Retail Merchandising Specialist

Nex is on a mission to help families rediscover the joy of movement. Created by parents for parents, Nex combines technology and play to deliver fun, social, and interactive experiences powered by natural body motion, encouraging kids and adults to move more, play more, and have fun together. Nex Playground, the company’s award-winning active play system, is purpose-built to get families moving year-round, with safety and privacy as core considerations in its intentional design. It is certified kidSAFE+ COPPA compliant and built to support healthy, active play for all ages and abilities.

Nex Playground features a growing library of 50+ experiences, including motion and dance games, fitness and educational experiences, and Nex Originals. Content includes collaborations with partners like Hasbro, Sesame Workshop, and NBCUniversal. Nex has been recognized by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, and Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has earned Red Dot, IDEA, and Core77 international design awards. We encourage you to explore Have Fun and Is Motion Gaming Back?, as they offer a deeper look into our culture, values, and explain how our approach to motion gaming differs from previous generations.

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Location: Remote (USA & Canada only)
Annual Salary: 70,000-90,000
Type: Full-Time
Reports to: Retail Operations Manager

The Role

We are seeking a Retail Merchandising Specialist to join our Retail Strategy team at Nex. As a Retail Merchandising Specialist, you will help create a world class retail presence across brick and mortar stores globally. We encourage you to check out our interactive displays at a retailer near you: https://www.nexplayground.com/find-in-stores.

In this role, you will be responsible for developing and executing physical merchandising strategies to maintain Nex Playground’s visibility and sales initiatives at key retail partners. You will partner closely with Supply Chain, Developer Experience, Design and external partners to manage the upkeep of our in-store retail fixtures.

The position requires forward planning, strong communication capabilities, and ability to work cross functionally with teams in multiple time zones.

What You’ll Do

• Implement and maintain best practices for in-store merchandising, including fixture placement, planograms, display compliance, and security measures (e.g., tethers, alarms, and loss prevention strategies).
• Track and manage project timelines, workback schedules, and deliverables to ensure on-time execution.
• Help manage the execution of merchandising strategies to optimize Nex Playground’s presence at retailers, warehouse clubs and other key partners.
• Manage vendor relationships, including RFQs/RFPs, budget processing, and purchase orders needed for fixture maintenance and refreshes.
• Conduct research on display effectiveness to drive the evolution of merchandising strategies and interactive demo experience.
• Analyze retail performance metrics and use data-driven insights to refine merchandising strategies and increase brand awareness.
• Effectively communicate project updates, risks, and timelines to cross-functional teams and leadership.
• Propose, design, and implement process improvements for the fixture database and store list maintenance.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in retail merchandising, e-commerce merchandising, or related fields, preferably in consumer electronics, gaming, or interactive entertainment.
• Strong understanding of shopper behavior, retail merchandising execution.
• Experience with category management, buyer relations, and retail operations with major retailers and warehouse clubs.
• Familiarity with global retail guidelines and execution processes.
• Ability to manage multiple complex merchandising projects, balancing timelines, budgets, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Exceptional project management, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively engage with internal teams and external retail partners.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders.

We Offer

• Competitive compensation package.
• Flexible working hours and vacation policy.
• Product-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth.
• Front-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field

Nex is located in San Jose, California, USA and Hong Kong. Learn more about us at nex.inc/who-we-are.

We encourage applications even if you don’t meet more than 50% of the requirements — we believe that experience comes in many forms!

Nex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all individuals at every stage of the employment relationship, including all current and prospective employees, and covers all employment decisions including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline and termination.

We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment and to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.