lululemon Visual Merchandiser

lululemon; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 88,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health and dental benefits

Paid time off

Employee discount

Fitness & yoga classes

Career development

Mentorship programs

Job summary

lululemon is seeking a Visual Merchandiser to lead local VM strategies for North America, shaping seasonal sets and region-specific playbooks. You will align with design, product education, and merchants to drive store experiences and brand presence.

With 5–8 years in visual merchandising within retail, you will travel to key markets, develop training content, and collaborate with regional teams to ensure implemented concepts reflect global direction and ecommerce needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, merchandising or visual communications.
• 5-8 years' experience in visual merchandising or merchandising role.
• Experience working in retail; apparel experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide Visual Merchandising input in North American Product strategy meetings.
• Create and execute seasonal VM sets showing design intent and localized VM strategies.
• Develop regionally localized VM playbooks based on global concepts.
• Provide regional styling and outfitting direction rooted in global and ecommerce styling.
• Create VM resources addressing region-specific nuances like store tiers and clusters.
• Develop regionally localized VM training content with the training team.
• Support store distribution lists for capsules, new categories, tests, and expansions.
• Execute regional Visual Merchandising support in stores identified as centers of excellence.
• Spend time in various stores and markets to observe strategy and business needs.

Skills

Visual merchandising

Retail merchandising experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, merchandising or visual communications

Job description

Description & Requirements

who we are

lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.

about this team

Visual Merchandising at lululemon showcases product to increase channel performance while elevating guest experience s and brand recognition. As the Visual Merchandiser you will be responsible for developing localized Visual Merchandising playbooks to ensure the local guest is taken into consideration in our Visual Merchandising Strategy for North America. You will report into the Manager, Visual Merchandising.

core responsibilities

• Provide Visual Merchandising based input and feedback in key North American Product strategy meetings
• Create and execute seasonal VM sets to showcase design intent and localized VM strategies, leveraging product education and merchants, achieving SLT approval.
• Develop regionally localized VM playbooks, based on global concepts and activations.
• Provide Regional styling and outfitting direction, rooted in Global and Ecommerce styling direction
• Create VM resources and tools addressing regionally specific nuances ie. store tiers, grades and clusters
• Create and deliver regionally localized VM training content, partnering with the training team
• Support criteria for store distribution lists for product capsules, new categories, test and learns, and category expansion based on global recommendation ie. footwear
• Execute and develop ongoing support of regional Visual Merchandising in a range of stores identified as the ‘center of excellence'
• Spend time within a range of stores and key markets to observe strategy and business needs

qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, merchandising or visual communications
• 5- 8 years' experience in visual merchandising or merchandising role
• Experience working in retail, apparel experience preferred

must haves

• Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.
• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results.
• Communicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same.
• Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
• Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
• Integrate fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn't take yourself too seriously.

additional notes

Authorization to work in Canada is required for this role.

compensation and benefits package

lululemon's compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and teamperformance. Thetypical hiring range for this position is from $88,200 - $115,800 annual; the base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus program, subject to program eligibility requirements.

At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. We strive to be the place where inclusive leaders come to develop and enable all to be well. Recognizing our teams for their performance and dedication, other components of our total rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth:

• Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans
• Paid time off
• Savings and retirement plan matching
• Generous employee discount
• Fitness & yoga classes
• Parenthood top-up
• Extensive catalog of development course offerings
• People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few)

Note: The incentive programs, benefits, and perks have certain eligibility requirements. The Company reserves the right to alter these incentive programs, benefits, and perks in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

workplace arrangement

In-person collaboration and connection is important to our culture. Work is performed onsite, minimum 4 days per week.