Manager, Visual Merchandising - Luxe

Job Title: Manager, Visual Merchandising - Luxe US
Division : LUXE Division

Location: New York, NY (10 Hudson Yards)

Reports to
: AVP, Visual Merchandising

Who We Are: For more than a century, L'Oreal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business:
Beauty. Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beauty in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity, and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity.

At L'Oreal Luxe, our mission is to provide our consumers with the best products and brand experiences, making each one truly unique. Our portfolio is composed of highly aspirational and multi-expert brands, including Lancome, Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, and Ralph Lauren Fragrances.

The Visual Merchandising Manager is a highly collaborative, ambitious design role leading complex multidisciplinary projects from concept to flawless in-store execution across the Couture portfolio of luxury brands, featuring YSL, Armani, Valentino, Prada & Miu Miu. Operating within the Omni Creative Center of Excellence, you will scale global brand directives into localized US retail footprints, driving brand elevation, consumer engagement, and commercial growth.

This role balances creative visual design with end-to-end operational ownership and cross-functional partnership.

• Creative Design & Innovation: Translate global brand vision into 3D in-store fixtures, 2D graphic programs, and immersive retail environments. Responsible for authoring detailed Design Turn Overs (DTOs) for seamless manufacturing handoff. Leverage emerging AI design tools and generative software to accelerate ideation, optimize 3D visualization workflows, and enhance conceptual efficiency.
• VM Directives & Planograms: Create comprehensive seasonal Visual Merchandising launch directives, guidelines, and planograms across wholesale and open sell environments - tailored to diverse US retail strategies and retailer-specific requirements.
• Retail Design & Execution: Manage new and existing custom counter design and execution; facilitating creative alignment, local production, logistics; deliver on-site VM training and field development.
• Data & Inventory Management: Maintain the permanent store display database and oversight of international POS orders and US inventory levels.
• Budget Ownership: Hold project and dept budget responsibility, tracking, and reconciliation

• Visual Asset Archiving & Global Showcasing: Direct and own the professional photography process used to showcase L'Oreal USA's best-in-class Hallmark executions for global review in Paris and worldwide distribution.

• End-to-End Project Administration: Manage the full operational lifecycle of your assigned projects-including sharing project progression with key stake holders for approval, maintaining strict timelines, tracking individual project budgets, and managing vendor development / production to deliver designs within project allocations. Lead and manage vendor negotiations, production workflows, logistics, and execution timelines.

• Experience: 5-7 years of luxury visual merchandising experience; specialization in Beauty preferred.
• Technical & Software
  
  Skills:
  
  Highly proficient in 3D design software (Sketch Up) and the Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign). Familiarity with emerging AI design tools and advanced industrial design principles is a plus.

• Brand & Retail Acumen: Deep grasp of retail design fundamentals, brand identity, architectural layouts, consumer behavior, and competitive market trends.
• Organizational Prowess
  :
  Exceptional project management skills to orchestrate multiple complex initiatives simultaneously and adapt seamlessly in a fast-paced environment.

• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  A highly collaborative team player who can advocate and negotiate for design solutions while staying flexible to others' views. Open to creative input and feedback.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Develop strong internal and external partnerships with (but not limited to) Global & US Marketing, Trade Marketing, Store Design, Creative Ops, Procurement and Vendors.

• Competitive Compensation: $98,400 - $140,200 base salary (actual compensation depends on experience, skill level, and geographic location).
• Comprehensive Benefits: Gold-standard Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, a robust 401K matching program, and a corporate…