Gruppe Louis Vuitton is hiring: Regional Visual Merchandising Manager in Dallas

Louis Vuitton has a unique opportunity for a Regional Visual Merchandising Manager supporting the Texas stores as part of the Southwest Region. As an ambassador of the Brand, you will ensure the consistency, quality and sophistication of the Visual Merchandising implementation for all product categories. You will support the business strategy and contribute to enhancing the Client experience across all stores. Based in our Regional offices in Dallas, Texas this role will report to the Regional Visual Merchandising Director.

Job responsibilities

As a Regional Visual Merchandising Manager, you will be responsible for leading the consistency and quality of Visual Merchandising in all stores within the assigned region, while respecting the Visual Merchandising standards of Louis Vuitton.

• Work with corporate visual team to gather artistic direction and information, and effectively communicate this with store visual managers and store managers
• Ensure all VM needs are met on time and consistently
• Coordinate and supervise window installations and displays where and when appropriate
• Control quality of visual implementation through store visits and regular photo analysis
• Communicate and collaborate with Store Managers and Regional Vice President on VM subjects on a regular basis
• Help train Visual Leaders and store teams in visual display
• Provide regular reports to RVP and corporate Visual Merchandising team regarding status of visual direction in the region, areas for improvement, recommendations, etc.
• Maintain and meet budgets for all in-store visual displays and installations (freelancers, flowers, props, etc.)
• Manage VM budgets for region: prepare, control and optimize

Special Events & Store Initiatives

• Assist RVPs, corporate Visual Merchandising Department, other corporate departments and Store Managers with visual aspects of new store openings and all aspects (both visual and otherwise) of special events and other store initiatives
• Report to RVPs, SVP of Retail, and the Director of Visual Merchandising with follow-up memos / photos of store windows and interior visual direction for events

Team Management

• Lead and support the region's visual team to ensure a consistent message and standard is met at all times
• Coach, develop and motivate the visual team through regular touch base meetings as needed
• Involvement in visual succession planning by training and developing regional visual team members to be able to progress along career paths
• Exhibit strong interpersonal and leadership skills in dealing with regional visual team, leadership and the NY corporate office

Profile

The successful candidate will possess a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) and should have a minimum of ten years merchandising experience in a retail specialty or luxury retail environment. You will be a well-rounded individual with the ability to lead a business using your previous experiences with window installations and working with both ready-to-wear and accessories categories. As a strong team player, you will have outstanding interpersonal and communication skills and have the ability to lead by example. Given the fast-paced nature of the business, you will be adaptable and agile while being extremely deadline oriented.

Louis Vuitton respects and promotes equal opportunity. We celebrate and welcome the uniqueness of each employee and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment.