**Position Summary:** **Duties:** + MUST be onsite two days a week - Tuesday and Wednesday + Candidate MUST be onsite for training - 1-2 weeks, 5 days a week at the beginning **Qualifications:** • REQUIRED: Candidates must have AUTOCAD software experience - retail exp is a plus • Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing preferred or 2 to 3 years’ experience in a Store Planning or Merchandising position. • Ability to analyze and interpret various sources of data: Demographics (population, ethnicity, income averages, etc.), sales profile, planogram productivity. • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously to meet timeline requirements for other supporting departments (i.e., Realty Co., Store Setup, Operations) • Ability to communicate clearly both written and orally with various inhouse personnel, field management and various outside vendor representatives. • Ability to follow clear, concise directions with minimal supervision. • Experience with MS Office software (e.g., Excel - basic excel functions and Word) **Duties:** The Layout Designer is responsible for but not limited to: • Develop fixture and merchandise layouts that accurately reflect required product mix based on store location and clientele. Includes identifying stores within a growing number of cluster definitions (i.e., ethnicity, affluence, geography, etc.) that ultimately drive automated product replenishment. • Independently prioritize and manage scheduled assignments to insure on time project completion. Includes working simultaneously on various project types, with varying scopes of work, as part of a dynamic schedule. Requires the ability to manage and adapt to ongoing changes in marketing approach and project schedules. • Analyze, prioritize, and summarize data, and compare to company standards in such a way that identifies opportunities on a store specific basis. Includes the ability to act on market knowledge and apply creative merchandising solutions to improve store performance and to meet local needs. **Experience:** • Experience working and merchandising in a retail environment. Practical retail experience has demonstrated the ability to perform in this position better than technical system skills in other fields. • Basic AutoCAD experience **Education:** + Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline **Skills:** + 3+ years’ experience AutoCAD design software experience required **About US Tech Solutions:** US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com (http://www.ustechsolutionsinc.com/) . US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.