What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager of Visual Merchandising position at Design Within Reach?
Why join us?At Design Within Reach, home comes first. We believe in creating and sourcing pieces that move with you and are meant to be enjoyed over a lifetime - from home to home, generation to generation. For us, that means exceptionally crafted, built-to-last, and beautifully designed furnishings.
Our purpose is to design for the good of humankind. It's the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of Design Within Reach means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows Design Within Reach to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.About this opportunityThis position is responsible for setting the visual presentation of the retail assortment by store location and size. You will be working directly with merchants and allocation team to provide solutions on how to best display product assortment to optimize selling. The ideal candidate is a creative who is results and detail-oriented individual with a passion for retail with experience in a home furnishings retail brand or interior design background. This position will also oversee the Manager of Visual Services, Field Visual Managers and will report to the Director of Visual Merchandising.ResponsibilitiesResponsible for leading all-store implementation processes and driving consistent execution of the brand's visual strategy to create an exceptional customer experience which include and not limited to conceptual presentations, merchandising and in store retail presentations.Translates the brand guidelines and sets directives to elevate the brand presentation in storesUnderstands and can speak to interior design, visual merchandising, and graphic design conceptsPartner with the Merchandising team to ensure all product is placed and has the best selling opportunityOversee roll out of all Visual presentation materials to the retail fleetOversee all floorplan merchandising strategies and meetingsOversee new stores from planning to executionContinually seek out inspiration, trends, and ways to elevate the product and its presentationEducation and Experience5 years of management experience in Visual Merchandising and / or Interior Design preferably in afast-pacedretail environmentBachelor'sDegree in a related fieldA high level of written, verbal, and interpersonal skills to communicate information, ideas, procedures, and processes in a logical sequence and at a level appropriate to the audience, resulting in effective working relationships.Excellent organizational, communication, time management, and prioritization skillsThe ability to lead, influence, solve problems, and work with all levels in the organization and in a cross-functional environment. An expert ability to think systemically and strategically and execute tactically.Skills and AbilitiesDemonstrated proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, In-Design), Microsoft Office, and Sketch Up preferredSuccessful experience with change management principles and demonstrated ability to drive and manage the change process from strategic planning through implementation and follow-thru.Who We Hire?
Simply put, we hire everyone. Design Within Reach is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We're committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.This organization participates in E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification. In general, MillerKnoll positions are closed within 45 days and are open for applications for a minimum of 5 days. We encourage our prospective candidates to submit their application(s) expediently so as not to miss out on our opportunities. We frequently post new opportunities and encourage prospective candidates to check back often for new postings.
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