Regional Visual Merchandising Manager

Ashley Homestore 1915 South; Opelika (AL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Medical benefits

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

Career growth

Job summary

1915 South is seeking a Manager of Visual Merchandising to lead the showroom strategy, layouts, and product placement for their home showroom while guiding execution across assigned stores. This role balances hands-on floor leadership with regional influence, driving guest experience and selling through consistent visuals.

The candidate will manage floor plans, coordinate with sales leadership, and mentor Visual Associates to ensure brand-right, sales-driven execution across locations, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Visual Merchandising, Interior Design, Retail, or related field is required or equivalent experience accepted
• 2-4 years of visual merchandising experience required, preferably multi-store retail

Responsibilities

• Lead CAD planning and showroom layouts for assigned stores, ensuring layouts support product priorities, customer flow and selling effectiveness
• Personally run and execute the visual merchandising plan for your home showroom—setting floor plans, product placement, and galleries to plan—while guiding execution for additional stores
• Maintain a high percentage of floor set to plan in your home showroom, ensuring product placement aligns with visual and merchandising strategy
• Ensure visual execution directly supports the selling process, enabling sales teams to tell product stories and close sales
• Partner with store sales leadership to align visual changes with selling strategies, key product focuses, and traffic patterns
• Teach out floor plans and execution expectations to Warehouse Associate partners in your home store
• Communicate and teach out visual changes, product additions, and floor updates to the store Sales team to support selling conversations
• Maintain visual standards, cleanliness, and presentation consistency across your home showroom and assigned areas
• Execute visual strategies and standards developed by the Director of Visual Merchandising with consistency and attention to detail
• Provide direction, coaching, and feedback to Visual Associates to ensure brand-right, sales-driven execution
• Support rollout of new assortments, seasonal transitions, floor sets, and merchandising initiatives
• Monitor execution quality across assigned locations using structured review processes and digital tools
• Analyze product and store-level performance with Merchandising to inform layout adjustments and product recommendations that drive sales and improve showroom productivity
• Communicate execution insights, challenges, and opportunities back to Visual and Merchandising leadership, adjusting layouts based on sales performance and customer behavior

Skills

Visual Merchandising

CAD planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Visual Merchandising, Interior Design, Retail, or related field

Tools

CAD software

Job description

1915 South is seeking a Manager of Visual Merchandising to lead the showroom strategy, layouts, and product placement for their home showroom while guiding execution across assigned stores. This role balances hands-on floor leadership with regional influence, driving guest experience and selling through consistent visuals.

The candidate will manage floor plans, coordinate with sales leadership, and mentor Visual Associates to ensure brand-right, sales-driven execution across locations, with