Project Manager - Merchandising & Display, Home Appliances Brand Manag

Company: Software Guidance & Assistance
Location: Ridgefield Park
Posted on: February 20, 2021

Job Description:

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Project Manager (Brand Manager Merchandising & Display) for a contract assignment with one of our premier Consumer Products clients in Ridgefield Park, NJ . Candidate will join a Retail Operations group responsible for managing retail display and point-of-purchase (POP) materials from concept to production. The main focus will be coordination between stakeholders, agency partners and other members of Retail Ops team to deliver approved production-ready designs. Responsibilities :

• Process display requests from Demand Generation and establish project timelines and milestones
• Action Design Briefs for agency partners and manage the design development and approval process with Demand Generation, and deliver production-ready designs, engineering or final artwork drawings
• Manage hand-off process between Demand Generation and Retail Ops, and execution timelines and deliverables after delivery from fabricators and/or printers
• Manage the RFP/BQMS bid process for design, fabrication/printing, and installation/execution agencies
• Collaborate with company stakeholders in Sales, Product Marketing, and Demand Generation as follows
  • Manage and communicate project timelines and process
  • Gather and feed necessary information related to product, brand, and channel requirements into the design development process
  • Report and communicate back to various stakeholder groups project status and highlight gaps and opportunities
  • Manage vendor to ensure clear goals and timely execution
  • Align with retail team members on retail field execution priorities and plans Required Skills :
    • Bachelor's degree in business administration, marketing, product management, sales, or related field.
    • 3-5 years' experience in retail, marketing, trade marketing, product management, sales, or related field
    • Understand retail and competitive environment for Home Appliances
    • Understand display fixture and merchandising development processes
    • Strong project management skills able to break down and organize projects on realistic timelines and manage multiple deliverables
      • Strong verbal and written communication skills Preferred Skills :
        • 5-7 years' experience in retail, visual merchandising, marketing, trade or field marketing, product management, sales, or related field
        • 5-7 years' experience in Home Appliances products and/or Home Appliances retail channels
        • 6 Sigma, Prince, or other project management certification SGA is a Certified Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) celebrating over thirty years of service to our national client base for both permanent placement and consulting opportunities. For consulting positions, we offer a variety of benefit options including but not limited to health & dental insurance, paid vacation, timely payment via direct deposit. SGA accepts transfers of H1 sponsorship for most contracting roles. We are unable to sponsor for Right-to-Hire, full-time, or Government roles. All parties authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply for all roles. Only those authorized to work for government entities will be considered for government roles. Please inquire about our referral program if you would like to submit a candidate for any of our open or future job opportunities. SGA is an EEO employer. We encourage Veterans to apply. To view all of our available job postings and/or to learn more about SGA please visit us online at . - provided by Dice

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