**Regional Strategy & Leadership (Pre-Execution Phase)**
- Oversee and mentor Location Managers across 3-4 event retail sites, ensuring alignment with Fanatics' operational standards and retail goals.
- Develop and implement regional strategies around staffing, infrastructure, logistics, and inventory deployment in collaboration with internal departments.
- Coordinate with FIFA partners, venues, and vendors to ensure operational readiness and brand consistency across all assigned markets.
- Drive cross-site collaboration to ensure best practices and shared solutions for common challenges.
**_Transition to City Manager Role (Execution Phase) _**
- As the tournament enters the critical execution stage, take on full-site leadership at one key location within your region.
- Serve as the on-site City Manager, overseeing all aspects of retail opera tions including team leadership, customer experience, inventory, sales performance, and issue resolution.
- Act as the main point of contact for all client, vendor, and internal communications at your assigned site.
- Lead by example, providing direct, on-the-ground support, coaching, and problem-solving to ensure operational excellence during the event.
**_Event Planning & Execution _**
- Ensure the successful buildout and breakdown of retail operations (fixtures, tents, POS) across assigned sites.
- Support merchandising execution including planograms, product placement, and real-time inventory management.
- Supervise staffing plans, training, scheduling, and performance across locations.
- Monitor KPIs (sales, foot traffic, staffing productivity) and make data-driven adjustments during the event.
**_Post-Event & Reporting _**
- Conduct post-event reviews for each site within your region, including financial performance, inventory reconciliation,
and staff assessments.
- Collaborate with finance and logistics to complete regional profit/loss analysis and inventory close-out procedures.
- Prepare executive summaries and Regional Strategy & Leadership (Pre-Execution Phase)
- Oversee and mentor Location Managers across 3-4 event retail sites, ensuring alignment with Fanatics' operational standards and retail goals.
- Develop and implement regional strategies around staffing, infrastructure, logistics, and inventory deployment in collaboration with internal departments.
- Coordinate with FIFA partners, venues, and vendors to ensure operational readiness and brand consistency across all assigned markets.
- Drive cross-site collaboration to ensure best practices and shared solutions for common challenges.
**Transition to City Manager Role (Execution Phase)**
- As the tournament enters the critical execution stage, take on full-site leadership at one key location within your region.
- Serve as the on-site City Manager, overseeing all aspects of retail operations including team leadership, customer experience, inventory, sales performance, and issue resolution.
- Act as the main point of contact for all client, vendor, and internal communications at your assigned site.
- Lead by example, providing direct, on-the-ground support, coaching, and problem-solving to ensure operational excellence during the event.
**Event Planning & Execution**
- Ensure the successful buildout and breakdown of retail operations (fixtures, tents, POS) across assigned sites.
- Support merchandising execution including planograms, product placement, and real-time inventory management.
- Supervise staffing plans, training, scheduling, and performance across locations.
- Monitor KPIs (sales, foot traffic, staffing productivity) and make data-driven adjustments during the event.
**Post-Event & Reporting**
- Conduct post-event reviews for each site within your region, including financial performance, inventory reconciliation, and staff assessments.
- Collaborate with finance and logistics to complete regional profit/loss analysis and inventory close-out procedures.
- Prepare executive summaries and detailed reports outlining key wins, challenges, and improvement areas for future events.
- ailed reports outlining key wins, challenges, and improvement areas for future events.
**what you bring to the team**:
- 3-5 years of multi-site retail or event operations experience, preferably in fast-paced, high-volume environments.
- Proven success in team leadership across geographically dispersed locations.
- Strong organizational, time management, and analytical skills with a hands-on approach.
- Ability to switch seamlessly between regional oversight and localized, site-specific leadership.
- Experience building team culture and managing people operations across different markets.
- Solid knowledge of retail systems, KPIs, inventory processes, and POS platforms.
- Physical ability to lift 50 lbs and work on your feet during long event days.
- Flexibility to travel and adapt quickly in dynamic, evolving event environments.
**Where You'll Work and What's required**:
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📌 Mexico Regional Manager Retail Event Operations Fifa World Cup Mexico City Monterrey Guadalajara (Xico)
🏢 Fanatics
📍 Xico