Merchandising Planning Specialist - Mobile
WorldLink US.com
Office
Plano, United States
Full Time
TITLE: Merchandising Planning Specialist - Mobile
POSITION TYPE: Full Time (W2)
LOCATION: Plano, TX
ABOUT WorldLink:
WorldLink is a rapidly growing information technology company at the forefront of the tech transformation. From custom software development to cloud hosting, from big data to cognitive computing, we help companies harness and leverage today’s most cutting-edge digital technologies to create value and grow.
Collaborative. Respectful. Work hard Play hard. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like at WorldLink. We embrace a culture of experimentation and constantly strive for improvement and learning.
We take pride in our employees and their future with continued growth and career advancement. We put TEAM first. We are a competitive group that like to win. We're grounded by humility and driven by ambition. We're passionate, and we love tough problems and new challenges. You don't hear a lot of "I don't know how" or "I can't" at WorldLink. If you are passionate about what you do and having fun while doing it; tired of rigid and strict work environments and would like to work in a non-bureaucratic startup cultural environment, WorldLink may be the place for you.
For more information about our craft, visit https://worldlink-us.com .
WHO we’re looking for:
We are looking for a Merchandising Planning Specialist - Mobile who will be responsible for the development, implementation, maintenance, and tracking of retail merchandising initiatives in the mobile category. You will be a key member of the Retail Channel Operations team, positioning the organization as a leader in retail by delivering the best customer and shopper experiences. This is a critical position that is responsible for the management of complex internal work streams to develop, implement, and maintain merchandising strategies for retail initiatives in assigned channel to ensure best in class retail experience.
Role and Responsibilities:
Required Experience and Education:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by contract 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 contract employee is occasionally required to stand, clean, crawl, kneel, sit, sort, hold, squat, stoop, stand, twist the body, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs or ladders and scaffolding, talk or hear, and lift up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include ability to distinguish the nature of objects by using the eye. Operate a computer keyboard and view a video display terminal between 50% - 95% of work time, including prolonged periods of time. Requires considerable (90%+) work utilizing high visual acuity/detail, numeric/character distinction, and moderate hand/finger dexterity.
Performs work under time schedules and stress which are normally periodic or cyclical, including time sensitive deadlines, intellectual challenge, some language barriers, and project management deadlines. May require working additional time beyond normal schedule and periodic travel.
WHAT we’ll bring:
During your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the details of our industry-competitive benefits and career development opportunities. A few highlights include:
Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace diverse perspectives and value unique human experiences. WorldLink is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All employment at WorldLink is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We endeavor to continue our footprint as a diverse organization by highlighting opportunities for all people. WorldLink considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, (including pregnancy and gender identity), age, national origin, political affiliation, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. People with disabilities who need assistance with any part of the application process should contact us.
This job description is designed to cover the main responsibilities and duties of the role but is not designed to be a comprehensive list of all.
POSITION TYPE: Full Time (W2)
LOCATION: Plano, TX
ABOUT WorldLink:
WorldLink is a rapidly growing information technology company at the forefront of the tech transformation. From custom software development to cloud hosting, from big data to cognitive computing, we help companies harness and leverage today’s most cutting-edge digital technologies to create value and grow.
Collaborative. Respectful. Work hard Play hard. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like at WorldLink. We embrace a culture of experimentation and constantly strive for improvement and learning.
We take pride in our employees and their future with continued growth and career advancement. We put TEAM first. We are a competitive group that like to win. We're grounded by humility and driven by ambition. We're passionate, and we love tough problems and new challenges. You don't hear a lot of "I don't know how" or "I can't" at WorldLink. If you are passionate about what you do and having fun while doing it; tired of rigid and strict work environments and would like to work in a non-bureaucratic startup cultural environment, WorldLink may be the place for you.
For more information about our craft, visit https://worldlink-us.com .
WHO we’re looking for:
We are looking for a Merchandising Planning Specialist - Mobile who will be responsible for the development, implementation, maintenance, and tracking of retail merchandising initiatives in the mobile category. You will be a key member of the Retail Channel Operations team, positioning the organization as a leader in retail by delivering the best customer and shopper experiences. This is a critical position that is responsible for the management of complex internal work streams to develop, implement, and maintain merchandising strategies for retail initiatives in assigned channel to ensure best in class retail experience.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Work cross-functionally to innovate the execution and ongoing support retail merchandising concepts to drive customer awareness and engagement in store.
- Guide merchandising planogram development in partnership with sales and product teams to optimize sales across product categories.
- Own implementation of all display units, visual merchandising elements, device security, and retail graphics across multiple store layouts.
- Coordinate internally and externally for on-device digital content and customization as needed.
- Tightly project manage the execution for all product and retail experience launches for the carrier customer.
- Effectively communicate merchandising execution plans to the field and carrier account teams to ensure alignment across the organization.
- Track ROI and KPIs for all retail merchandising projects post implementation.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with multiple cross functional teams, external vendors, carrier account teams and customers.
- Oversee status of all budget and vendor requests by working with the project manager and internal teams to ensure timely approvals.
- Able to test and stage Carrier fixtures in Retail Lab according to plan for upcoming launches.
Required Experience and Education:
- 5+ years’ experience in project management and operations for a retail organization - Wireless industry is a plus.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field or equivalent work experience.
- Highly proficient utilizing Blue Yonder Space Planning and Floor Planning planogram program to effectively plan for mobile product launches.
- Strong experience managing complex projects and details & meeting deadlines for multiple concurrent projects.
- Experience and understanding of the consumer journey, trends and insights.
- Experience regularly engaging with Leadership Levels.
- Must have experience in developing presentations using a variety of PC applications, including word processing, spreadsheet, and presentations.
- Self-motivated individual with the ability to thrive in a team-based or independent environment.
- Detail-oriented with strong organization skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Limited supervision and the exercise of discretion.
- Demonstrated success in working on cross-functional teams with the ability to influence peers and others in order to accomplish objectives of multiple projects.
- Excellent organization and detail for production schedules/timelines and accurate communication of relevant information to both internal and agency partners.
- Ability to make informed recommendations on a thorough understanding and analysis of organizational and business objectives.
- Customer focused with ability to objectively assess opportunities and adjust to customer changing needs.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by contract 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 contract employee is occasionally required to stand, clean, crawl, kneel, sit, sort, hold, squat, stoop, stand, twist the body, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs or ladders and scaffolding, talk or hear, and lift up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include ability to distinguish the nature of objects by using the eye. Operate a computer keyboard and view a video display terminal between 50% - 95% of work time, including prolonged periods of time. Requires considerable (90%+) work utilizing high visual acuity/detail, numeric/character distinction, and moderate hand/finger dexterity.
Performs work under time schedules and stress which are normally periodic or cyclical, including time sensitive deadlines, intellectual challenge, some language barriers, and project management deadlines. May require working additional time beyond normal schedule and periodic travel.
WHAT we’ll bring:
During your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the details of our industry-competitive benefits and career development opportunities. A few highlights include:
- Medical Plans
- Dental Plans
- Vision Plan
- Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Critical Illness/ Accident/ Hospital Indemnity/ Identity Theft Protection
- 401(k)
Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace diverse perspectives and value unique human experiences. WorldLink is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All employment at WorldLink is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We endeavor to continue our footprint as a diverse organization by highlighting opportunities for all people. WorldLink considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, (including pregnancy and gender identity), age, national origin, political affiliation, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. People with disabilities who need assistance with any part of the application process should contact us.
This job description is designed to cover the main responsibilities and duties of the role but is not designed to be a comprehensive list of all.
Merchandising Planning Specialist - Mobile
Office
Plano, United States
Full Time
September 13, 2025