Manager, Visual Merchandising & Styling, EMEA

Job title:

Manager, Visual Merchandising & Styling, EMEA

Company

Lululemon Athletica

Job description

Description & RequirementsWho we arelululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we’re in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.About this roleReporting to the Senior Manager, Retail Brand Experience (RBE), the Manager, Visual Merchandising and Styling (VMS) leads lululemon’s product presentation team in EMEA. This role is responsible for the visual merchandising strategy, leading a team to realise visual excellence. They work in close collaboration with the Global VMS team to bring global strategies to life, whilst supporting regional storytelling, revenue and sell-through targets.A day in the life of

• Support stores to manage and deliver a premium store image, seasonal strategies, new retail concepts and campaign activations.
• Manage in-season trading needs of stores.
• Review global VMS strategies and tailor these for regional implementation, working closely with the local Product team to ensure strategies support the regional buy.
• Work with Store Design and Planning teams to deliver optimal store layouts across the fleet.
• Collaborate with the Retail Operations team to ensure that all VM and Retail concept strategies are communicated in a timely manner to stores.
• Responsible for VM excellence at all new store openings, relocations, renovations and pop-ups, working closely with Store Design and Product teams to ensure optimum layouts and product presentation.
• Regularly spend time in stores to learn, teach and inspire, ensuring VM training is consistently completed successfully.
• Manage the VM Squad programme, ensuring VM support is available to all regions, while building the VM talent pipeline for future team growth.
• Responsible for the management of signage hardware, mannequins and VM props across all stores.
• Aware of visual merchandising and styling trends within the retail space, regularly attending tradeshows, and visiting key retail spaces.
• Support In-Store Marketing team to bring campaigns to life in retail, providing stores with product presentation and mannequin styling guidance, as well as supporting with installs and end of campaign recaps.

Qualifications

• Lead, manage and develop a high-performing team.
• Annual budget management – planning and accountability.
• 5-10 years of relevant experience as a visual space creator and team manager, ideally for a premium, purpose-led, global business with a challenger brand mentality.
• Demonstrable experience creating impact in retail spaces on guest experience and sales using innovative ideas without compromising brand equity.
• People and team leadership.
• Degree level education preferred.

Must haves

• Uniquely you – we value difference and want you to as well
• Obsessed with visual strategy and execution and in tune with best practices, trends and the competition.
• A creative problem solver who relishes the innovative and new.
• Works well within a team and loves working in a fast-paced environment on several projects at once
• Practises self-awareness has a natural curiosity and takes an active interest in personal development and sharing knowledge.
• Appreciates the value of exercise or movement.
• Leads with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.

role classificationYour role is classified as Hybrid under our global SSC Hybrid Workplace Policy.[Hybrid] In-person collaboration is important, and much of the role can be performed remotely. Work is performed at both the SSC office 3 days per week and home office 2 days per week.Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest. lululemon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. While management is primarily responsible for seeing that lululemon equal employment opportunity policies are implemented, you share in the responsibility for assuring that, by your personal actions, the policies are effective.lululemon is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you would like someone from our team to contact you for individualized support, email us at . In your email, please include the position title, the location of the position and the nature of your request.

Expected salary

Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 06:43:26 GMT

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