Senior Manager, Visual Merchandising & Retail

• Full-time
• Compensation: USD 140,000 - USD 160,000 - yearly

Amer Sports is a sporting goods company with internationally recognized brands including Salomon, Arc’teryx, Peak Performance, Atomic and Wilson.

“The Mountain Sport Company”, Salomon was born in 1947 in the heart of the French Alps and the birthplace of modern alpinism. Salomon’s commitment to innovative design and passion for mountain sports created a vast range of revolutionary new concepts in bindings, boots, skis and apparel for both Alpine and Nordic skiing and brought innovative solutions to footwear, apparel and equipment for snowboarding, adventure racing, mountaineering, hiking, trail running, and many other sports.

Through performance driven design, Salomon delivers innovation and progression to mountain sports; converting new ideas into action and expanding the limits of possibility. Salomon’s heritage, culture, and commitment are tied together by one simple concept: the world’s leading mountain people creating the world’s leading mountain products. Salomon is responsibly committed towards the outdoor through its sustainability program. Diversity is one of Salomon’s five values, therefore we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.

Salomon is headquartered in Annecy, France.

Reports To:

VP of Marketing, North America

Business Area:
Marketing

Location:

New York City

Travel: up to 50% Travel

OVERVIEW

Salomon North America is expanding our retail marketing team. We are looking for a Senior Manager, Visual Merchandising & Retail Experience to lead the execution of our global retail experience playbook across owned retail channels in North America. This role is responsible for aligning brand and product storytelling with our consumer calendar. The Senior Manager will lead local retail marketing and visual merchandising (VM) teams, partner closely with product merchandising, and own the end-to-end consumer journey across Salomon's owned retail footprint.

They will be the expert when it comes to retail concept and fixture packages and experience, plus lead planning and execution of all store development from a VM perspective that elevates the Salomon retail experience consistently across the region

SCOPE OF WORK: Outdoor, Road, Trail, Sportstyle, Apparel & Gear and Brand

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility with best-in-class performance:

Playbook evolution and execution

Localize and execute Salomon's global retail experience playbook across all owned retail doors in North America.

Partner with global VM and retail experience teams to provide regional feedback that informs future playbook development.

Partner directly with new store opening team and local retail marketing to drive the look & feel and experience at each Salomon store opening.

Anticipate visual and store design/floorplan opportunities and driverelatedVMevolution.

Track and report on marketing KPIs for each store.

VM

Develop and implement retail VM guidelines, seasonal launches, product stories, windows and fixtures (train the trainer).

Partner with Merch and Planning to ensure VM support inventory opportunities.

Analyze store performance and adjust merch strategies.

Partner with Area managers, Store manager to ensure team training and compliance on VM standards.

Identify opportunities to make the guest experience more engaging and elevated.

Develop retail standards across all touchpoints, and by store type.

Capture ideas and best practices from top doors and share with the teams.

Monthly calls with Guest Experience DORs to discuss launches, VM updates, standards and opportunities.

Support end-to-end consumer journey across…