Senior, Territory Visual Merchandising, NYC

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $85,300.00 in our lowest geographic market to $ in our highest geographic market. Actual salary will vary based on a candidate's location, qualifications, skills and experience.

Information about benefits can be found here.

The Visual Merchandising function is responsible for creating inspiring, premium and elevated consumer experiences and presentations for the Nike brand across the North America geography. The VM team works collaboratively with brand and business partners to develop product journeys, visual presentation strategies, styling direction as well as playbooks and training modules that create a distinct point of view for the brand s team also works directly with business, operations, and design functions to develop, drive, and scale new concepts / retail expansion across the marketplace.

The VM team’s success is amplified by a connected network of world class talent across WHQ, territories, key cities, and in-store.

This is a home office-based position in New York City, NY. A typical week is 4 days in the store and 1 day in your home office.

We are looking for curious, driven and passionate individuals who love retail and understand the power of well thought out and executed in-store visual presentations. This role plays an integral part in ensuring the brand priorities and presentation strategies & standards are implemented consistently across the marketplace! This candidate needs to be able to think strategically through both brand and business lenses and translate WHQ direction in a compelling way to inspire territory & store teams and to ensure flawless execution.

We are looking for someone who is a proven leader of people, has strong communication and influencing skills, and is results and solution oriented!

A typical week consists of regular store visits and connections with territory and store teams to ensure consumer experiences are implemented/adapted, aligned with brand expectations/standards and drives expected financial and productivity results. Ongoing team & talent development, as well as the deployment of VM training curriculum, play a large role in the continued growth and elevation of the team. You will work closely with Corporate VM partners to share feedback and best practices related to what’s working/not working and define opportunities for future seasons.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop a clear territory strategy for VM and product presentation regarding priorities, service levels, and expectations with strong communication skills to manage across functions, territory, and Geos
• Indirectly manage a team (no direct reports) of in-store visual specialists / managers, setting goals that link to overall brand and business priorities. This will entail coaching, development, helping with hiring decisions, driving performance management, and recognition / rewards
• Develop and foster strong collaboration with Retail District Directors and field leadership, Geo VM, Loss Prevention, and other cross-functional business partners
• Monitor territory execution to ensure Visual Merchandising & Styling standards are met and consistent while facilitating the reporting process for the Territory VMS team to the Geo VMS leadership team
• Ability to scale presentations (small
  -large) with a balance of retail theatre & commercial drivers
• An eye for curation, creating consumer journeys with impact, an eye for editing and bringing details to life.
• A deep understanding of color usage and creating highs & lows.
• An eye for Styling is key, ability of storytelling through the art of mannequin styling and prop usage.

In this role you will be working with a diverse set of teams and individuals across multiple brand and business functions, including the field and corporate organizations. This role reports directly into the Territory Visual Manager but is expected to build and sustain collaborative working relationships with Sr. Directors of Sales, Retail District Directors, Loss Prevention, and Operations to ensure flawless execution in the field.

You will also work closely with Geo VM…