INFRA
Retail Specialist (NE Region) - support independents!
Hartford, CT · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$65k-$80kDetected 13 days ago
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About the role
- INFRA Internal team applications only at this time.
- Applications due Tuesday, July 7th by midnight CST Do you love trying new things and have a passion for retail merchandising?
- Use that curiosity and retail know-how to help independent businesses succeed!
Responsibilities
- The ideal Retail Specialist thrives in a partnership role, teaching others, sharing best practice knowledge, communicating opportunities, keeping things organized, and supporting easy-to-implement changes.
- Support success of other INFRA strategies and programs (operational strategies, pricing recommendations, and participation agreement requirements) by helping members understand how promotions or merchandising programs align and complement.
- Lead in-store program onboarding as needed and/or reinforce orientation elements into each member situation while in store.
- Partner with store employees to create/implement tangible plans from recommendations to improve execution and impact.
- Merchandising Development Support or lead planning, implementation, and outcome tracking of store merchandising planograms.
- Support or lead planning, implementation, and outcome tracking for new store setups, store resets, and store expansions/contractions.
- Retailer Competitive and Performance Analysis Plan and perform competitive analysis with identified data-driven and anecdotal goals.
- Support outcomes with data and share story of program impact. (Member data/KPIs, promotions/store performance metrics, retail data, distribution data, and/or available trend information).
- Continuous Improvement Partner Support and coach members toward solutions unique to their stores.
- Collaborate with INFRA Team to develop new or improved strategies and tactics to grow association-wide participation and alignment with Promotions Programs (EDLP, INFRA Deals, New Item), including increasing member participation, consumer, and brand participation as appropriate.
Requirements
- Travel up to 65% is required for this position, usually weekly
Nice to have
- Self-directed and comfortable prioritizing time.
- Depth of communication expertise, active listening, determining root causes, incorporating feedback, giving presentations, and keeping everyone up to date.
- Proactive, solution-oriented, iterative mindset with high value on continual improvement.
Skills
- How to personalize your work to meet the needs and goals of each unique, independently owned retailer.
- INFRA is committed to creating an inclusive workplace.
Compensation
- $65k-$80k
Benefits
- INFRA Promotions Champion In collaboration with INFRA team, Champion members to fully utilize the benefits and opportunities of Promotional Programs (EDLP, INFRA Deals) participation.
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