Visual Manager- Northbrook

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

WHO WE ARE:

Since 1907, Neiman Marcus has been a leader in luxury retail, providing a uniquely curated product assortment, unparalleled services and exclusive activations for customers in Pursuit of the Extraordinary. Known for creating Neiman Marcus magic through exceptional experiences, Neiman Marcus has a rich history as a brand builder, bringing together the world's top luxury designers and customers to foster a dedicated following for generations. We serve customers across our stores, digital channels and through remote selling. Neiman Marcus is part of Exemplar Luxury Group, the luxury collective uniting coveted brands with unrivaled customer experiences.

Job Description

WHO WE ARE:

Since 1907, Neiman Marcus has been a leader in luxury retail, providing a uniquely curated product assortment, unparalleled services and exclusive activations for customers in Pursuit of the Extraordinary. Known for creating Neiman Marcus magic through exceptional experiences, Neiman Marcus has a rich history as a brand builder, bringing together the world's top luxury designers and customers to foster a dedicated following for generations. We serve customers across our stores, digital channels and through remote selling. Neiman Marcus is part of Exemplar Luxury Group, the luxury collective uniting coveted brands with unrivaled customer experiences.

For more information, visit neimanmarcus.com or follow the brand on Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

You Will Be

As the Store Visual Manager, Visual Excellence, you will implement the visual strategy within your flagship store and report to the Director, Visual Merchandising. As a strategic partner, you will lead the execution of seasonal directives and concepts, merchandising guidelines, styling, and merchandising standards along with brand partner installations. You'll lead the development of the visual stylists to create an inspiring environment including merchandising and visual installations, contributing to our client experience. You will collaborate with functional partners, including corporate creative teams, regional teams, and store leaders to increase sales, productivity, and profitability.

What You Will Do

• Develop the store visual stylists by communicating clear direction and timelines, reviewing quality of work, providing feedback and recognition. Ensure all store signing is current, keep mannequin presentations current, maintain weekly beauty set up's, and implement photo assignments.
• 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. Functional partners include, store leadership, brand experience, sales excellence, brand partners, and operations
• Work with regional visual and complete seasonal and monthly creative directives,e.g. (Holiday campaigns, store windows, in-store installations, mannequin styling)
• Oversee the accountability of daily store standards including signage, loss prevention protection standards, overall 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, photo review and daily maintenance, in partnership with store leaders and selling team members.
• 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 all leadership meetings

What You Will Bring

• 3+ years of visual experience
• 2+ leadership experience
• Be able to partner with all levels and areas of the organization, establish close working relationships, and support for improvement opportunities
• Can identify operational improvement opportunities and work with others to identify solutions
• Be able to propel advancement
• Provide business expertise
• Previous experience navigating complex business problems, collaborating with leads across multiple departments, presenting at the executive level. Implementing large-scale projects for your store
• Advanced proficiency with MS Excel and Power Point
• Certain roles may require standing, bending, climbing stairs, and lifting and carrying up to 10 pounds
• Associates must work a flexible schedule based on business need, which will include evenings, weekends, and holidays

Your Life And Career At Neiman Marcus

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic fast paced environment at a company experiencing growth and transformation
• Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities across the largest multi-brand luxury retailer from retail to distribution, to digital or corporate
• Comprehensive benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, vision and dental)
• An amazing employee discount

Benefits

We offer the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, disability insurance, and a variety of additional voluntary benefits (such as critical illness, hospital and accident insurance).

Thank you for your interest with Exemplar Luxury Group. We look forward to reviewing your application.

Exemplar Luxury Group is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with Exemplar Luxury Group and would like to request special assistance or an accommodation, please contact [e-mail].

Salary Range $71,224 - $89,030*

Compensation for this role varies by geographic location. The listed range reflects multiple markets, including higher-cost areas. Actual starting pay will be determined based on work location, experience, and other job-related factors.