Manager, Visual Merchandising

About the role

The Manager, Visual Merchandising enhances the customer experience through creative merchandise presentations, seasonal fashion trend statements, and three-dimensional visual displays. They will refresh styles and outfits presentations frequently to engage repeat and new customers. Collaborating with Style Merchandise Managers, they establish a symbiotic partnership focusing on workload planning, new receipt placement, and visual styling to create a cohesive customer experience. The Manager, Visual Merchandising inspires customers by strategically placing visual elements, recruits colleagues with creative and style talent expertise, analyzes business reports for strategic decision-making, ensures promotional accuracy, and coordinates merchandise moves with other store leaders. Additionally, the Visual Manager will implement policies and procedures, and guide store management on merchandising standards and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Re-establish training standards, experiences, and tools to enhance institutional skill levels
• Increase the frequency of style/outfit refreshes to excite repeat and attract new customers.
• Test the frequency and detail of VMDs.
• Foster a symbiotic partnership between the Style Merchandise Manager and Visual Manager, coordinating workload planning, new receipt placement, visual styling, and setting sales to optimize the customer experience
• Evaluate and enhance the customer's shopping experience by strategically placing visuals in relevant areas.
• Create captivating in-store displays that boost sales and increases store profitability
• Pays meticulous attention to detail in arranging displays and ensuring merchandise is presented in an enticing and organized manner
• Analyze reports to review business results, taking appropriate action to capitalize on strengths and address deficiencies. Partner with the Executive team to ensure a high level of execution
• Ensure the accuracy of promotional presentations, merchandise placement, seasonal fashion trend statements, and sales and event setups
• Coordinate selling floor fixture and merchandise moves with other Store Leaders
• Establish a high level of shortage awareness and effectiveness, ensuring the implementation of all policies and procedures