Job Description
About the Role
As an Area Visual Manager in the Visual function, you contribute to an inspiring, commercial, & consistent customer experience by implementing visual standards & commercial excellence. Together with the Area and store teams you secure a strong implementation of the Store Activation Plan and follow-up the Visual & Commercial Goals. You lead, coach & develop strong visual merchandising teams through upskilling and secure a sustainable visual merchandising talent pipeline within the Area.
This hybrid/field role reports into the Area Manager for the applicable Area and is based out of one of the following cities:
USA: Atlanta (GA), Boston (MA), Charlotte (NC), Chicago (IL), Dallas (TX), Dearborn (WI), Denver (CO), Des Peres (MO), Houston (TX), Irvine (CA), Las Vegas (NV), Los Angeles (CA), Miami (FL), Minneapolis (MN), New York (NY), Philadelphia (PA), Richmond (VA), San Francisco (CA), Seattle WA), Secaucus (NJ) or Washington (DC).
A Day in the Life
Working at H&M means no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will include the following responsibilities*
Drive implementation of the Sales market visual and commercial goals together with Area, and store teams
Set a clear plan to deliver on inspiring and commercial customer experience through product prioritization, commerciality, presentation, styling, and window including in-store communication through global commercial guidelines
Follow up on commercial priorities together with the rest of the Area team to secure visual and commercial standards within the stores
Ensure that you and your store teams are up-to-date and understand current fashion trends, visual guidelines, styling techniques and competitor landscape so you can anticipate your customer needs
Execute and follow-up implementation of the visual commercial guidelines, Sales market seasonal focuses and commercial priorities through regular coaching store visits and feedback to secure visual consistency
Take a holistic grip on learning & development coach and inspire store teams in visual and commercial knowledge, including customer experience strategies and fashion expertise to improve visual and commercial consistency in the Area
Create a sustainable talent pipeline with the right competencies within the visual merchandising team promoting diversity
Collaborate with HR team to identify, develop and recruit talents to build (future) organization for Visual & Commercial Leaders and contribute towards forecast needs
Required domestic and international travel up to 60% of the time
Qualifications
Who You Are:
2-4 years of past retail visual merchandising experience, preferably with leadership responsibilities
Fashion School Degree or similar experience within the Fashion industry preferred
Solution orientated and flexibility to find the best solution in line with our values
Familiarity with recent technologies and tools introduce to physical stores
Strong visual merchandising skills and ability to drive business through creativity and commerciality
Strong commitment and experience with providing a high level of customer service
Ability to coach and counsel staff and performance management and progressive discipline techniques
Proficient at Microsoft Office
Must be able to work with hand and power operated tools and lift up to 25 pounds in order to execute display set-ups
Inclusive, positive, open to feedback, willing to multitask and learn on the job
Why You’ll Love Working at H&M
We value diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, and disability
We pride ourselves on being a values-driven organization, guided by our 7 unique values that have been part of our success story for over 75 years
You’ll have access to our Colleague Resource Groups (CRGs) to find community and networking opportunities among colleagues
We are an inclusive company where you’re encouraged to be yourself at work
You will have access to a large global talent community, where career growth and aspirations have no limits
We believe in supporting your overall wellbeing and offer comprehensive benefits inclusive of health insurance, wellness and family support programs, company match 401k, paid leave programs, and paid time off, including a community day to serve your local community
You’ll be able to express your personal style with our employee discount at H&M, & Other Stories, and COS
Additional Information
_ Compensation: salary range is $78,962-$88,832 annually**_
*This job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job and is not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, and responsibilities assigned for this job at the company’s discretion.
**H&M, in good faith, has assessed this posted range of compensation as the accurate range for this role and location at the time of this posting. H&M may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications. This range may be modified in the future.
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