Visual Merchandising Planner - NAM

Reports to: Manager, Visual Merchandising

As a Visual Merchandising (VM) Planner - NAM, you partner closely with the Merchandising, Planning, Allocation, and Retail Brand Marketing teams to deliver market‑leading retail experiences. You develop and execute monthly visual merchandising directives that define floor layouts, product presentation, mannequin styling, and in‑store marketing strategies. These directives translate the brand vision into clear, actionable standards and set the framework for visual excellence across the North American store fleet.

Leveraging your understanding of the outdoor industry and retail environments, you inspire innovation, elevate store execution, and drive continuous improvement throughout our retail spaces.

This role is based out of our North Vancouver office and is open to hybrid work. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada

The North America Visual Merchandising team is accountable for driving regional consistency of Visual Merchandising within all retail stores, curating the guest journey to visually bring the design, merchandising and brand visions to life in an authentic and premium way. The team creates, delivers and trains on evergreen brand standards and seasonal directives informed by collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Department
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Merchandising

Reports to: Manager, Visual Merchandising

Location: Vancouver, BC

As a Visual Merchandising (VM) Planner - NAM, you partner closely with the Merchandising, Planning, Allocation, and Retail Brand Marketing teams to deliver market‑leading retail experiences. You develop and execute monthly visual merchandising directives that define floor layouts, product presentation, mannequin styling, and in‑store marketing strategies. These directives translate the brand vision into clear, actionable standards and set the framework for visual excellence across the North American store fleet.

Leveraging your understanding of the outdoor industry and retail environments, you inspire innovation, elevate store execution, and drive continuous improvement throughout our retail spaces.

This role is based out of our North Vancouver office and is open to hybrid work. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada

The North America Visual Merchandising team is accountable for driving regional consistency of Visual Merchandising within all retail stores, curating the guest journey to visually bring the design, merchandising and brand visions to life in an authentic and premium way. The team creates, delivers and trains on evergreen brand standards and seasonal directives informed by collaboration with cross-functional teams.

• Supporting the creation of seasonal and monthly visual merchandising directives that are aligned with our product, assortment and brand strategies
• Participating in the set up of go-to-market milestone or other meetings contributing strategic input to visual planning discussions
• Developing visual strategies for your dedicated categories and delivering this content to stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of the seasonal brand vision
• Partnering closely with Merchandising, Planning and Allocations partners to support product journey maps, consolidations, markdowns and other product flow strategies
• Evolving the approach and processes with a continuous improvement lens; partnering with cross-functional teams to drive VM strategies and enable creative, in-store product stories
• Aligning the fleet by sharing feedback and evolution opportunities; connecting and collaborating monthly with Regional Visual Merchandisers
• Developing and delivering product presentations for key calendar touchpoints that inspire and deliver the critical information to our internal stakeholders, ensuring successful development of seasonal assets and plans
• Participating in market visits to gain additional store and competitor insights and feedback that will support in the elevation of visual standards
• Seeking continuous feedback…