Hybrid Global Retail Visual Merchandiser (6-month Contract)

Planet Group; Cupertino (CA); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

The Planet Group is seeking a Retail Visual Merchandiser for a 6-month contract, offering a hybrid schedule from Cupertino, CA or Culver City, CA. The role supports a Fortune 500 client and involves creating planograms, coordinating launches, and aligning merchandising strategies across regions.

Ideal candidates will have strong attention to detail, excellent communication, and experience in delivering customer-centric retail experiences in a fast-paced environment. Schedule: 40 hours weekly.

Qualifications

• Action-oriented with exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Thrives in ambiguous, fast-paced environments with the ability to independently lead and meet objectives.
• Able to drive the big picture, overarching mission, and business drivers while seamlessly moving to tactical, detailed execution.
• Strong planning and time management skills with a future-oriented mindset.
• Proven ability to influence, build rapport, and develop business relationships with partners at all levels.
• Strong cross-functional agility with the ability to work effectively in a global organization, keeping work streams on deadline while continuously improving strategies and processes.
• Strong process management and technical learning with proven ability for systems management.
• Retail and design experience in delivering commercial results through compelling visual merchandising.
• Demonstrates passion for putting the customer first and crafting unique customer experiences within a retail environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and publish store layouts and detailed product planograms for product launches and merchandising resets.
• Partner with Worldwide and Geo counterparts to ensure global alignment across merchandising strategies.
• Leverage extensive Geo and visual expertise to influence global strategy while localizing to AMR-specific nuances where appropriate.
• Identify opportunities to enhance the customer experience through field feedback, observation, and performance and space analysis.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to coordinate product launches and effectively communicate the product visual merchandising strategy.
• Forecast and communicate accurate demo product and visual element counts for merchandising changes, ensuring the correct demo products are available in every store in partnership with Retail Fulfillment Operations.
• Develop and review store communications including reset labor hours, merchandising setup guides, merchandising standards, and strategy guides.

Skills

Action-oriented

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Ambiguity handling

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Systems management

Retail merchandising

Customer experience

Verbal and written communication

Job description

The Planet Group is seeking a Retail Visual Merchandiser for a 6-month contract, offering a hybrid schedule from Cupertino, CA or Culver City, CA. The role supports a Fortune 500 client and involves creating planograms, coordinating launches, and aligning merchandising strategies across regions.

Ideal candidates will have strong attention to detail, excellent communication, and experience in delivering customer-centric retail experiences in a fast-paced environment. Schedule: 40 hours weekly.