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Project Manager, Trade Merchandising, Jr. Level
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🇺🇸 United States
On-site
Manager or above
6 months ago
- Smartsheet
- Adobe
- Microsoft Office Applications
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Outlook
6 months ago
Job Location: Pawtucket, RI (Hybrid)
Job Duration: 6 months
COMPANY SUMMARY:
- *** is a global play and entertainment company known for iconic franchises such as Transformers, My Little Pony, Peppa Pig, Play-Doh, Power Rangers, Nerf, and Dungeons & Dragons.
- We create brand experiences spanning toys, games, digital content, licensing, and retail, combining consumer insights with creative innovation to deliver joy worldwide.
- The Trade Merchandising Associate Manager will be responsible for managing and executing merchandising projects to drive in-store sales and enhance the customer experience.
- This role involves collaborating with various internal *** departments, as well as external display vendor partners, to ensure projects are designed from inception, meet financial guardrails and hit critical timelines to support retailer programs.
- This position sits within the Omni Channel MerchandisingTeam and reports to the Sr. Manager, Trade Merchandising.
- End-to-end project management – from crafting and kicking-off a display project in collaboration with cross-functional team, to navigating processes to handle checkpoints and approvals, to adjusting display designs as needs evolve, to overseeing downstream production and shipping schedules to ensure timely delivery and in-market activation.
- Maintaining the integrity of all Trade Merchandising databases (Drives, Sheets, Trackers) and Budgets while keeping all parties aligned.
- Partnering with the Sales, Customer Strategic Marketing, Finance, and Product Marketing teams in the development of innovative and cost-effective merchandising solutions for *** products at retail accounts.
- Proactively troubleshooting, problem-solving and communicating with internal operational teams to ensure all out-of-aisle merchandising projects are delivering on time with proper follow-up.
- Leading weekly project management calls with internal teams as well as external vendor partners, to manage relationships while driving expectations of deliverables.
- Demonstrating a results-oriented mindset, with a high level of detail in everyday projects, that can make informed decisions in times of urgency and ambiguity.
- Expressing high-energy and eagerness to jump in to support *** portfolio of toys and games through retail displays.
- Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline.
- 5+ years of project management experience.
- Retail/Trade merchandising knowledge and interest.
- Consumer products goods (Client) experience; toy/game industry a plus.
- Exceptional project management and organizational abilities; capable of prioritizing and handling multiple projects simultaneously, under tight time constraints and within budget parameters.
- Project Management certifications a plus.
- Experience with using Smartsheet and Adobe Frame.io a plus.
- Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel and PowerPoint; as well as Outlook, Teams and SharePoint.
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Very Detail-oriented
- ​Strong Communication & Collaboration
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