Visual Merchandising Manager III [AQ-13594]

About the role

Aquent is seeking a visionary individual to join a globally recognized leader in technology and innovation. This company fosters a culture of creativity, diversity, and inclusion, inspiring teams to build extraordinary experiences that captivate customers worldwide. As a key contributor, you will shape how customers interact with cutting-edge technology through exceptional visual merchandising, directly influencing customer engagement, brand loyalty, and commercial success.

This role is central to creating an immersive and engaging retail environment. By meticulously crafting visual displays and ensuring seamless execution, you will contribute to customer discovery, education, and the commercial success of new product introductions and ongoing merchandising efforts.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and publish store layouts and detailed planograms for launches and merchandising resets.
• Collaborate with global and regional counterparts to ensure strategic alignment across all merchandising initiatives.
• Leverage regional and visual expertise to influence global strategy, localizing approaches to address specific market nuances.
• Identify opportunities to enhance the customer experience through field feedback, observation, and comprehensive performance and space analysis.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to coordinate launches and effectively communicate the visual merchandising strategy.
• Forecast and communicate accurate demo and visual element counts for merchandising changes, ensuring correct demo units are available in every store.
• Develop and review store communications, including reset labor hours, merchandising setup guides, merchandising standards, and strategy guides.

Requirements

• Action-oriented with exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced environments, independently leading and meeting objectives.
• Capable of driving the overarching mission and business drivers while seamlessly moving to tactical, detailed execution.
• Strong planning and time management skills with a future-oriented mindset.
• Proven ability to influence, build rapport, and develop business relationships with partners at all levels.
• Strong cross-functional agility with the ability to work effectively in a global organization, keeping work streams on deadline while continuously improving strategies and processes.
• Strong process management and technical learning with proven ability for systems management.
• Extensive retail and design experience in delivering commercial results through compelling visual merchandising.
• Demonstrated passion for putting the customer first and crafting unique customer experiences within a retail environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Skilled partnership experience with senior management and the ability to collaborate with diverse technical and creative teams.
• Project management and process improvement experience.
• Demonstrates values of inclusion and diversity.
• BA/BS degree; MBA a plus.

Benefits

Aquent Talent offers eligible talent access to amazing benefits, including:

• Subsidized health, vision, and dental plans.
• Paid sick leave.
• Retirement plans with a company match.
• Free online training through Aquent Gymnasium.

About the Client

Our client is a global leader in consumer technology, renowned for redefining the intersection of hardware, software, and services. Known for their uncompromising commitment to world-class design and user experience, they create products that have become essential to daily life. You will be joining a team that values craftsmanship and simplicity, working on high-impact projects that reach hundreds of millions of people worldwide.