Visual Merchandising Manager Job Description
Visual merchandising manager
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Visual Merchandising Manager Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Manage all aspects of RSM set ups at Show Rooms, Brand functions, GMM, Trade shows, Headquarters
Review product information (new receipts, promotions, markdowns, ) and develop merchandising concepts in partnership with the Visual Merchandise Manager
Ensure proper trends, merchandising and styling techniques are represented
Meet deadlines to ensure that stores receive all visual directives on time
Partners with other Visual Merchandising Managers in the development, introduction and implementation of new merchandising techniques and product placement
Manage the Assistant Merchandising Manager and Merchandise Coordinators
Work closely with the buying team and Regional Display Sr
Check stock is on sales floor and ensure quick reaction to display and feature new products when delivered
In partnership with the General Manager, ensure store meets or exceeds sales and contest goals
Create field updates around discussion in Monday morning business meetings, hot topics and other changes in direction
Visual Merchandising Manager Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Education for Visual Merchandising Manager
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the visual merchandising manager job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Marketing, Business, Visual Merchandising, Education, Design, Merchandising, Retail Management, Fashion Merchandising, Art, Fashion
Skills for Visual Merchandising Manager
Desired skills for visual merchandising manager include:
Policy and procedure
Color theory
Floor planning software
Current fashion and visual merchandising trends and able to effectively interpret/apply to our brand
Current trends
Excel
Stock availability and how it impacts optimum use of product to increase sales in stores
Collection
Collection story and product and translates this through effective communication
Current trends to help sell product in the store and support company sales goals
Desired experience for visual merchandising manager includes:
Must possess excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills
Must possess advanced level of computer skills including spreadsheet and word processing applications
Communicates well with others both verbally and through drawing
He/she enjoys managing, motivating and developing people, has cross cultural sensitivity and leads his/her team with a positive, professional attitude, excellent training and coaching skills
High degree of professionalism in communication, attitude and teamwork with clients, employees and management team
Translate directives from Paris into construction dossiers for production of window decors and in-store displays
Visual Merchandising Manager Examples
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Visual Merchandising Manager Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a visual merchandising manager. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for visual merchandising manager
- Responsible for management of window budget including all related PO’s & invoices
- Forecast budgets for long range planning strategy
- Responsible to manage and maintain a photo report of all windows executed and lead cross-functional hindsight meetings
- Occasional travel to stores to oversee installs and vendor visits to check on production
- Partner with Coordinator to manage distro’s for shipping
- Bachelor s Degree in design / art
- 5 years+ of experience in visual production
- Prior experience with luxury high-end retail companies executing visual production preferred
- Strong vendor base and knowledge of materials and production techniques
- Strong understanding of floor plans, and cad drawings
Qualifications for visual merchandising manager
- Must be comfortable lifting and moving large items (ladder, fixtures
- Plans and executes Company objectives
- Manage competing priorities and shift focus as dictated by changing business needs
- Suggest improvements and collaborate with others to generate ideas and improve processes
- Demonstrate the functional ability to facilitate multi-tasking in a fast pace environment
- Work in a fast environment and be able to anticipate potential issues at an early stage and problem solve
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Visual Merchandising Manager Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of visual merchandising manager. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for visual merchandising manager
- Strong ability to photo document work
- The ability to travel to stores on a daily/weekly/monthly bases
- Knowledge of Quark, PhotoShop, and Illustrator a plus
- Strong communication/leadership skills for leading store visits/walk-throughs - at least 2 to 3 years of experience
- Knowledge of PhotoShop and Illustrator a plus
- Ensure high quality of all visual aspects in the store
- Work cross functionally within organization to support key brands and initiatives
- Must be highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop) and well-versed in the knowledge of other preferred creative software
- SEASONAL – Exciting and inspiring window concepts, developed in conjunction with the Head of Design that are in keeping with brand DNA to delight the customer and showcase the season, Develop concepts for store propping, keeping with brand DNA and seasonal creative brief from HOD
- COMMERCIAL - Works with Head of Brand on commercial set up requirements of deliveries into stores
Qualifications for visual merchandising manager
- Excellent ability to problem solve with buyers, operations and regional managers in the field with store design and graphic design in order to apply the resources and skills to support "place" at retail to drive sell through
- Strong training, development, and motivation skills
- Understanding of basic retail business strategies and practices
- Build and manage monthly store photo reports
- Specialty retailer experience highly preferred
- Work experience in a corporate visual environment preferred
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Our growing company is looking for a visual merchandising manager. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for visual merchandising manager
- Develop tools and materials that aid in the successful opening of stores and all VM in store executions
- Direct the consistent execution of the Visual Merchandising Guidelines and Standards across retail stores through managing a team of Visual Merchandising Managers responsible for new stores openings
- Schedule and manage all timelines for store openings in partnership with the FPS’s for each store opening
- Ensure alignment with key depts
- Ensure brand and merchandise presentation consistency is upheld in the market, following current concept book direction
- Provide clarification and direction to the market regarding presentation/product initiatives to include windows and in-store
- Reinforce Brand Standards and the use of best practices consistently throughout markets
- Train, teach and transfer brand knowledge and expertise to the franchise stores
- Facilitate seasonal mapping with franchisees, and problem solve based on assortments
- Manage territory launches, store openings and events in the area of visual merchandising
Qualifications for visual merchandising manager
- Ideal candidate must have 5+ years of experience in a leadership positions in a corporate visual merchandising department
- A BA/MA graduate in Architecture/Interior Design/Industrial Design
- An ability to communicate, partner and team partner to design development
- This role is based in Singapore and is located within the Asia Pacific Travel Retail division
- This role reports to the APAC SDVM Director and has a direct design reportee
- 3 to 5 years of progressive responsibility in visual merchandising and/or retail design with demonstrated success guiding multi-unit retail development
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Visual Merchandising Manager Job Description
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a visual merchandising manager. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for visual merchandising manager
- Communicate local market insight , competitor intelligence and hindsight analysis to corporate partners
- Keep up-to-date on competitor analysis current and upcoming fashion trends across the cluster and especially in the Key City
- Partner with USH Director of VMD and manage creative execution for all projects that support new retail/attraction openings and updates to existing stores that require a budget capital or expense
- Participate and execute completion of retail space specific projects through collaboration with USH Director of VMD and other key stakeholders - internal/external that are associated with the project
- Provide and obtain the appropriate data, facts, and shop drawing design details for each of the specific projects
- Responsible for managing the projects, within the scope of the approved capital budgets and timeline
- Communicate and effectively manage vendor relationships and timelines related to the projects
- Manage with the Director any critical design review and recommendations based on the needs of the operation and the goals for the store concept and product assortments
- Understand customer experience and operational needs in order to support and adjust the visual standards accordingly based on business needs
- Continue to refer to the developed business strategy for design teams to execute accurately
Qualifications for visual merchandising manager
- Outstanding design vision/ sensibility, aesthetics and form, sketching
- Minimum four years retail visual management experience in a multi store capacity
- Must be reliable on figures and administrative tasks, and proficient in Microsoft office, literate in graphic software (Photoshop)
- Good analytical skills, details oriented, assertiveness with the ability to liaise with all stakeholders
- Retail visual merchandising and display experience in a multi store capacity or corporate visual merchandising
- Proven ability to create teams, build partnerships and develop others
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of visual merchandising manager. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for visual merchandising manager
- Work with the Graphic Designer on calendaring of teams and projects approving all Visual communication guides and update vehicles
- Support the Regional Visual Merchandising Manager to implement the Global visual merchandising standards and guidelines in all store concepts and formats within the specified area
- Identify and communicate local store needs and best practices to the Regional Visual Merchandising Manager
- Conduct store visits in line with the store visit plan and ensure that all stores in the specified area are visited a minimum of [#] per quarter
- Coach/Train the Store Managers and specified store staff within specified area on the Global Visual Merchandising standards and Guidelines
- Keep up-to-date on what competitors are doing and provide feedback to Regional Visual Merchandising Manager on any current and upcoming fashion trends across the Market
- Ensure smooth store openings /renovations within the given timelines
- Partner with Merchant Teams + Planning/Allocation Teams to evaluate product receipts in-store inventory to determine effective visual presentation methods to increase sales volume
- Create + update the visual merchandising training tools + resources, including the Visual Presentation Manual, Product Knowledge, and Store Survey’s + Profiles
- Manage employees and sets individual goals that link to overall brand and business priorities
Qualifications for visual merchandising manager
- Ability to travel to and communicate with local markets
- Takes ownership and demonstrate active listening and effective questioning to identify suitable, personalized options to efficiently meet or preferably exceed the service expectations of our guests or Team Members
- Experience with direct reports and managing others
- Travel domestically and occasionally overseas (as needed)
- Develop new and cultivate existing vendor relationships
- Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing or equivalent