At Little Words Project, the Visual Merchandising Manager promotes visual merchandising excellence in Little Words Project brick-and-mortar stores through an understanding of brand strategies and thoughtful merchandising.

Responsibilities

• Visual Merchandising Strategy
  • Lead in-store adaptation of brand directive
  • Utilize selling data and product insights to layout stores, measure fixture productivity and work with store managers to deliver sell through of key products / collections
  • Implement tools and processes for scalable execution of merchandising strategies
  • Establish VM standards that include marketing, product placement, visual display standards, lighting, etc.
  • Implement merchandising fundamentals to stores both virtually and workshops
  • Closely analyze and inspect execution of store VM standards, facilities and other store components
• Ongoing Business Actions
  • Distribute category performance and selling reports
  • Work closely with Planning and Marketing teams to efficiently drive allocations
  • Review and approve all inventory transfer orders, including raw material processes
  • Manage bead and material menu and keep all SKUs up to date
  • Lead Merchandising sessions during weekly all-hands meetings
  • Action VM plan for slow moving product / collections and lead RTB processes
  • Proactively plan for seasonality/holidays and collaboration launches
• Store Visual Presentation Mapping
  • Own store-by-store planogram and manage merchandising maps by fixture type
  • Lead in-store campaign development
  • Lead store and fixture design for NSO sign-off
  • Work with vendors to procure and design new fixture ideas
• Store Team Leadership
  • Lead training of store visual leads and inspect execution
  • Ensure leads are properly following inventory and VM Protocol
  • Utilize Progress retail to manage inventory-related tasks
  • Conduct workshops and create store execution playbook

Qualifications

• 7+ year experience in Retail Visual Merchandising with detailed knowledge of fashion & retail
• Excellent communication & presentation skills with a passion for innovation, creativity, and the ability to deliver with a standard of excellence
• A hands-on problem solver with a willingness to work in the details and find opportunities to change process to drive efficiencies
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and quickly adapt to change and new processes
• Ability to work collaboratively across varied cross functional teams
• growth environment
• Ability to travel often