What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager, VM Windows & Special Projects - New York, NY - Corporate Office position at Fendi?
Reporting to the VP of Visual Merchandising - Americas, the Visual Merchandising Manager is accountable for driving the market’s business by collaborating with the local and regional leadership teams to better understand the business and in turn, optimally and efficiently prioritize, implement, and deliver all aspects of global visual strategies in coordination with the regional needs. They will deliver outstanding brand improvements by learning the full strategic vision of the brand that ultimately elevates the client experience. They will display agility and flexibility to achieve results in a fast-paced, work environment.
Job Responsibilities:
• Lead the visual merchandising strategy both business driving and brand positioning through the communication, and implementation of global brand guidelines within the market, and communicate where to adapt regional business needs while adhering to our brand codes.
• Supervise and handle the implementation of global and merchandising across markets to ensure luxury standards are met while creating a bespoke client experience for specific markets and providing insight to central teams.
• Support the creative production process within the region for windows and events: communicating creative briefs, layout plans and product placement to local production teams in partnership with the Corporate Windows and Events team.
• Work cross functionally with corporate departments as a collaborative partner (Marketing, Events, Retail, Operations, Store Planning, Merchandising, etc.) to gain awareness of the larger brand scope, provide insight on visual projects, and identify how VM can align and contribute.
• Ideate and supervise organizational VM initiatives that increase operational efficiency across the regional teams by understanding the region’s needs and developing solutions for innovative ways of working.
• Assist in the development and implementation of visual training for the Retail and our VM Ambassador teams to ultimately drive motivation and a stronger luxury aesthetic. Regularly visit all retail locations to identify the training opportunities, build visual standards and processes, and supervise the deployment to the regional network (i.e., best practices, onboarding, etc.).
Qualifications:
• 7 years of Visual Merchandising Management Experience including a background in design with a detailed knowledge of fashion and retail
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with a passion for innovation, creativity, and the ability to deliver work with a standard of excellence
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and expert people manager
• Possessing a highly attuned attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Brings a solution orientated approach to challenges and roadblocks that may impede progress
• Excellent digital literacy including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.
• Experience using Adobe Creative suites and/or Photoshop, In Design, etc.
• Ability to travel 50% and internationally
• Ability to lift to 50lbs.
• English speaking skills is non-negotiable
