The Director of Retail Implementation is primarily responsible for a combination of retail management, store design and implementation, and retail data collection and analysis. An integral management position in the company, it requires significant contact with C-level executives, operational department heads, architects, and financial professionals within the retail and healthcare community.

Responsibilities include:

Retail Trek and Retail Management

• Initiate TREK clients and guide them through the entire project management and store development process
• Prepare store development timelines and project management schedules
• Advise client and or manage store design
• Manage store opening and store development timelines
• Act as liaison between Simply Retail and client architectural firms
• Manage development of fixture, millwork and signage design and placement
• Assist in hiring and training of Director of Retail and retail staff for client retail system
• Train and manage on location Retail Directors
• Train retail system employees on healthcare retail sales and healthcare retail products
• Recommend and evaluate voint of Sale system and retail management technology
• Assist client in development and implementation of point of care curriculum integration
• Assist client with retail system marketing
• Introduce client to Simply Products and its implementation
• Establish, track and train client on appropriate sales measurements
• Advise and assist in the development of store sales plans
• Advise, develop and execute store merchandising plans including actual store set-up
• Develop additional retail management tools, reports, and processes for managed retail stores

Simply Retail Culture

• Acts in a timely and responsive manner to team members and management
• Acts as a positive force for the Simply Retail brand
• Communicate issues, concerns and problems in a solutions oriented manner
• Act and maintain the highest standards of professional ethics, honesty, integrity and reliability
• Communicates clear expectations, project goals, and details to outside partners, vendors and internal team members
• Develop and execute clear and concise director level decisions
• Ability to delineate decisions that need partnership with other team members and which belong within retail implementation

 
Qualifications

• Significant retail experience
• Project management experience
• An understanding of the healthcare industry
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to organize and prioritize work in a timely, professional and independent manner
• Superior problem-solving ability
• Budgeting and planning skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to strategize effectively
• Successful negotiation and contracting experience
• The ability to travel
• History of building and maintaining strong positive business relationships