Assistant Manager, Field Visual Merchandising, New England

Visual Merchandising Manager

Coach is a global fashion house founded in New York in 1941. We make beautiful things, crafted to last—for you to be yourself in. Coach is part of the Tapestry portfolio – a global house of brands committed to stretching what's possible. A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Visual Merchandising to:

• Execute visual guidelines with precision and adapt to store architecture while maintaining brand standards.
• Conduct mapping sessions and on-floor coaching; review photos and provide actionable feedback.
• Partner with District and Store Managers on KPI insights and develop store-level action plans.
• Support new store openings and renovations with on-site training and readiness checks.
• Conduct in-store training sessions within the assigned market and develop best practices.
• Manage visual projects and field initiatives from planning through execution, including timelines, deliverables, follow-up, and cross-functional coordination across North America.

The accomplished individual will possess:

• Strong communication, presentation, and leadership skills, with the ability to lead store visits and walk-throughs with clarity and confidence.
• Ability to interpret visual merchandising presentations and adapt direction to varied store environments, designs, and architecture.
• Strong attention to detail across all projects and store visits.

Required qualifications include:

• Must have a valid driver's license with access to a vehicle
• Minimum of 2 years of area or district visual merchandising experience
• Experience facilitating new store openings.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, and Power Point
• InDesign and Illustrator skills preferred
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to articulate ideas clearly to cross-functional and field partners.
• Flexible to travel, with an expectation of up to 60% travel.
• Flexible to work outside standard office hours to meet department deadlines and installation needs.
• Able to carry heavy boxes and objects, climb ladders, and support physical installation needs.

Our Competencies for All Employees:

• Courage:
  Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity:
  Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus:
  Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity:
  Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results:
  Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy:
  Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly:
  Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying…