Meta Reality Labs is looking to solve the problem of planning and orchestrating display programs across third-party retail in North America, including telecommunications and secondary channels, by hiring a North America Lead, Physical and Field Merchandising.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience of overarching retail experience across disciplines like channel marketing, brick and mortar retail and field merchandising
- 5+ years experience of retail project management experience within the consumer electronics category
- Experience with Retailers such as Best Buy, Walmart, Target, Verizon, AT&T etc
- Understanding of end to end physical retail including design development, production, logistics, installation and ongoing maintenance
- History of working with production vendors as well as field merchandising vendors
- Proficient in the creation and maintenance of project trackers across multiple programs and stakeholders
- Experience maintaining budgets
Responsibilities
- Recruit, lead and develop a team of physical and field merchandising individual contributors that work cross-functionally with Meta Reality Labs partners to deliver on multiple large-scale initiatives and channel-specific goals for Meta hardware and content
- Develop the Physical / Field Retail Strategy in collaboration with the NA Channel Enablement lead and Sales / Partner Enablement Manager (channel marketing) leads
- Develop, lead and execute Merchandising initiatives with retail partners while staying within agreed upon budgets and delivering against key performance indicators
- Provide continuous measurement and optimization of physical and field programs to drive efficiency
- Oversee management and distribution of Operating Expenses budget, focusing on metrics such as production efficiency and compliance
- Present key merchandising materials in front of retailers, executives, business development and internal cross-functional teams
- Identify new merchandising opportunities and position for review to help in future decisions
Other
- 3+ years experience of people management experience
- Communication skills with a focus on detail
- Demonstrated experience thriving in a fast paced environment and navigate ambiguity, competing priorities and handle change management
- Master of Business Administration (Preferred Qualification)
- Global retail experience (not just North America centric) (Preferred Qualification)
