Visual Merchandising Manager

GENERAL ROLE

The Visual Merchandising Manager will guarantee the image of the Maison in the stores and ensure that the VM is appealing and inspires emotion, and he/she will be a support to the development of sales.

Within this department, he/she will report to the Retail Merchandising Director and work closely with the store managers and Retail merchandising team.

He/she will also liaise with the subsidiary's communication department, as well as with the central team in Paris.

He/she will manage a team of 4 VM in-store (functional report) and animate the community of VM ambassadors.

The network is distributed as follow:


* 11 stores in Italy: Milan, Rome, Rome Jewelry, Florence, Venice, Turin, Padova, Bologne, Naples, Porto Cervo, Capri.


* 1 store in Greece: Athens

The position is based in the head office in Milan and requires travel across Italy & Greece.

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES

1.The Visual Merchandising Manager has a strategic and creative vision of the VM for the region.

He/she will define the calendar of VM activities such as the monthly coordination and planning of the team, implementation of VM animations in store, including product rotations and product and collection launches.

He/she will guarantee the image of the Maison in our stores


* He/she will work very closely with the in-store VM to ensure the VM in store is always appealing and inspiring;


* He/she will ensure that the VM guidelines of our Maison are correctly implemented in our stores and that consistent appearance is guaranteed;


* He/she will share best practices with VM and sales team across the network;


* He/she will make sure that new collections and new products are launched on time in all the stores and that products are well promoted;


* He/she will collaborate with communication team and Retail merchandising on selecting products for the windows.

He/she will contribute to the commercial success of the region


* He/she will collaborate closely with Retail Merchandising and Store Management to propose a Visual Merchandising in line with business and product strategy and to maximize the sales;


* He/she will work in close collaboration with Retail Merchandising team to rotate stock, increase sell-through, animate "slow movers" and define Métier (Department) priorities;


* He/she has a high level of understanding of daily challenges to adapt the VM to each store and client specificities;


* He/she will share with VM and sales team business updates to adapt the VM accordingly;


* He/she will participate to the buying campaigns and bring your vision and strategy in terms of assortment and VM.

2.

The Visual Merchandising Manager has the role to manage, train and develop a team.

He/she will lead and inspire a team based in stores and develop the awareness of the role of VM among all the stakeholders.

He/she will also be the representant of the region to the central team in Paris.

He/she will manage and develop a...