Visual Market Manager - LOFT, Miami
Brand Overview:
ascena retail group, inc. is a leading national specialty retailer offering apparel, shoes, and accessories for women under the Premium Fashion segment (Ann Taylor, LOFT, and Lou & Grey), Value Fashion segment (maurices and dressbarn), Plus Fashion segment (Lane Bryant and Catherines), and for tween girls under the Kids Fashion segment (Justice). ascena retail group, inc. operates ecommerce websites and approximately 4,800 stores throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.Ready to ? We currently have an opportunity for a Visual Market Manager - LOFT, Miami to join our team located at our Times Square Tower-ANN-New York, NY 10036.Position Overview:
Visual Market Manager, LOFT
*Must be based in Miami*
POSITION OVERVIEW: Visual Market Managers manage brand consistency within all store types in an assigned market. Their responsibility is to act as a resource and trainer of the merchant mindset, communicating global messages that will drive sales through improving our in-store experience.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Ensure brand and visual merchandising consistency is upheld in the identified market.
• Invest in store teams; reinforce brand standards and the use of best practices consistently throughout the market.
• Assess market and store opportunities; make decisions, develop merchandising solutions and provide direction to DMs and SMs to drive top line sales.
• Provide feedback, solutions, and ideas regarding execution of store presentation.
• Leverage brand supported tools to effectively support stores with concept flows, windows, and business strategies using discretion to make changes based on store specific layouts.
• Deliver in-season and seasonal hindsight feedback relating to product, presentation and competition to DM and store teams.
• Virtually lead store teams through visual merchandising directives, and leverage technology to check for understanding (photos, FaceTime, etc).
• Facilitate seasonal presentation workshops, meetings and conference calls within their market.
• Identify and develop visual talent to build visual merchandising skills in the market.
• Build constructive, effective relationships with RVP, RVM, and DM to align visual merchandising and brand initiatives.
• Communicate with peers and relevant business partners to share creative ideas and best practices that will maximize the overall business results.
• Participate in and support the success of store openings.
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Location:
Times Square Tower-ANN-New York, NY 10036Position Type:
Regular/Full timeEqual Employment Opportunity
The Company is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified people at all levels. It is our policy in all employment decisions to ensure that all associates and potential associates are evaluated on the basis of qualifications and ability without regard to sex (including pregnancy), race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability that can reasonably be accommodated without undue hardship, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected classification under applicable law. We do not discriminate in any of our employment policies and practices. All associates are expected to follow these principles in all relationships with other associates, applicants, or others with whom we do business.
The Company welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the application process.
Note to Applicants: Smoking is prohibited in all indoor areas of the Company unless designated smoking areas have been established by a particular location in accordance with applicable law.
Note to Rhode Island Applicants: The Company is subject to Chapters 29 - 38 of Title 28 of the General Laws of Rhode Island, and is therefore covered by the state’s workers’ compensation law.