation process
Communication skills with a focus on detail
Advanced MS office skills (and proficient with equivalent Google docs)
Proficient in the creation and maintenance of project trackers across multiple programs and stakeholders
Experience maintaining budgets
Able to thrive in a constant changing environment
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with Telco operators a plus (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile)
First hand experience of the 2D artwork production process, from creative layout through to print production
Experience of AV (Audiovisual) retail display technology
Experience of qualitative and quantitative retail research projects
What you’ll be working on
Physical Merchandising Project Manager - North America
RL Visual Merchandising team
Our client is hiring for an experienced Retail Project Manager to support the development of RL’s North American third party retail partner display programs. This role reports directly to the Global Lead for Physical Merchandising. The role will assist in the planning and orchestration of NA display programs across third party retail and NA telco operators. The role may also support a variety of other projects that come up to progress the ongoing success of the team's programs. The role will help drive overarching process development for physical merchandising activity within the AR category.
The project manager is responsible for maintaining the budgeting, planning and production of fixtures and graphics. The role involves extensive coordination and negotiation between fixture/graphic companies, internal cross-functional teams as well as external vendor partners, to ensure accurate and on time updates are delivered to stores or to third parties. The role will interface with internal and external resources, third party technical support partners, content creators and channel marketing teams across RL.
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Braintrust Job ID: 6242
C2C Candidates: This role is not available to C2C candidates working with an agency. If you are a professional contractor who has created an LLC/corp around their consulting practice, this is well aligned with Braintrust and we’d welcome your application.
Braintrust values the multitude of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
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