Visual Merchandising Manager III

Location: Cupertino, CA (Hybrid) | 12-Month W2 Contract | Pay Rate: $60-$62.00/hour (depending on experience)

About the Role

The AMR Retail Visual Merchandiser will help shape how customers experience products, accessories, and services across a premium retail store network throughout the Americas region. This position blends visual merchandising, retail planning, project coordination, and operational execution, making it an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong retail and design background who enjoys both strategic thinking and detailed implementation.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and publish store layouts and detailed product planograms for product launches and merchandising resets.
• Partner with global and regional merchandising teams to ensure alignment across visual merchandising strategies.
• Localize global merchandising initiatives for the Americas region while maintaining brand consistency.
• Identify opportunities to improve the customer experience through field feedback, store observations, and space/performance analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including retail operations, fulfillment, marketing, and creative partners to support product launches and merchandising initiatives.
• Forecast and communicate demo product and visual display element requirements for merchandising changes.
• Develop and review merchandising setup guides, store communications, labor estimates, merchandising standards, and execution documentation.
• Ensure merchandising projects are delivered accurately and on schedule across multiple retail locations.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in visual merchandising, retail merchandising, retail design, store planning, or retail operations.
• Strong attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
• Strong planning and time management abilities with a proactive, execution-focused mindset.
• Experience collaborating across cross-functional teams and building relationships with stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to balance strategic objectives with detailed operational execution.
• Passion for creating compelling customer experiences within a retail environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience partnering with senior leadership and creative or technical teams.
• Project management or process improvement experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
• Experience working in a large-scale retail, consumer technology, or premium retail environment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans).
• Supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance, and hospital indemnity).
• 401(k)-retirement savings.
• Life & disability insurance.
• Employee assistance program and legal support.
• Pet insurance.
• Employee discounts with preferred vendors.