Department: Public Engagement
Title: Retail Manager - Merchandise
Schedule: Contracted - 20 hours a week
Reports To: Director of Public Engagement
The International Center of Photography (ICP) is the world's leading institution dedicated to the practice and understanding of photography and the reproduced image in all its forms. Through our exhibitions, school, public programs, and community outreach, we offer an open forum for dialogue about the role images play in our culture.
Since our founding, we have presented more than 700 exhibitions and offered thousands of classes, providing instruction at every level.
ICP is a center where photographers and artists, students and scholars can create and interpret the world of the image.
Position Summary: Responsible for maintaining a strong visual presence in the museum store, make managerial decisions pertaining to buying photobooks, stock control, and e-commerce site, attend meetings and events as necessary; and perform other related duties as assigned.
Essential Functions and Duties:Retail Sales, and Buying - Assist the Director of Public Engagement and Shop Manager with buying / ordering and maintaining appropriate stock levels.
- Build SKU files, review sales reports for reorder needs in all merchandise categories.
- Order placement and generate PO documents for sign-off.
- Alongside Shop manager responsible for purchasing photobooks.
- Manage all retail invoices and record expenses in budget management charts.
- Develop relationships with vendors and attend meetings. Merchandising
- Ensure timely merchandise displays, and stock replenishment.
- Identify and assist with any inventory issues that arise.
- Help identify and sell excess inventory
- Manage annual inventory count.
E-commerce - Along with DPE and Shop Manager build and maintain an e-commerce website and all its components including product choice, site settings and edits; must gain or have previous knowledge of e-commerce.
- Manage e-commerce production and marketing schedule; meet deadlines for optimal sales and seasonality.
- Other duties as assigned by Senior Director
- Attend gift / trade shows and retail conferences.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Cross-train and develop Retail Shop Manager
Requirements
Education Requirement: - BA, BBA and/or five plus years in a retail managing and / or buying environment
- Minimum one plus years in e-commerce environment
Minimum Experience Requirement: Experience with project and customer service management preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and POS systems
- Knowledge in Photoshop and InDesign
- Second language a plus
Working Conditions: Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand for long periods of time
- The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required talk or hear.
- The employee is occasionally required-use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
Special Environmental Factors: (Nature of the work environment) - Employee is required to work in stockroom and loading dock
The International Center of Photography is an Equal Opportunity Employer.