Field Visual Manager - Outlet

Field Visual Manager- Outlet

About us: 

vineyard vines is a highly successful, privately held, American clothing and accessory retailer founded in 1998 on Martha’s Vineyard by brothers, Shep & Ian Murray. With Shep & Ian still at the helm today, vineyard vines has experienced exponential year over year growth and now operates over 120 retail locations including an outlet division, a successful e-commerce business, domestic distribution center, and expanding corporate headquarters. In addition, vineyard vines is carried in major department stores such as Nordstrom and Bloomingdales as well as numerous specialty boutiques across the US.     

vineyard vines was founded on a state of mind that Every day should feel this good.    

You don’t need to be on a beach, by the ocean or on vacation to have Every day should feel this good moments. It’s a state of mind that we all experience, and one where everyone is invited. At vineyard vines, we don’t just live an #EDSFTG life away from our desks—we bring it to work with us, too.     

In our stores, at our Harbor Drive headquarters or working remotely, our company culture is fun, encouraging and welcoming to all. We work hard and play harder, and we never take ourselves too seriously. And while we have many company goals, our number one priority is making vineyard vines a great place to work for all employees.    

Our team is our family, and we’d never have grown to where we are today without them.    

We’re committed to building an inclusive team across all channels, departments and stores within our community. We hope you’ll join us and see what the smiling pink whale is all about  

Overview:

The Field Visual Manager is responsible for building Visual Merchandising skills and capability at the Store Leadership and District Manager level to deliver a consistent, branded, emotional experience across the division. This role will deliver a compelling customer experience in all stores and set the pace for Visual Merchandising execution. This role will work collaboratively with Store Leadership teams to train, demonstrate, guide and execute elevated presentation strategies within the division.

The Field Visual Manager will leverage the ability to effectively gain consensus and alignment with stakeholders (Home Office Leadership) and Director of Outlet Stores by building relationships and collaborating with key business partners to impact overall business results and the in-store experience.

Key Responsibilities:

Builds Talent

• Build DM and Store visual merchandising skills and capability by demonstrating:
  • Effective Floor set Planning inclusive of zone mapping, cab by cab maps, product laydowns and styling laydowns across all businesses
  • Share best practices for Floor set Execution & Sustainment
  • Distortion of time in critical stores: Top Volume Doors 50%, New Leader Training & NSOs 50%
• Create Individual Development Plan focusing on building Visual Merchandising skill and capability while facilitating hands on training platforms, inclusive of Mapping, Merchandising, Styling, Compositions, & Sell Thru across all outlet stores.
• Demonstrate the proven ability to conduct effective store visits with Store Leadership/Field Leadership and Cross Functional Home Office Partners.
• Develop, train, motivate, and inspire Field Leadership through effective Learning Labs and weekly, monthly and annual touch points.

Builds the Brand

• Build accountability with Store Leadership teams to understand and leverage Visual Merchandising to maximize overall business results, impact conversion and elevate the customer experience.
• Identify and share new Visual Merchandising/ Styling ideas to elevate the in-store environment.
  • Create an inspiration library for Styling & Merchandising (floor fixtures & cabinets)
• Track success through both quantitative and qualitative learning insights including weekly photo recap/ weekly observations and impacted metrics.
• Set the highest level of execution expectations relating to all aspects of Visual Merchandising.
• Regularly seek out and share competitive insights; build on-going knowledge of current industry trends.

Builds Capabilities

• Identify store specific opportunities to use Visual Merchandi