Manager, Regional Visual Merchandising; Northeast - Tommy Hilfiger

Position: Manager, Regional Visual Merchandising (Northeast) - Tommy Hilfiger
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Oversee the execution of the America's visual guidelines across all Tommy Hilfiger stores & Wholesale Shop in Shops within assigned territory in order to drive store profitability and increase brand awareness and equity. This individual will partner closely with the visual merchandising, visual operations and Field leadership teams to adapt regional direction to meet the business and customer goals at store level.  

They will execute training for VM team members and broader field team, help drive new store openings/renovations, and lead the execution of in-store amplifications and pop ups in partnership with VM. Candidates with demonstrated Northeast work experience, preferred.

** What You'll Do:*
* + Merchandising/Brand Excellence

+ Ability to adapt and execute in store guidelines to drive business & traffic

+ Partner with stores to drive business through strategic visual merchandising decisions

+ Participate in floor sets with key business partners; provide time-sensitive feedback, ideas and solutions to ensure an elevated customer experience and financial ROI

+ Visit stores regularly to make sure that all store visual merchandising aligns with the requirements of the company and brand image

+ Give consistent merchandising direction on brand standard to field management

+ Identify areas of business opportunities with Field Partners and manager to deliver an action plan in line with the company goals

+ Organize and deliver store opening & pop-up installations

+ Support marketing initiatives & event set up

+ Stay up to date on competition activities to remain ahead of the trend and report back to Head of Field and SVP of VE

+ Balancing Art & Commerce

+ Training

+ Train stores and field organization on key seasonal Brand messages, floor set management, adaptation to space/environment/local business, maintenance of excellence in presentation and training of own store teams

+ Develop in-store VM on core skills to include communication, time & organization, and partnership

+ Conduct additional training for management and staff as needed

+ Train on all VM trends for the season

+ Communication

+ Manage flow of communication between Head of Field VM, the field organization and stores through weekly conference calls, touch bases, store visits, and training seminars in an effort to support Company guidelines

+ Influence field leadership to understand how Visual Merchandising impact conversion, maximize overall business results and customer experience

+ Provide feedback, solutions and insights on Visual Merchandising strategies

+ Promote communication flow within the FVM team

+ Manage T&E budget within guidance

** What You'll Bring:*
* + Bachelor's degree in graphic/interior/fashion design or visual merchandising

+ Minimum 5 years of visual merchandising experience in the fashion industry

+ Strong leadership skills

+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills

+ Strong presentation skills and able to articulate ideas

+ The ability to be creative and inspire others

+ Self-motivated, able to work under high pressure

+ The ability to interpret visual merchandising presentations and relate it back to the store environment and adapt to different store designs and architecture

+ Strong attention to details, e.g., standards, marketing, lighting, fixturing, windows.

+ Awareness of fashion trends and the ability to interpret them back into visual merchandising

+ Experience in managing travel and expanse budgets

+ Strong understanding of symmetrical vs. asymmetrical with regard to fixturing and wall scaping

+ Experience facilitating new store openings.

+ Proficiency within Microsoft office (Word, Excel)

+ Knowledge of InDesign a plus

+ Accept work shift travel requirements and irregular work schedules. Able to travel, as needed, both internationally and domestically. Visual Merchandisers travel up to 80% of the time

+ Ability to work in fluid environment with changing priorities required

+ Lifting required

+ Ability to take on start-up projects

+…