Field Visual Merchandising Assistant Manager
Coach
NA, NJ, US
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Primary Purpose:
Coach is recruiting for a Field Visual Merchandising Assistant Manager to drive efficiencies of global visual merchandising in partnership with Senior Manager Northeast and Director of North America Visual Merchandising. This individual will be responsible for executing global visual merchandising direction, executing visual merchandising trainings, coordinating new store openings, and supporting the design process of in-store amplifications and pop-ups across all Coach channels. This individual must be able to work remotely, be comfortable with change, and work at a fast pace. You will be a part of a dynamic, creative environment where you will interact with cross-functional partners to ensure that Coach’s visual merchandising standards are continuously elevated.
The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Visual Merchandising to:
- Create strong visual presentations that drive business.
- Stay up to date on regional business trends. Read business reports and shop the competition.
- Provide consistent merchandising direction on brand standards to field management.
- Train store management teams on current visual standards and guidelines. Conduct additional training as needed.
- Identify business opportunities with District Managers and Store Managers and deliver an action plan.
- Manage communication between corporate visual merchandising, the stores, and management staff through conference calls, touch bases, store visits, and seminars to support Company guidelines.
- Help stores interpret corporate visual guidelines through mapping sessions and/or store visits.
The accomplished individual will possess:
- Strong communication and leadership skills for leading store visits/walk-throughs.
- The ability to interpret visual merchandising presentations and adapt them to different store designs and architecture.
- Strong attention to detail in standards, marketing, lighting, fixturing, and windows.
- The ability to be creative and inspire others.
- Awareness of fashion trends and the ability to interpret them back into visual merchandising.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
An outstanding professional will have:
- 2+ years of area/district visual merchandising experience.
- Experience facilitating new store openings.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Knowledge of InDesign is a plus.
- Strong presentation skills and the ability to articulate ideas.
- Flexibility to travel (minimum 25% of time).
- Flexibility to work outside of standard office hours to meet deadlines and installation needs.
- Able to carry heavy boxes and objects, climb ladders, etc.
Coach is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions are based on qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position. These decisions are made without regard to any legally recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.
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