Visual Merchandising Manager

Job Description

•  Develop and manage comprehensive visual merchandising strategies—including fixtures, demo units, graphics, display technologies, and seasonal storytelling—ensuring programs are delivered on brand, on budget, and on time across key channels
•  Prioritize a large volume of projects with tight deadlines to meet critical dates for product launches & seasonal refreshes.
•  Partner closely with Channel Marketing, Product Marketing, Category, and Creative to develop display programs across a variety of retailer footprints
•  Create layouts and displays that maximize product visibility, customer flow, engagement, and conversion
•  Build merchandising playbooks, visual standards, and tFoolkits that can be handed off to regional physical merchandising and field teams for localization, production, and consistent execution
•  Train and mentor field teams on visual standards, providing clear direction and ongoing feedback to maintain high standards of presentation
•  Establish global processes for sharing design, engineering, and visual merchandising guidelines with regional teams and vendors; regularly audit retail environments to ensure adherence and drive continuous improvement
•  Partner closely with Product Marketing and Retail Tech/Engineering teams to understand product experience parameters and incorporate them into physical display requirements
•  Manage RFQ/RFPs with external vendors and agencies; act as liaison between global fixture vendor partners, graphic companies, channel marketing managers, creative, and marketing on program-related issues
•  Lead research pertaining to merchandising—including shopper journey studies, display evaluations, and sales data analysis—and leverage insights to drive merchandising evolution and optimize performance
•  Build highly detailed schedules for physical merchandising initiatives (from product launches to temporary elements) and track them from inception to deployment, informing cross-functional partners throughout
•  Design experiences for future unreleased products in the roadmap, establishing design requirements including concepting, engineering, and prototyping We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day.

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•  7+ years of professional experience in visual merchandising, retail display development, or a related discipline—preferably on either the brand side or vendor/agency side of retail displays across multiple store formats
•  Strong creative sensibility with the ability to translate brand vision and shopper insights into compelling physical design requirements and visual concepts
•  Proven experience managing complex display programs end-to-end: from concept through design, engineering, prototyping, production, and deployment
•  Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and share program updates transparently across broad teams and all organizational levels
•  Strong knowledge of retail visual merchandising principles, including the ability to design visual merchandising directives, standards, and scalable processes
•  Experience managing relationships with cross-functional stakeholders and external vendors, with demonstrated ability to address conflict swiftly and maintain positive team dynamics
•  Extremely high level of accuracy and attention to detail with ability to track and articulate the intricacies of complex, global display programs
•  Robust understanding of how fixtures and printed elements are designed, engineered, manufactured, shipped, and installed
•  BA/BS degree in Visual Merchandising, Graphic Design, Business, Marketing, or a related field
•  Experience within consumer electronics or similar product categories, including developing and building retail displays
•  Experience in large format retail store formats (i.e. - 1P retail or Shop in Shop)
•  Experience working in a global retail organization with familiarity of international markets, cultures, and retail partner guidelines/processes
•  Prior history of working with sales, product, brand, channel marketing, retail tech
•  Experience maintaining budgets, fiscal responsibility, and managing vendor negotiations
•  Knowledge of executive-level presentation development for leadership and partners
•  Familiarity with retail security practices and display technology integration