Manager, Visual Merchandising, Rodeo

Chanel, Inc.; United States; Sur place; USD 92 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Wellbeing resources

Parental leave

Vacation & holidays

401(k) and other incentives

Comprehensive healthcare

Résumé du poste

CHANEL, Inc. seeks a Visual Merchandising Manager for a single boutique on Rodeo Drive. You will lead the VM team, translate brand directives into client-centric displays, and ensure impeccable presentation that reflects CHANEL standards and supports sales priorities.

The role requires self-sufficiency, strategic adaptation to business needs, and collaboration with boutique leadership to elevate the overall boutique experience.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated visual merchandising experience in luxury retail or similar client-centric environment.
• Experience leading or coordinating a VM team within a boutique or comparable retail setting.
• Ability to translate strategic direction into polished, commercially relevant visuals.

Responsabilités

• Lead and execute VM activities within one boutique, ensuring timely and consistent brand directives.
• Own the boutique image and presentation standards across client-facing areas.
• Develop and guide the VM team with clear priorities and accountability.
• Translate VM directives into engaging, customer-centric displays aligned with sales priorities.
• Provide feedback on directive implementation and boutique-specific needs.

Connaissances

Visual Merchandising

Team leadership

Presentation

Communication

Adaptability

Description du poste

Visual Merchandising Manager, Rodeo Drive At CHANEL, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to CHANEL.

About the Role CHANEL is looking for a Visual Merchandising Manager dedicated to a single boutique within a lighthouse market. This role owns the day-to-day execution of visual merchandising activities, leads the boutique VM team, and ensures the boutique consistently reflects CHANEL brand standards and the strategic vision established by senior VM leadership. The Visual Merchandising Manager partners closely with boutique leadership and teams to translate directives into compelling, client-centric environments that support business priorities and elevate the overall boutique experience. Operating with a high degree of self-sufficiency, the Visual Merchandising Manager assesses boutique needs, adapts and realigns VM activities as business priorities evolve, and provides clear feedback on execution. This position has a dotted-line reporting relationship to a Senior Manager or Group Director.

What Impact You Can Create at CHANEL

Lead and execute all visual merchandising activities within one boutique in a lighthouse market, ensuring timely and consistent implementation of brand directives. Own, maintain and continuously elevate the boutique image, ensuring impeccable presentation standards across all client-facing areas. Manage, guide and develop the VM team within the boutique, establishing clear priorities, accountability and consistent ways of working. Translate VM directives and strategic guidance into engaging, customer-centric displays that are relevant to the boutique and aligned with the CHANEL brand vision. Provide timely, thoughtful feedback on directive implementation, executional opportunities and boutique-specific needs. Partner closely with boutique leadership and staff to align VM execution with sales priorities, client needs and broader business goals. Demonstrate self-sufficiency by assessing changing business needs, adapting visual solutions and realigning VM activities while protecting brand standards. Facilitate VM training, morning meeting briefs and ongoing visual education for boutique teams to build shared ownership of standards. Identify and respond quickly to boutique-specific opportunities, using sound judgment and resourcefulness to deliver effective solutions. Take personal responsibility for the boutique’s visual appearance, execution quality and readiness.

Core Competencies

• Boutique-level execution Translates direction into precise, consistent and commercially relevant in-boutique execution.
• Customer focus Creates visual environments that support an elevated, intuitive and engaging client experience.
• Initiative and follow-through Takes ownership, anticipates needs and sees priorities through to completion.
• Communication Builds alignment through clear, proactive and constructive communication with boutique and VM leadership.
• Flexibility Adapts plans and resources quickly in response to evolving business needs and directives.
• Visual Behaviors Delivers impeccable visual standards throughout the boutique.
• Translates VM directives into engaging, customer-centric displays.
• Maintains a keen eye for detail, presentation quality and overall boutique coherence.
• Responds swiftly and thoughtfully to boutique-specific needs and opportunities.
• Vital Behaviors Takes personal responsibility for boutique appearance, execution quality and standards.
• Communicates proactively with boutique staff, boutique leadership and VM leadership.
• Implements feedback quickly and adapts effectively as priorities change.
• Supports a positive, collaborative and solutions-oriented boutique environment.

What You Will Bring to the Team

Demonstrated visual merchandising experience, ideally within luxury retail, fashion, beauty or a similarly client-centric environment. Experience leading, developing or coordinating a visual merchandising team within a boutique or comparable retail environment. Strong boutique-level execution skills and the ability to translate strategic direction into polished, commercially relevant visual solutions. A highly collaborative communication style and the ability to build productive partnerships with boutique leadership and staff. Proven initiative, sound judgment and a solutions-oriented approach to changing business needs and executional challenges. Excellent organization, prioritization and follow-through, with the ability to operate independently while maintaining alignment with leadership. A keen eye for detail and an uncompromising commitment to maintaining an elevated and consistent brand image.

Position Logistics Workplace Essential

This boutique-based role requires regular in-boutique presence to lead and execute visual merchandising activities, partner with boutique teams, and ensure image and brand standards are upheld. Dedicated to one boutique within a lighthouse market. Dotted-line reporting relationship to a Senior Manager or Group Director. Ability to support US launches outside the home market, as business needs require. Ability to work a flexible schedule, including occasional early mornings, evenings, weekends or overnights, as required to support visual installations and business needs. Ability to stand for extended periods and lift and move visual merchandising materials as needed, in accordance with applicable policies and accommodations. Ability to travel by airplane, train and automobile, with a valid driver’s license/passport, reliable car for local travel, and car insurance where applicable. Must be able to lift 30-40 lbs.

Compensation

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $92,000 through $120,000. Base salary is one component of the total compensation for this position. Other forms of variable pay may be offered for this position. Other components may include bonus potential, benefits, and/or perks.

Benefits and Perks

• Wellbeing resources include dedicated paid time off for wellbeing, including Wellbeing Days in Retail, and a Wellbeing Fund.
• Family and caregiving benefits, including parental leave, fertility support, MilkStork and Care.com membership.
• Generous paid time-off policies, including vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer days.
• 401(k) and other incentives.
• Robust healthcare offerings, including medical, dental, vision, MDLIVE virtual care, One Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account and Employee Assistance Program.
• Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Health Advocate, International Business Travel Accident & Medical, and commuter transit and parking benefits.

Additional Information

CHANEL is a private company whose values are grounded in creating the conditions for people to perform at their best and feel fulfilled and confident in their work. We offer a unique work environment where individuals are encouraged to better understand the brand, the business and motivations, so that together we can unlock the possibilities of growth.

Diversity and Inclusion

At CHANEL, we are intentional in promoting Diversity & Inclusion. We foster respect, empathy and dignity for all. We believe strongly that the diversity of our people across the full spectrum of human differences is essential to our organization and the connections we have with each other and our clients. We offer Employee Resource Groups in the US that are voluntary, open to all and employee-led, formed around a shared identity or lived experience, whose aim is to foster a diverse, inclusive and equitable community aligned with the values and missions of the communities they support.

CHANEL Community

CHANEL Community empowers our employees to channel their passions, talents and sense of purpose to contribute to and learn from our communities. Employees are encouraged to take time off annually to volunteer through CHANEL Community. CHANEL also matches employee donations to select charitable organizations.

Sustainability

CHANEL Mission 1.5° is our climate action plan, focused on transforming the business in line with the ambitions of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Employees are encouraged to contribute to US Sustainability efforts at the corporate level and within divisions through organized taskforces and initiatives.

Arts and Culture

We are committed to extending our legacy of cultural engagement through global and US-based arts and culture initiatives. Fondation CHANEL Since 2011, Fondation CHANEL’s mission has been for women and girls to be free to shape their own destiny. Through multi-year partnerships with financial and technical support, Fondation CHANEL is committed to improving the safety and autonomy of women and adolescent girls around the world.

Career and Leadership Development

We have dedicated in-house teams focused on onboarding, leadership development, coaching, and blended online and live learning opportunities to support career growth.

CHANEL, Inc. benefits and perks are dependent on eligibility and subject to modification by CHANEL at any time.

Chanel is a world leader in creating, manufacturing and distributing luxury products, including Ready-to-Wear, Accessories, Fragrances, Makeup, Skincare, Jewellery and Watches. Founded by Gabrielle Chanel in 1910, the House remains dedicated to quality craftsmanship and offering high-end creations. At present, Chanel employs more than 32,000 people worldwide. As an independent company, its core values are grounded in: Exceptional creation and client experience Nurturing human potential Having a positive impact – on people, the environment and communities around the world. As part of this, the House promotes arts, culture and creativity, while investing significantly in key areas including research & development, sustainability, and innovation. Chanel is dedicated to creating the conditions for people to perform at their best, building on their strengths and enabling them to benefit from new opportunities. It offers a unique working environment where people are given time to understand the brand, the business, and develop their personal motivations. This means everyone can grow, continue to be inspired and feel included, now and in the future. The company fosters true collaboration and respect for all, grounded in the belief that diversity is essential to the success of the organisation and its people. Chanel remains committed to rewarding people competitively, as well as offering initiatives such as wellbeing programmes, learning and development opportunities, and parental leave for all parents globally.