Visual Market Manager Loft Pacific North West

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Visual Market Managers manage brand consistency within all store types in an assigned market. Their responsibility is to act as a resource and trainer of the merchant mindset, communicating global messages that will drive sales through improving our in-store experience.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES / ACCOUNTABILITIES:

•Ensure brand and visual merchandising consistency is upheld in the identified market.

•Invest in store teams; reinforce brand standards and the use of best practices consistently throughout the market.

•Assess market and store opportunities; make decisions, develop merchandising solutions and provide direction to DMs and SMs to drive top line sales.

•Provide feedback, solutions, and ideas regarding execution of store presentation.

•Leverage brand supported tools to effectively support stores with concept flows, windows, and business strategies using discretion to make changes based on store specific layouts.

•Deliver in-season and seasonal hindsight feedback relating to product, presentation and competition to DM and store teams.

•Virtually lead store teams through visual merchandising directives, and leverage technology to check for understanding (photos, FaceTime, etc).

•Facilitate seasonal presentation workshops, meetings and conference calls within their market.

•Identify and develop visual talent to build visual merchandising skills in the market.

•Build constructive, effective relationships with RVP, RVM, and DM to align visual merchandising and brand initiatives.

•Communicate with peers and relevant business partners to share creative ideas and best practices that will maximize the overall business results.

•Participate in and support the success of store openings.
•Minimum three years retail visual management experience in a multi-store capacity.

•Excellent visual and merchandising skills and a strong ability to interpret visual presentation direction.

•Strong understanding of the customer and how visual merchandising supports an exceptional client experience while driving business.

•Ability to influence at all levels with clear communication

•Ability to work independently with minimal direction.

•Proven success building, leading, motivating, and developing teams.

•Proven problem solving and decision making skills.

•Ability to plan, prioritize and organize.

•Knowledge of the competition, the industry and market.

•Relevant computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel) and digital camera skills.

•Ability to work flexible hours and travel to meet the needs of the business.