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Senior Manager Visual Merchandising Omni-channel
Adidas Group
Monza, , Italy
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Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:
This role is responsible for maximising the profitability of the Omni- channel doors by ensuring efficient and effective implementation and execution of the Western Europe VM direction.
Key Responsibilities:
• Manage a team of Visual Merchandising Managers (VMM) to implement the Western European Visual Merchandising standards and guidelines in all store/doors concepts and formats within the cluster.
• Develop best practice processes, standards and operational plans for all doors to support the implementation of Visual Merchandising standards and guidelines
• Influence and negotiate with all key business partners (WHS sales, MKT, VM, RD, FRANCHISE) in regards to all VM matters taking into account commerciality and key product launches and ensuring consistency within best practice guidelines to provide a leading shopping experience for all customers.
• Ensure proper cross functional interaction with RSM, trade marketing category leads to land the brand initiatives
• Identify and communicate cluster needs and best practices to the Director VM Visual Excellence Western Europe.
• Set up and implement a store visit plan for the Visual Merchandising team ensuring that all stores are visited according to WE prioritization and frequencies tracker/VM calendar.
• Regularly monitors business operating results and provides additional resource to focus on specific identified under-performing doors to drive performance and increase focus on results to drive operational success.
• Take the lead on ensuring all VM Managers and Visual Merchandiser are trained on the VM standards and VM guidelines.
• Keep up-to-date on competitor analysis as well as current and upcoming fashion trends across the cluster.
• Ensure all expenditure is in line with the Market Visual Merchandising budget and notify the Senior Director BAM in case of any risks or discrepancies.
• Ensure all VM and Marketing direction from WE Visual Excellence team is followed.
• Optimization of sell in /sell out through Visual Excellence team.
• Ensure proper execution of Visual Merchandising excellence in our showrooms
• Supports further duties as requested by your manager.
Team Management
• Manage, lead and take ownership for the VM a team ensuring that all team members have the knowledge and practical skills required and promotes a high performance culture by setting clear expectations and individual goals to focus the team/organization on key
• Define clear performance expectations of the VM team determining a performance management schedule and evaluation of progress toward established targets
• Evaluate the competencies of his/her team members on a regular basis and provide prompt and constructive feedback and assumes a coaching role in order to support and inspire his/her team members
• Takes ownership for a consistent Talent Management Process in his/her respective region/division/department to grow talent for leadership positions in his/her own organization and across functional, regional and brand borders.
Authorities:
• None
KPIs:
• NPS
• VM compliance
Key Relationships:
• Western Europe Visual Excellence team
• Customers
• BAM (RSM, Trade Marketing, Sports Marketing, Own Retail Marketing)
• Cluster team including:
◦ Store Development
◦ Retail Director
◦ VMM and VM
◦ Franchise
◦ WHS partner
• Agencies
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Good IT skills (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Fluency in English
• Good numeracy, literacy, verbal and written communication skills
• Geographical mobility across the cluster
• Distance management proficiency and proven experience of leading a team across a large Cluster
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
• Secondary education or equivalent professional experience
• 5 years dedicated VMM experience at senior level
• 3 years experience of working across omni-channel doors and countries.