Field Visual Manager - Retail

About the role

The Field Visual Manager is responsible for building Visual Merchandising skills and capability at the Store Leadership and District Manager level to deliver a consistent, branded emotional experience across the division. This role will deliver a compelling customer experience in all stores and set the pace for Visual Merchandising execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Builds Talent:

  • Demonstrate Effective Floorset Planning inclusive of zone mapping, cab by cab maps, product laydowns and styling laydowns across all businesses categories.
  • Share best practices for floor set execution & sustainment.
  • Distortion of time in critical stores: Top Volume Doors 50%, New Leader Training & NSOs 50%.
  • Create Individual Development Plan focusing on building Visual Merchandising skill and capability while facilitating hands on training platforms, inclusive of Mapping, Merchandising, Styling, Compositions, & Sell Thru across all outlet stores.
  • Demonstrate the proven ability to conduct effective store visits with store leadership/field leadership and cross functional home office partners.
  • Develop, train, motivate, and inspire Field Leadership through effective Learning Labs and weekly, monthly and annual touch points.

• Builds the Brand:

  • Identify and share new visual merchandising and styling ideas to elevate in-store environment.
  • Create an inspiration library for styling & merchandising (floor fixtures & cabinets).
  • Track success through both quantitative and qualitative learning insights including weekly photo recap/ weekly observations.
  • Set the highest level of execution expectations relating to all aspects of visual merchandising.
  • Regularly seek out and share competitive insights; build on-going knowledge of current industry trends.

• Builds Capabilities:

  • Identify store specific opportunities to use visual merchandising levers to drive results.
  • Partner with Director or Field Visual & Director of Retail Stores to develop time sensitive actions plans that will improve business & share action plans.
  • Understand how to read and analyze business results. Apply learning’s to assigned market, linking visual merchandising to overall business results and customer experience.
  • Influence Field Leadership regarding floor set execution and decision making; reinforce use of brand tools.
  • Coach to improve backroom standards and how they affect floor set execution, replenishment and recovery, and customer experience.

Leadership Competencies

• Creative - initiate and promote ideas that drive the business.
• Strong leader - be able to lead leaders, be a leader with peers and manage up.
• Articulate – excellent written and verbal skills.
• Project management strength – able to plan, prioritize, organize and delegate work effectively.
• Inspirational - Pulls swipe and trend ideas for use on mood boards.
• Proven strength in problem analysis and decision-making.

Territory and Travel Expectations

• This role will cover Specialty Retail and Wholesale.
• Travel for this role will include, but not limited to, Learning Labs, Compass Store Visits, New Store Openings for Specialty Retail and Wholesale.
• Travel will be required approximately 12-15 days per month and will be planned in partnership with the Director of Field Visual to support the needs of the business.
• Flexibility to travel overnight weekly is based on business needs.