Barn Manager Job Description
Barn Manager Duties & Responsibilities
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Employers hiring for the barn manager job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Collage and Bachelor's Degree in Education, Marketing, Communications, Advertising, Design, English, Journalism, Public Relations, Art, Equine Science
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Barn Manager Job Description
- Understand product legislation in each country to ensure product displayed is compliant
- Research and procure in-country vendor resources to utilize for signage & packaging, building partnerships for needs not delivered by U.S. Visual teams
- Responsible for coaching, developing and managing the Visual Coordinator
- Prepare forecasts and execute against budget
- Allocate expenses for travel
- Managing inventory, shipping and receiving
- Develop and execute strategy to drive sales and build customer loyalty through store programs including but not limited to
- Recruit and select highly talented people and build succession plans designed to meet Brand and Company growth goals
- Review and approve Lab dips on all substrates ensuring maximum visual compliance to the color standard using the eye, light box and spectrophotometer
- Document activity of lab dips, shade bands and trims
- Understand the application of color theory to be able to solve color issues
- Ability to work with design and sourcing to gain trust in approvals and procedures with in the area
- Meet critical time lines achieve best color match
- Experience working with mills to solve color problems by fabrication and dyeing techniques
- Technical knowledge in the application of color and some fabric and testing is a plus
- Coordinate media requests for magazines, newspapers, broadcast and online media domestically
Barn Manager Job Description
- Manage Bulk Dye Lot Approvals for all textile and upholstery items
- Track, review and approve all pre-production and top of production samples for all Dec Acc, Textiles and Furniture
- May lead/contribute/provide support to various projects
- Work with key business partners including- Store Management, Field Leadership, Store Development and Construction, IT, Marketing, Inventory Management, Training and Visual teams to ensure effective processes are in place and tasks are completed on time
- Coach General Managers and Field Leadership on the store opening, expansion/remodel processes
- Manage the staff and other service providers
- Ensure smooth day-to-day operations, including clean stalls, correct feeding, turn out and blanketing
- Order feed, bedding and supplies, maintain accurate boarder’s records, releases, and related administrative duties
- Work with boarders to provide quality care to their horses and address any concerns
- Check office voicemail and return calls
- 1-2 years experience in stockroom or visual merchandising preferred
- Work with eCommerce director to develop and execute seasonal on-site content strategy
- Develop and oversee execution of on-site search strategy
- Scope site enhancement projects with IT and then own execution on a monthly basis
- Contribute project plans, timelines and any other critical input to larger site updates and keep all cross-functional partners on track for on-time launches
- Become an expert in project management tracking system -- JIRA knowledge a plus
Barn Manager Job Description
- Manage the creative process to develop assets for all email direct marketing campaigns, including copy and image selection
- Help develop a strategy to drive acquisition in both the direct to consumer and retail channels improve the retention and reactivation rates of current cardholders
- Drive innovation in the loyalty program, suggesting and executing new tests to drive KPI's towards goals
- Keep abreast of loyalty market and competition
- Assist Director in developing the annual, tops-down merchandise plans for the division
- Oversee the creation of pre-season, item-level sales plans that align with product rankings, merchandising strategies and tops-down financial goals
- Support team in designing inventory strategies that balance the composition of new and core, carry-over merchandise and that support in-stock and turn objectives
- Manage divisional open-to-buy
- In-Season Planning
- Lead monthly open-to-buy activities for the division
- Work closely with eMarketing, eMerchandising, creative, developer and IT partners to plan and execute all site activity
- Become familiar with day-to-day operations and Assistant Site Manager roles and gain general understanding of eCommerce activity and cross-functional roles & responsibilities
- Gain expert knowledge of content management systems to influence what's functionally possible on-site
- Facilitate QA participation for new launches/projects from necessary partners
- Participate in regular online competitive analysis to make sure Pottery Barn stays competitive
- Consistently be looking for new advantages + functionality to provide best in class customer experience, increase conversion and invest in projects with high ROI
Barn Manager Job Description
- Recommend divisional strategies around promotional pricing and end-of-life disposition
- Identify business trends that warrant analytical research provide framework for teams to investigate
- Play a leadership role in creating a people-first culture that is innovative, results-oriented, and that celebrates success
- Drive the strategic vision of all facets of the A/B Testing and PZ program for Pottery Barn to increase company ROI
- Create and execute test and PZ campaigns using Target and homegrown PZ solution, enlisting IT development resources for more complicated functional test treatments
- Identify testing opportunities using test results analysis and other data touchpoints (user experience, analytics reporting, behavioral tools)
- Work closely with our web analytics group to define KPIs and metrics for tests and PZ campaigns providing constructive feedback on their analysis so results drive action
- Monitor all metrics related to test and personalization results
- Develop and document testing and pz campaign processes and policies to further improve campaign quality and executional efficiency
- Work with the web analytics team to foster a culture of data-driven decision making across e-commerce that encourages validating or disproving assumptions about how we believe customers may react to various site experience scenarios
- Minimum of 2 years color separation and press experience
- Use reporting and analytics to influence regular site updates
- 3-5 years experience in eCommerce and project management related roles
- Knowledge of eCommerce processes a must
- User experience background a plus
- Flexibility in work hours required
Barn Manager Job Description
- Serve as primary contact to WSGO and Agents/Supplier in assigned categories
- Work with the design team during the development process to identify source markets and suppliers for requested materials, finishes and products in the assigned product categories
- Share major updates or changes from Brand assortment decision that would affect the markets & allocation strategy
- Manage Calendar & timelines w/ cross-functional teams and WSGO/Agents through PLM dashboards
- Close working partnership with buyers, design and inventory
- Troubleshoot seasonal product issues related to development, production and/or delivery in assigned categories
- Work in conjunction with Merchandise Analyst to compile and input all product data into the seasonal product information database
- Using a deep understanding of web design, manage the creative development of our website, adding enhanced technical capabilities to evolve our current site to better embody our brand
- Oversee the eCommerce design, performance and process of the designers to ensure high-quality and timely deliverables
- Work with a cross-functional team to define user models and interfaces for new/updated features and functionality
- Understanding/familiarity of technology, websites, content management systems, project management tools
- Strong affinity for Pottery Barn brand
- Overnight travel may be required periodically
- Availability to work a minimum of three shifts per week, minimum of three Saturdays and two Sundays per month, annual inventory and entire holiday season (November and December)
- 5+ years eCommerce Merchandising and/or Marketing experience
- Three or more years independently managing production for printed materials (production, design, color and printing)