Sr. Manager, Product & Styling Expertise Activation – Fl Position Available In Miami-Dade, Florida

About:

Bloomingdale’s makes fashion personal and fun, aspirational yet approachable.

Our mission is to guide and inspire our customers to make style a source of creative energy in their lives.

We will always strive to make Bloomingdale’s like no other store in the world.

Across all brand touchpoints—from Bloomingdales.com to our newest small store concept, Bloomie’s—everyone plays a critical role bringing our mission to life.

Our inclusive culture promotes diversity of background, thought and opinion.

Regardless of position, we believe all colleagues have a voice and access to share their thoughts with every level of leadership.

Our colleagues are passionate, driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative, while having a lot of fun along the way.

Job Overview:

The Senior Manager, Product & Styling Expertise Activation plays a critical role – leading on product knowledge and styling acumen, all with the goal of building fashion competency of our selling colleagues across stores.

They are responsible for the art of guiding and inspiring customers, connecting them with product that meets their needs to drive sales performance.

They will lead trend activation across selling populations, developing wardrobing and cross-category selling skills.

The candidate should be energized and inspired by the humanity that underpins our business — our customers and our people – and be excited by the opportunity to spend time activating them in stores. The Senior Manager, Product and Styling Expertise Activation reports to the Regional Director of Stores, supporting multiple locations across the region.

Core Responsibilities:

Activates selling ceremony through leadership guides, styling sessions, observation in tandem with store leadershipEnsures activation of seasonal and evergreen trend and product guidesMaximize in-store vendor product knowledge sessions ensuring quality calendar, robust leadership/seller participation and follow-up for resultsSpearhead efforts to maximize product/styling expertise activation across local market to optimize assortments, network inventory, vendor investments and store formatsCollaborates with central Selling Strategy team to serve as a critical input to prioritization of opportunities and creation of seasonal and ongoing programmingSupport the launch of high-priority brands across store with product expertise strategy that sets teams up for selling successHost virtual and in-person Summits & Clinics in support of focus product categories and selling groups

Qualifications:

We encourage candidates with either a bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in a related field to apply5+ years related experienceExcellent leadership, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work, influence and gain consensus across functional lines and at many levelsSome direct merchant/product curation experience is strongly preferredStrong collaboration and relationship orientationOutstanding communication skills: high level of confidence and independenceAbility to juggle multiple projects – can identify primary and secondary objectives, prioritize tasks, and communicate timeline and actions needed to stakeholdersIntellectually curious with strong analytical skills; ability to turn ambiguous subject matter into problems and actionable solutionsExcellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)Ability to work a flexible schedule based on department and Company needs

Work Hours:

Full TimePhysical Requirements:

Requires periods of walking, standing, hearing, talking, reaching with extended arms, crouching, and climbing laddersFrequent use of computers and other office equipmentRequires close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focusFrequently lift/move up to 25 lbs.#J-18808-Ljbffr