Director, Visual Merchandising & Store Design

LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics seeks a Director of Visual Merchandising & Store Design in New York. You'll enhance the Guerlain experience through strategic merchandising and lead a team while collaborating with multiple partners.

With over 10 years in the field, you will be tasked with elevating brand presentation at retail locations and training team members on visual standards. Strong analytical skills and proficiency in design tools are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of visual merchandising and store design experience.
• Strong analytical and presentation skills.
• Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Strategic leader with ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Elevate the Guerlain experience through effective merchandising.
• Analyze and propose new merchandising elements.
• Partner with teams for successful marketing efforts.
• Create and maintain relationships with retail partners.
• Oversee design and implementation of store projects.

Skills

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Adobe Creative Suite

AutoCAD

Project management

Organization

Team leadership

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Adobe Creative Suite

AutoCAD

Job description

Director, Visual Merchandising & Store Design

Full-time

Compensation: USD 150,000 - USD 160,000 - yearly

Elevating and Enhancing the Guerlain Image

• Elevate the Guerlain experience with enhanced merchandising elements and tools; including event animation elements, counter animation elements, launch elements
• Analyze current event elements and tools, and propose new solutions
• Assist with marketing and sales efforts at each retail location by designing, developing and customizing merchandising strategies and creating visual opportunities
• Create a visual merchandising database with information on each department store doors
• Partner with Paris HQ Visual Merchandising team to ensure global soft merchandising development meets the US market needs and requirements
• Partner with the Guerlain Sales Field and provide training on design concepts, visual display standards, and the proper maintenance of the overall visual merchandising efforts
• Provide on‑the‑job training to members of the store team in key flagship doors to actively support the visual merchandising efforts

Retailer Relationships

• Maintain and cultivate relationships with retail partners
• Create database of key contacts per retailer

Sephora

• Partner with the marketing team and gondola vendor for the design and implementation of seasonal updates

Store Design

Partner with Paris HQ store design team to develop Guerlain flagship counters and freestanding stores and coordinate all project management aspects for construction and installation.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Review all design and construction documents pertaining to each project
• Partner with VP, Sales to obtain retailer approval for new and remodeled counters
• Establish timetables and drive all parties to complete phases as scheduled
• Coordinate bid process with Purchasing Department
• Review shop drawings with Paris HQ store design team
• Provide on‑site construction supervision
• Work with internal teams to provide proper merchandising elements for installations
• Coordinate all punch lists post‑installation

Organizational Structure

• Reports to: General Manager, US
• Positions Supervised: 2 Managers & 1 Coordinator
• Internal Partners: VP of Sales, Regional Sales Managers, VP of Marketing, Controller
• External Partners: Paris HQ Visual Merchandising & Store Design team, Retail Partners’ Visual Merchandising & Store Planning teams, Service Providers

Qualifications

• 10+ years of visual merchandising and store design experience in a similar or related industry
• Must possess strong analytical skills, good oral and written presentation skills
• Excellent computer skills, including in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Suite and AutoCad
• Exhibit a keen ability to be proactive as well as handle a multitude of projects at one time
• Highly organized and detail‑oriented; hands‑on professional
• Should be a strategic leader and excellent team player
• Located in New York corporate office
• Travel required based on needs of the business

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

LVMH Inc. uses the published salary range as a guideline to provide our employees with market competitive pay while allowing for flexibility to recognize and reward various levels of expertise, performance, and tenure.

While the published salary range is a good faith reflection of the targeted salary level for the position, LVMH Inc. reserves the right to pay outside of the published salary range of $150,000.00 - $160,000.00.

This job description is intended to cover the core accountabilities of the position and is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.