In-Store Visual Merchandise Manager - Chatswood Chase

ALO; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ALO team discount

ALO Wellness Club membership

Monthly store incentives

Quarterly clothing allowance

Extensive career growth opportunities

Job summary

ALO is hiring a Visual Manager to lead the store's visual and product strategy. This role focuses on planning, product knowledge, reporting analysis, and visual execution to keep the store customer-ready at all times.

You will oversee visual processes, drive merchandising standards, and manage stock moves with a team, aligning with store leadership and the General Manager.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of retail or related leadership experience.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to manage schedules and budgets.
• Proven track record in visual merchandising guidance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and support execution of key operational and visual processes.
• Champion strong visual standards on the salesfloor using data.
• Lead product presentation, stock recovery and in-store changes.
• Plan visual floor changes and manage payroll for visuals.
• Drive visual direction from planning to execution within budgets.
• Use management reports to identify opportunities and adjust placement.

Skills

Retail leadership

MS Office

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Tools

MS Office

Job description

WHY JOIN ALO?

Mindful movement. It’s at the core of why we do what we do at ALO—it’s our calling. Because mindful movement in the studio leads to better living. It changes who yogis are off the mat, making their lives and their communities better. That’s the real meaning of studio-to-street: taking the consciousness from practice on the mat and putting it into practice in life.

OBJECTIVE

The Visual Manager is a member of the store leadership team who deals with ALO’s visual and product strategy in the store. This individual is passionate about planning, product knowledge, analyzing reporting and visual execution – all with a lens on driving efficient and effective visual merchandising. This role’s north star is pointed at ensuring that the store is customer-ready at all times.

Visual Leader

• Oversee and support execution of key operational and visual processes
• Champion strong visual standards for the salesfloor by leveraging business performance data
• Lead strategic product presentation and merchandising by ensuring product recovery, restock, destock, and making visual merchandising change in accordance with directive and with partnership of the Visual Manager
• Effectively plans Visual floor changes through payroll management and adapting visual support to the needs of the business.
• Own visual direction from planning through executing to meeting company expectations, budgets, timeline
• Utilizes reporting tools in partnership with management to identify business opportunities with product placement, outfitting, and stock levels. Makes changes as necessary

Business Leader

• Represent the business in meetings and on conference calls, in partnership with General Manager
• Review, Monitor and partner with General Manager to manage the budget, reporting and other business data; including metrics (e.g. Expenses, Sell-Thru) and inform planning processes (e.g., quarterly business review and sales planning)
• Future planning workflow business needs to protect optimal performance

People Leader

• Ensure that the Visual team exudes ALO’s mission and guiding principles to effectively communicate to our visitors who we are, what we do and why we do what we do
• Leads a team through accountability, continuous coaching on a regular basis, development of talent, and elevating effective communication throughout the Operations and Visual team
• Establish internal & external pipeline through succession planning and recruitment strategy
• Writes an effective schedule that prioritizes the best business strategy, in partnership with the General Manager

Flow Experience Leader

• Oversees the execution of deliverables on sales floor, achieving KPI’s, while protecting operational efficiency and visual sets
• Collaborates and implements General/Store Manager’s vision and work cross-functionally with business partners, as directed, to support organizational goals and to achieve visual and sales floor KPI’s
• Demonstrate an ability to navigate the organization with a balance of business need and brand culture

VISUAL MANAGER QUALIFICATIONS

• 3-5 years of retail or related industry leadership experience
• Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Extraordinary interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Agile with the ability to handle multiple tasks in a changing environment
• Independent work ethic, time management skills, and personal accountability
• Aligns with and embodies ALO’s Guiding Principles
• Requires constant movement in and around all areas of store
• Ability to lift, push, carry or otherwise move up to 10-15KG
• Ability to lift, bend, kneel, climb, crawl and/or twist, and safely climb up/down a ladder
• Ability to stand and move for an entire shift

JUST SOME OF THE PERKS

• A generous ALO team discount, plus a complimentary ALO Wellness Club membership, offering unlimited access to on‑demand yoga and fitness classes led by world‑class instructors
• Competitive salary, along with monthly store incentives that recognise performance, momentum, and shared wins as we grow together
• A quarterly clothing allowance to support all‑day movement
• Extensive career growth opportunities as ALO continues to expand across Australia

We’re passionate about connecting with driven and skilled individuals who are invested in their development. Together, we’ll continue to evolve our brand’s success while supporting the growth of your career.

To support the needs of the business and our teams, this role requires a flexible approach to availability, including working a rotating roster across peak trading periods and weekends.

We value diversity and inclusion and are proud to champion a culture where everyone feels valued, supported, and celebrated.

By applying for this role, you consent to us completing a VEVO check to verify your right to work in Australia where required.

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