Assistant Manager, Visual Merchandising – Global Job at Williams Sonoma in San F

Overview

ASSISTANT MANAGER, VISUAL MERCHANDISING – GLOBAL

JOB DESCRIPTION : This role focuses on creating visual direction with cross-functional partners to deliver an exceptional customer experience in our global businesses. The role supports the execution of visual strategies across the brand by creating visual tools and resources that allow home office + store associates to plan and execute flawlessly to drive sales. This role will work closely with the Manager, Visual Merchandising on calendars, logistics, process + communications to global and corporate partners.

Responsibilities

• Create seasonal visual direction for global retail locations.
• Adapt brand execution strategies to reflect market relevancy by store.
• Develop visual displays supporting market specific growth initiatives.
• Create Global Visual Style Guide, indicating where items will be placed and identify substitutions where necessary.
• Provide direction for pre-season, in-season + end-of-season merchandising updates.
• Create field weekly visual updates as mark-downs, floorsets and signage changes take place.
• Work closely with brand visual team to ensure localized direction for global store teams.
• Implement visual merchandising standards and training tools for global partners to ensure brand integrity.
• Partner with in-country VM leads to ensure use of the most current tools and provide updates where needed.
• Partner with global merchandising team to create and manage visual communications for stores.
• Manage end-to-end signage process for all global markets.
• Partner with merchandising team on seasonal signage briefs
• Manage production timelines with creative team, including collating print ready briefs + files.
• Vendor management in all company owned markets, including invoice processing and budget tracking.
• Create print-ready signage files using Photoshop and InDesign
• Assist in managing floor set milestones and final execution guidelines with global partners.
• Partner with retail performance teams to support new store openings, and supplies / props needed for openings.
• Understand product legislation in each country to ensure product displayed is compliant.
• Assist in the mock store presentation for the Store, Catalog and Product Development set ups.

Skills / Knowledge / Competencies

Physical Requirements

Ability to be mobile when setting up store floor set for extended periods of time. Ability to lift and mobilize medium to large items, up to 75 lbs., while utilizing appropriate equipment and safety techniques.

Benefits

Once you are here, you can look forward to a wide variety of benefits designed to help you grow, personally and professionally, to keep you healthy, to prepare you for the unexpected, to care for your family and to build a secure future. Depending on your position and your location, here’s a look at what you might be eligible for :

WSI will not now or in the future commence an immigration case or "sponsor" an individual for this position (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration).

This role is not eligible for relocation assistance.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, or other applicable state or local laws and ordinances.

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