Vineyard Vines
Visual Merchandising Manager, Women's
Vineyard Vines, Stamford, Connecticut, United States, 06925
Visual Merchandising Manager, Women's
About us:
vineyard vines is a highly successful, privately held, American clothing and accessory retailer founded in 1998 on Martha's Vineyard by brothers, Shep and Ian Murray. With Shep & Ian still at the helm today, vineyard vines has experienced exponential year over year growth and now operates over 120 retail locations locations including an outlet division, a successful e-commerce business, domestic distribution center, and expanding corporate headquarters. In addition, vineyard vines is carried in major department stores such as Nordstrom and Bloomingdales as well as numerous specialty boutiques across the US.
vineyard vines was founded on a state of mind that Every day should feel this good.
You don't need to be on a beach, by the ocean or on vacation to have Every day should feel this good moments. It's a state of mind that we all experience, and one where everyone is invited. At vineyard vines, we don't live an #EDSFTG life away from our desks - we bring it to work with us, too.
In our stores, at our Harbor Drive headquarters or working remotely, our company culture is fun, encouraging and welcoming to all. We work hard and play harder, and we never take ourselves too seriously. And while we have many company goals, our number one priority is making vineyard vines a great place to work for all employees.
Our team is our family, and we'd never have grown to where we are today without them.
We're committed to building an inclusive team across all channels, departments and stores within our community. We hope you'll join us and see what the smiling pink whale is all about.
Overview:
The Visual Merchandising Manager provides essential support in implementing business initiatives and visual strategies across various retail and wholesale compass floor sets. Collaborating with different teams, this position assists in executing visual merchandising, creative installations, and in-store marketing efforts, contributing to the overall success of the Women’s department and the Visual Merchandising department.
Key Responsibilities:
Execute VM strategies throughout the overall product lifecycle process ie: concept, pre-season line adoption sets, wholesale showroom and in-season compass sets.Assist with dressing and styling mannequins - steaming and pinningCollaborate with the visual team to execute the overall visual merchandising strategyManage sample turnovers and business driver meetings to learn the assortments and important buys at the start of the buy process and at time of floorsets.Align with the Merchandising team on store capacity and adjusts assortment using their space planning tools.Partner merchandising and marketing teams to align on and request signage needed to drive sales in key categories.Partner with design and merchandising teams on key looks to assure we’re moving the brand forward, driving positive results, and aligning with the campaign.Assist with creative and other installation pieces in the quarterly line adoption and compass sets.Participate in new store openings, special events, and large installs as needed, providing support in visual merchandising and creative installations.Organize workshops and in person/virtual training sessions to teach visual merchandising and creative techniques (“train the trainer”).Assist with workshops and in person / virtual training sessions to develop the field team and teach visual merchandising techniquesContribute to and approves the monthly compass documents and all visual merchandising updates.Partner with Visual Merchandising Communications team to communicate important business updates regarding the Women’s line.Partner with merchandising, wholesale, creative and sample teams to collect samples for each line adoption and compass set. Owns meetings as needed and is the point person for samples on the team.What you bring:
Minimum 5 years experience as Visual Merchandiser or related experienceInternal candidates: 1 year of proven success in current roleDemonstrated visual design skills with a strong retail merchandising portfolioSolid experience in field visual merchandising, including window displays, signs, interior displays and space utilizationAbility to install creative (patch & paint, hanging, displays, etc.)Proficiency in Adobe Suite - InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator. Other visual design tools are a plus.Knowledge of current visual merchandising trends and best practicesProficiency in MS OfficeCreative and innovative thinkerAbility to analyze sales merchandising reports and survey resultsStrong listening, written and oral communication skills requiredOutstanding attention to detail and accuracy requiredAbility to react quickly with a strong sense of urgency*Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing prioritiesAble to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlinesAbility to innovate and challenge current norms to drive positive change and efficacyExperience in customer and trend direction to inform both assortment strategy, and decision makingTeam-oriented mentality with the ability to interact with partners across the organization at all levelsAbility to lift 50 poundsEvery day will feel this good because:
We have a fun-spirited entrepreneurial culture filled with truly “good” peopleWe have flexible working hours and work from home days to accommodate your personal lifeWe offer a generous employee discount so you can rep our lifestyle on-and-off the boatWe offer a competitive salary package, 401-K, commuter benefits, and paid-family leave, health savings , flex spending accounts, life & disability insuranceWe have an onsite gym as well as health & financial wellness programs to keep you activeWe offer 2 summer Fridays to take off in addition to a competitive vacation policy & holiday calendar
About us:
vineyard vines is a highly successful, privately held, American clothing and accessory retailer founded in 1998 on Martha's Vineyard by brothers, Shep and Ian Murray. With Shep & Ian still at the helm today, vineyard vines has experienced exponential year over year growth and now operates over 120 retail locations locations including an outlet division, a successful e-commerce business, domestic distribution center, and expanding corporate headquarters. In addition, vineyard vines is carried in major department stores such as Nordstrom and Bloomingdales as well as numerous specialty boutiques across the US.
vineyard vines was founded on a state of mind that Every day should feel this good.
You don't need to be on a beach, by the ocean or on vacation to have Every day should feel this good moments. It's a state of mind that we all experience, and one where everyone is invited. At vineyard vines, we don't live an #EDSFTG life away from our desks - we bring it to work with us, too.
In our stores, at our Harbor Drive headquarters or working remotely, our company culture is fun, encouraging and welcoming to all. We work hard and play harder, and we never take ourselves too seriously. And while we have many company goals, our number one priority is making vineyard vines a great place to work for all employees.
Our team is our family, and we'd never have grown to where we are today without them.
We're committed to building an inclusive team across all channels, departments and stores within our community. We hope you'll join us and see what the smiling pink whale is all about.
Overview:
The Visual Merchandising Manager provides essential support in implementing business initiatives and visual strategies across various retail and wholesale compass floor sets. Collaborating with different teams, this position assists in executing visual merchandising, creative installations, and in-store marketing efforts, contributing to the overall success of the Women’s department and the Visual Merchandising department.
Key Responsibilities:
Execute VM strategies throughout the overall product lifecycle process ie: concept, pre-season line adoption sets, wholesale showroom and in-season compass sets.Assist with dressing and styling mannequins - steaming and pinningCollaborate with the visual team to execute the overall visual merchandising strategyManage sample turnovers and business driver meetings to learn the assortments and important buys at the start of the buy process and at time of floorsets.Align with the Merchandising team on store capacity and adjusts assortment using their space planning tools.Partner merchandising and marketing teams to align on and request signage needed to drive sales in key categories.Partner with design and merchandising teams on key looks to assure we’re moving the brand forward, driving positive results, and aligning with the campaign.Assist with creative and other installation pieces in the quarterly line adoption and compass sets.Participate in new store openings, special events, and large installs as needed, providing support in visual merchandising and creative installations.Organize workshops and in person/virtual training sessions to teach visual merchandising and creative techniques (“train the trainer”).Assist with workshops and in person / virtual training sessions to develop the field team and teach visual merchandising techniquesContribute to and approves the monthly compass documents and all visual merchandising updates.Partner with Visual Merchandising Communications team to communicate important business updates regarding the Women’s line.Partner with merchandising, wholesale, creative and sample teams to collect samples for each line adoption and compass set. Owns meetings as needed and is the point person for samples on the team.What you bring:
Minimum 5 years experience as Visual Merchandiser or related experienceInternal candidates: 1 year of proven success in current roleDemonstrated visual design skills with a strong retail merchandising portfolioSolid experience in field visual merchandising, including window displays, signs, interior displays and space utilizationAbility to install creative (patch & paint, hanging, displays, etc.)Proficiency in Adobe Suite - InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator. Other visual design tools are a plus.Knowledge of current visual merchandising trends and best practicesProficiency in MS OfficeCreative and innovative thinkerAbility to analyze sales merchandising reports and survey resultsStrong listening, written and oral communication skills requiredOutstanding attention to detail and accuracy requiredAbility to react quickly with a strong sense of urgency*Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing prioritiesAble to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlinesAbility to innovate and challenge current norms to drive positive change and efficacyExperience in customer and trend direction to inform both assortment strategy, and decision makingTeam-oriented mentality with the ability to interact with partners across the organization at all levelsAbility to lift 50 poundsEvery day will feel this good because:
We have a fun-spirited entrepreneurial culture filled with truly “good” peopleWe have flexible working hours and work from home days to accommodate your personal lifeWe offer a generous employee discount so you can rep our lifestyle on-and-off the boatWe offer a competitive salary package, 401-K, commuter benefits, and paid-family leave, health savings , flex spending accounts, life & disability insuranceWe have an onsite gym as well as health & financial wellness programs to keep you activeWe offer 2 summer Fridays to take off in addition to a competitive vacation policy & holiday calendar