Project Manager (Visual Merchandising)

Project Manager (Visual Merchandising)

Location: Boston or Lawrence, MA

Duration: 6 Month Contact to start

Schedule: Hybrid (Tuesday-Thursday onsite)

Salary: up to $45 - $50/ DOE (W and benefit options)

Our trendy client in the footwear and retail space, is looking for Project Manager for their Visual Merchandising team! This 40 hour a week, 6 month contract role requires working onsite 3 days a week in Boston, MA.

Project Manager Responsibilities:

• Handle tactics and strategies across retail and wholesale channels.
• Act as the main point of contact for workflows and ensure cross-functional relationships are built across vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Manage resource allocation, project approvals, project timelines and deadlines, and stakeholder meetings.
• Own the master visual merchandising calendar.
• Facilitate engagements for GTM, events, new store openings, and construction work backs.
• Schedule kickoff meetings to establish project plans, milestones, and deadlines.
• Monitor project budgets and drive continuous improvement.
• Help draft contracts and other project related paperwork like PO's.
• Manage and mentor 2 direct reports. Handling performance reviews, day-to-day management, and coaching.
• Quickly adapt and understand the brad guidelines acting as a SME and champion of them for all projects.
• Ensure quality control, creative excellence, current trends, and seamless incorporation across channels.
• Bring a high attention to detail to all assigned work and deliver successful projects.

Project Manager Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in fashion design, visual merchandising, retail marketing/ management.
• 5 years in retail visual merchandising. 2-4 MUST be at a corporate level retailer.
• Proficient in PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience ideally in Asana or other project management tools.
• Proven management experience and a passion for coaching, mentoring, and developing.