Visual Merchandiser- Little Burgundy

Little Burgundy; Montreal; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion retailer in Montreal is seeking a Visual Merchandiser responsible for strategic merchandising, supporting head office departments, and coaching field teams. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of retail management experience, a DEC in fashion design, and excellent communication skills in both English and French. The role requires strong analytical abilities and attention to detail. You will drive sales through innovative visual strategies and ensure brand integrity across all displays.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in retail management.
• Previous merchandising experience required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and French.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to work within strict deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Develop monthly visual merchandising updates that drive sales.
• Analyze sales results using weekly stock tapes.
• Create communication documents for merchandising strategies.
• Ensure brand integrity in merchandising strategies.
• Manage all aspects of showroom and visual merchandising tools.
• Conduct store visits to ensure strategy execution.

Skills

Retail management

Visual merchandising

Communication in English and French

Critical thinking

Attention to detail

Education

DEC in fashion design or fashion marketing

Job description

The visual merchandiser is responsible for the strategic merchandising of Little Burgundy. The Visual Merchandiser supports all Head Office departments in each merchandising strategy. The visual merchandiser also supports the field team through coaching and training, conducting store visits and implementing tools to improve in-store visual merchandising.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop all monthly visual merchandising updates that drive sales and meet the business objectives.
• Analyze sales results using weekly stock tapes.
• Create clear and precise communication documents for each merchandising strategy.
• Ensure brand integrity is maintained in all merchandising strategies.
• Manage all aspects of the showroom including sample inventory and visual merchandising tools
• Maintain the visual merchandising inbox.
• Conduct monthly visits in stores to ensure merchandising strategies are executed successfully.
• Contribute to seasonal workshops, and propose innovative ideas and merchandising strategies.
• Provide feedback and support to the LB field and head office teams regarding store visits and store openings.
• Provide support to the head office teams on special projects.
• Visit competition on a regular basis to observe and document the seasonal market and merchandising strategies of other retailers.
• Work closely with marketing to align VM strategy with marketing activations.
• Ensure VM reflects promotional strategies.
• Visit competition on a regular basis to observe and document the seasonal market and merchandising strategies of other retailers.

Job Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in retail management
• Previous merchandising experience required
• DEC in fashion design or fashion marketing
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and French
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail and ability to work within strict deadlines
• Strong understanding of fashion and merchandising trends
• Ability to be proactive, self motivated, and self directed
• Proven ability to lead by example and develop strong mentoring relationships
• Ability to analyze and understand sales statistics and results