Luxury Visual Merchandising Lead – Store Experience

Neiman Marcus; Northbrook (IL); On-site; USD 71,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Comprehensive benefits

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Neiman Marcus is seeking a Store Visual Manager, Visual Excellence, to lead the visual strategy for our flagship store. You will report to the Director, Visual Merchandising and drive seasonal directives, styling, and installations to create an inspiring client experience.

You will develop the visual team, recruit talent, and partner with corporate creative and regional teams to increase sales and productivity while maintaining brand standards.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of visual experience.
• 2+ leadership experience.
• Ability to partner with all levels and areas of the organization.
• Identify operational improvement opportunities and work with others to identify solutions.
• Be able to propel advancement and provide business expertise.
• Experience presenting at the executive level and implementing large-scale store projects.
• Advanced proficiency with MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Certain roles may require standing, bending, climbing stairs, and lifting up to 10 pounds.
• Associates must work a flexible schedule based on business need, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Develop the store visual stylists by communicating clear direction and timelines, reviewing quality of work, providing feedback and recognition.
• Recruit talent for open roles, retain talent and develop a bench for future growth in partnership with Visual Director.
• Promote a customer-centric culture with performance in stores and through collaboration.
• Build relationships across multiple levels within and outside the organization, including store and corporate teams.
• Work with regional visual and complete seasonal and monthly creative directives, e.g. holiday campaigns, store windows, in-store installations, mannequin styling.
• Oversee daily store standards including signage, loss prevention protection standards, floor maintenance and stock fill in, in partnership with store leaders and brand partners.
• Communicate and follow up on brand partner merchandising guidelines, including monthly floor sets and photo review.
• Manage the store visual supply budget, including store supplies and projects in partnership with the Sr RPSO.
• Ensure calendar timelines are met.
• Weekly store walk through with General Manager and attend leadership meetings

Skills

Visual merchandising

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Budget management

Strategic thinking

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Neiman Marcus is seeking a Store Visual Manager, Visual Excellence, to lead the visual strategy for our flagship store. You will report to the Director, Visual Merchandising and drive seasonal directives, styling, and installations to create an inspiring client experience.

You will develop the visual team, recruit talent, and partner with corporate creative and regional teams to increase sales and productivity while maintaining brand standards.