Visual Merchandising Manager Job at YETI Coolers in Austin

At YETI, we believe that time spent outdoors matters more than ever and our gear can make that time extraordinary. When you work here, you'll have the opportunity to create exceptional, meaningful work and problem solve with innovative team members by your side. Together, you'll help our customers get the high-quality gear they need to make the most of their adventures. We are BUILT FOR THE WILD™.

The Visual Merchandising Manager will report into the Senior Manager, Global Retail Marketing as a part of YETI's award-winning Creative Studio team and will be responsible for the creation of visual merchandising direction for all global channels with a heightened focus on YETI owned retail stores. This role supports the overall customer experience of the YETI brand through the lens of product placement and storytelling, which is a pivotal component to the success of new initiatives as YETI retail grows. Cross-functional collaboration with the internal Product, Marketing, Digital, Sales and Wholesale Account Marketing teams, as well as external vendors and agencies is a key component to this role. Your contributions will help drive excellence in visual merchandising, elevate the consumer experience and make a business impact to all YETI's retail locations.

Responsibilities:
• Drive visual merchandising strategy to help promote sales and brand identity in brick-and-mortar retail environments across all YETI direct and wholesale channels

• Collaborates with product teams during the product development process and creates product/merchandising renders to support the Wholesale sell-in process

• Create directives, planograms and toolkits for all product and seasonal launches to support various global channels

• Create directives specific to new store openings

• Manage multiple projects across multiple channels simultaneously
• Work with store and sales teams on training for all visual standards and processes
• Supports the execution of visual merchandising resets and launches at key retail locations and key new store openings
• Support in off-site activities such as road shows, trade shows and pop up's when additional support is needed
• 20% or more travel for new store openings, with high seasonal variation

Qualifications and Attributes:
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• At least 6 years of visual merchandising experience with multi-door and omni-channel brands
• Demonstrate strong leadership skills that pertain to producing creative display and communications within a corporate work environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to develop and manage relationships with cross-functional team members
• Possess excellent presentation and communication skills in order to effectively relay strategies
• Have strong comprehension of display production, visual merchandising standards and monthly floor set processes
• Experience with short-term and long-term training in relation to visual merchandising responsibilities across the field, as well as alignment of training internally
• Consider yourself to be flexible, quick-thinking and are able to work within a fast-paced work environment
• Intermediate to advance proficiency level in the following areas: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint), Adobe Creative Suite and Planogram software

Any offer of employment with YETI is contingent on a successful criminal background check and successful reference checks.

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