Retail Merchandising Project Specialist

Project overview

Job Title: Retail Merchandising Project Specialist Start Date: Early September Duration: 6 Months Location: Torrance, CA (Onsite Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday) Overview Our client is seeking a Retail Merchandising Project Specialist to support the planning, coordination, and execution of retail merchandising initiatives across North America. This is a 6-month contract opportunity working 40 hours per week with a hybrid onsite schedule in Torrance, CA. The ideal candidate will have experience managing retail merchandising or retail marketing projects and thrive in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day retail merchandising projects across multiple retail accounts
• Develop and maintain project timelines, launch calendars, milestones, and critical paths
• Coordinate the production, sourcing, distribution, and installation of retail fixtures, signage, POS materials, and merchandising assets
• Manage retailer floor set schedules, merchandising requirements, and implementation deadlines
• Track project deliverables across internal teams, agencies, vendors, printers, fabricators, and logistics partners
• Prepare project documentation, including installation guides, field communications, and execution instructions
• Review creative assets for production readiness and consolidate stakeholder feedback
• Coordinate sample reviews, approvals, and quality control throughout project development
• Partner with merchandising teams and field representatives to ensure successful in-store execution
• Conduct store visits and retail audits to evaluate merchandising quality and maintain brand standards
• Facilitate cross-functional communication, project updates, risk management, and issue resolution
• Support retailer events, demonstrations, seasonal programs, and promotional activations Requirements Must-Haves
• 3-5+ years of experience managing retail merchandising, visual merchandising, retail marketing, or store development projects
• Experience working with national retailers, consumer brands, retail agencies, or fixture manufacturers
• Strong understanding of retail environments, floor sets, planograms, visual merchandising standards, and store execution
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
• Excellent organizational, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, or MS Project
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Experience utilizing AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini Nice-to-Haves
• Experience coordinating print production, retail signage, fixture fabrication, or POS materials
• Experience supporting retailer events, demonstrations, or promotional activations
• Ability to travel up to 10% for retailer meetings, store visits, and project installations In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment. Benefits

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Duration: 6 Months
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Torrance, CA, US
• Rate: 30-35 EUR/h