Sr. Zone Visual Merchandising Manager

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Responsibilities

• The role of the Sr. Zone Visual Merchandise Manager is to travel to stores specific to their Zone and assume leadership role for influencing, directing and implementing visual merchandising standards and guidelines at store level that are consistent with the company's standards and directives.
• In partnership, plan, implement, communicate, and train visual and merchandising associates to properly execute dressing of mannequins, forms, signing, accent lighting, fixturing standards, and implementation of visual directives in all P43 stores to gain consistent presentation standards.
• Supervise store management on communication and implementation of visual issues (i.e. : adjacencies, sale events, visual set‑ups, shop installations, promotions, special events).
• Train, develop, direct, and oversee visual staff members (VM Associates).
• Supervise plan and implement seasonal visual collateral with SM.
• Oversee and perform daily visual maintenance for all areas. Work with SM, ASM’s, MTM’s, MTL’s VM’s to see that daily standards are executed and maintained.
• Participate in occasional weekly walk‑throughs with Store Managers and attend MGR meetings in‑store.
• Oversee and maintain all mannequins and forms on a regular basis according to the merchandising corporate directives.
• Coordinate, inventory, and properly store all seasonal trim to prevent damage or destruction of existing materials. Work with General Manager and Operations Management team to secure proper space and meet requirements.
• Oversee planning, coordination, and installation of cosmetic collateral based on Corporate Cosmetic Calendar and individual store setups. Maintain and inventory all cosmetic collateral properly to ensure no damage occurs.
• Manage installation and current upkeep of vendor identification by Demand Center as indicated in the current monthly directives. Install departmental identification as prescribed in the store fore‑mentioned listing.
• Work with store SM and Operations to oversee, adjust and target all accent (spotlights) lighting that complement mannequins, table forms, strike zones, icon walls, and fixturing along main aisles.
• Keep home base store maintained as an exemplary store for all corporate directives.
• Verify and inspect all incoming receipts and transfer of visual merchandising items, fixtures, collateral and supplies. Communicate issues back to Corporate in a timely manner.
• Pack and transfer display items and supplies requested by corporate and follow up as needed.
• Manage, maintain, and organize stock room for visual items.
• Follow corporate procedures and policies regarding merchandise borrowed from department stock that are used in visual displays and on mannequins. Manage and maintain accurate records.
• Travel preplanned store visitation schedule (3 days / week) to review proper implementation of all seasonal strategies, shops, visual impacts, trend directives, and promotional setups at store level.
• Supervise and oversee specific stores to maintain the integrity of corporate visual directives and their implementation with the stores.
• Train and supervise less experienced visual and merchandising associates in planning and installation of visual directives and installation of visual directives in the stores. Train visual and merchandising associates on the proper usage of tools.
• Review and direct visual and merchandising associates and store managers in the planning and installation of visual directives for successful quality implementation.
• Oversee and follow up on vendor and in‑store shop installations and report any issues back to corporate visual.
• Maintain open communication with Store Managers, Regional Vice Presidents and Zone Group Vice President through weekly / monthly conference calls, e‑mails and follow‑up calls to stores.
• Interview, evaluate, and recommend visual candidates.
• Suggest merchandise presentation ideas as necessary.
• Facilitate, participate and assist in corporate projects, new store, remodels as needed by corporate.
• Inform stores within Zone of upcoming promotional and visual impacts as directed from corporate.
• Assist in special events and in‑store promotions as directed.
• Complete additional tasks as assigned.
• Assist in new store openings, remodels, prototypes, special projects as directed.

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