Project Assistant - Retail Discovery

Project Assistant - Retail Discovery
The Retail Discovery Project Assistant is primarily responsible for assisting the Discovery team with the project management and tasks associated with the creation of a Retail Discovery. Research and information gathering, drafting and editing the discovery document, scheduling internal and external meetings, interviews, site visits and final presentations, initiating clients and acting as a back-up liaison with the internal team and client contact are all a part of the position.

Responsibilities include:

Project Management

Assist the internal Simply Retail team and the client to gather Discovery information including the Discovery Questionnaire, floor plans, traffic counters, current retail numbers, community and hospital demographic information, and other research as needed.

Assist in monitoring and communicating the start-to-finish production and project management of each individual Discovery project and the project management schedule of multiple Discovery productions

Assist in communicating the production and project deadlines to the internal Simply Retail team, independent contractors and the client

Coordinate, collaborate and communicate deadlines, project status and project theme with the entire internal Discovery team.

Research and Information Gathering

Gather specific client data and advise retail discovery team on client retail sales analysis, operations, branding, visual merchandising and product development and clinical centers of excellence and hospital sub-specialties.

Collect and analyze data for current client retail system including traffic flows, client interviews and store financials.

Conduct interviews of various hospital personnel such as facilities managers, architects, and other healthcare executives.

Conduct site visits with the discovery team at client locations to asses and determine potential locations for retail concepts.

Writing and Editing

Create written content, edit written content and coordinate the collection of written content to assemble drafts and final discovery documents.

Translate factual research into written sections of the final client discovery document.

Rewrite, edit and adapt the material work of others into the final discovery document.

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 Discovery

Qualifications:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to organize and prioritize work in a timely, professional and independent manner
Superior problem-solving ability
Planning skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to strategize effectively
Research and data gathering ability
The ability to travel
History of building and maintaining strong positive business relationships

About Simply Retail
Founded in 1994 by Mindy Thompson, Simply Retail, Inc. is a Minneapolis-based retail consulting firm specializing in healthcare retailing. Over the years, we have helped traditional retailers, such as shopping centers, independent stores and franchises, boost revenues through back-to-basics retail strategies. In recent years, Simply Retail has re-directed this retail expertise to the healthcare sector.

Applying
Please send resumes to hr@simplyretailinc.com