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Loro Piana · 5 days ago

West Coast Regional Visual Merchandising Manager

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$115K/yr - $125K/yr

5+ years exp

Loro Piana is an Italian luxury Maison known for creating the finest quality textiles and garments. The West Coast Regional Visual Merchandising Manager is responsible for leading and executing visual merchandising strategies to uphold the brand image across retail and wholesale channels, while managing a team and fostering relationships within the corporate and market environments.

Consumer GoodsFashionRetail

Responsibilities

Implement and reinforce the brand’s worldwide and local seasonal visual merchandising guidelines across all retail and wholesale locations in partnership with brand leadership and store teams

Consistently execute store visits, according to the region’s defined visit frequency, to launch new collections and windows, refresh existing displays according to the business performance, assess store standards, provide constructive feedback, educate, and action solutions together

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including retail, wholesale, merchandising, retail operations, marketing, store planning, supply chain, and store management to align visual merchandising initiatives with overall business objectives

Meet weekly with the Vice President of Visual Merchandising to align and define all responsibilities and priorities inclusive of the following: training, team succession planning and performance, rotation schedule, installation strategies, travel agenda, VM and creative guideline review, store visit feedback, team communication, special projects, and administration

Partner with NA Windows & Special Projects manager, Visual Operations Manager, and Sr. Visual Merchandising Manager to deliver select key worldwide high-visibility special projects including: pop-ups, pop-ins, internal takeovers, trunk shows, press days, and caravans

Collaborate with NA Sr. Visual Merchandising Manager to lead and deliver key brand image and business initiatives in all West Coast doors, including: new store planning projects, capsule launches, and VM call-to-actions to further enhance product displays that drive sell-through

Lead and facilitate weekly touch bases with all area managers and business partners to align on the following: business results and reactivity, store visit feedback, VM guidelines and call-to-actions, training and development, travel, upcoming rotations, installation planning, and administration

Onsite management and execution of all windows and VM rotations in top image locations while also delivering weekly and monthly constructive feedback remotely to all area visual managers throughout the rotation lifecycle; communicating all installation in-the-moment progress to worldwide leadership and Vice President of Visual Merchandising

Managing sensible adaptation of global visual guidelines as required to achieve extraordinary displays in line with the global brand vision, store design, product assortment, and local business strategy

Lead the development of accountable relationships within the WHL channel to sustain brand VM expectations, including: Loro Piana business partners, department store floor managers, departments heads, and DSAs

Weekly store visits, monthly rotations, new store openings, pop-ups, special projects, and frequent travel will require the West Coast Regional Visual Merchandising Manager to be flexible to work outside of normal business hours, inclusive of weekends

Ensure Area VM management and store teams are held accountable for delivering exceptional VM maintenance, pristine store environments, and technical clarity of all client-facing areas including: windows, interiors, mannequin styling, VM tool use, campaign images/digital content, and logo visibility

Identify, lead, and manage the facilitation of all VM training throughout the season as well as during the onboarding of new area management, store leaders, sales professionals, and DSAs

Collaborate with business partners and Area VM managers to develop visual strategies to support key markets during peak seasons; strategies will include merchandising assortment, window creative, interior zoning, collection placement, mannequin styling, and rotation timeline

Qualification

Visual MerchandisingLuxury ExperienceTeam LeadershipMicrosoft OfficeCreative ExperienceCustomer Service MindedSolution FocusedCommunicationTime ManagementDetail Oriented