About the Role

Adidas is seeking a Specialist Omnichannel Execution Area Visual Merchandiser for the Eastern Province in Saudi Arabia. This full-time role focuses on implementing best practice visual merchandising and in-store communication standards across a portfolio of stores to enhance the consumer journey and drive sell-through.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the implementation of visual merchandising and in-store communication standards to create a strong consumer journey, highlighting product features and brand stories.
• Train, guide, and motivate In-Store Visual Merchandisers (ISVM) to ensure excellence in execution across both DTC and WHS environments.
• Cascade brand and VM guidelines to ISVM and store teams to ensure executional excellence and understanding of principles.
• Guide and influence ISVM and store teams on consumer journeys, store layout, capacities, product density, color flow, mannequin styling, VM standards, and ISC materials.
• Assist in measuring and reporting on retail productivity, providing recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Support the omnichannel team by providing field and store insights to guide campaign planning and ensure campaign readiness at the store level.
• Lead new store openings in collaboration with stakeholders to ensure perfect retail execution aligned with brand guidelines.
• Drive overall brand success across key Trade Zones by auditing and reporting on all DTC and WHS touchpoints.
• Provide VM training and in-store support for WHS retailers and work with the back office team on consumer journeys for key WHS doors.

Required Skills and Capabilities

• Ability to take a proactive approach to strategy implementation and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal and clear communication skills to deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of retail landscape, visual merchandising, retail marketing, and presentation.
• Strong project and planning skills, demonstrating a 'finisher, completer' mentality.
• Understanding of store KPIs to make commercial decisions while maintaining brand standards.
• Ability to think conceptually, strategically, and translate sales/category reporting into in-store merchandising strategies.
• Knowledge of customer service principles and processes.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.
• Well-developed ability to speak, read, comprehend, and write English.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of 2-5 years of experience in a sports/fashion customer and commercial-focused retail environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to effectively communicate with customers and store personnel.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, overnights, and weekend shifts, to meet business needs.
• Ability to manage a portfolio of stores.
• Must hold a valid Saudi driver's license.

Work Environment

This full-time position is based in Saudi Arabia and requires travel across a portfolio of stores, primarily within the Eastern Province. The role involves working closely with in-store teams, retail operations, and omnichannel teams.