Hybrid Visual Merchandising Manager

at R+Co

• Job title: Visual Merchandising Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $90,000 - $110,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Los Angeles, United States

About the role

• Visual Merchandising Manager overseeing in-store merchandising for luxury beauty brands. Collaborating with Sales, Creative, and Marketing teams to enhance customer experience and drive brand recognition.

Responsibilities

• Manage overall brand timelines and proactively plan for deliverables working cross-functionally with sales, creative, and marketing.
• Collaborate with Creative team on design concepts, die line adjustments, and artwork delivery.
• Initiate kick off with vendor including internal and retailer alignment on planogram and assortment.
• Manage the workflow from kick off through key milestone dates (die lines, copy, artwork, prototype, shipping, install) to ensure all dates are met.
• Work with product development to acquire product comps for prototyping.
• Collaborate with creative and marketing teams on timing of assets needed and artwork implications tied to visual merchandising.
• Manage all assortment files and delivery to retailers on time.
• Liaise with suppliers and source elements.
• Provide guidance and input on engineering, planograms, and space planning.
• Route internal and external approvals on artwork, copy and material.
• Monitor costs and work within budget to maximize profitability.
• Proactively plan 1-2 years of updates out to efficiently map space changes and reduce expense while ensuring a cohesive in-store shopping experience.

Requirements

• Relevant education and certifications: BS degree in visual merchandising, fashion merchandising, exhibition design, visual communications or similar preferred.
• Proven work experience as a Visual Merchandiser or Visual Manager preferred.
• Beauty and/or gondola experience preferred.
• Solid experience in field visual merchandising, including gondola, window, secondary displays, and space utilization.
• Knowledge of current visual merchandising trends and best practices.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Creative and innovative thinker.
• Ability to analyze sales merchandising reports and survey results.
• Hands-on and detail-oriented.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work at a fast pace in a rapidly changing business environment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance along with additional ancillary benefits
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts (FSA/HSA)
• Employer paid life insurance coverage with optional supplemental life insurance available
• Employer paid long-term and short-term disability
• Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Starting with 10 vacation days, 4 fixed personal days and 5 sick days
• Twelve paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Summer Fridays between Memorial Day & Labor Day
• 401(k) with company match
• Monthly technology allowance
• Eligible for annual discretionary bonus
• Quarterly sample boxes featuring our brands products
• Employee referral program with rewards