Assistant Manager, Visual Merchandising, Sea

JOB SUMMARY

JOB SUMMARY

Support the Director, Visual Merchandising, Asia in planning and executing all Visual related activities for the SEA & AUS region. This role will be assisting in managing the communication between stores, internal cross-functional corporate departments as well as external business partners. He/she is required to assist in creating a store environment that promotes our brand, showcases and moves our products and delights our customers. He/she will need to have a well-developed understanding of the Tory Burch visual presentation standards and be able to support both the administrative and creative needs of the business.

This position will need to have a well-developed understanding of the Tory Burch Visual Presentation standards and strong business acumen - effectively balancing aesthetics with productivity, and be extremely creative and an effective communicator and trainer.

He/ she will also provide communication channels throughout the regions to give VM information, plan and strategy and reach VM team and operational teams and store managers (Direct retails, Wholesales & Travel Retails).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

FOCUS AREA #1: Regional Visual Merchandising Strategy & Standards
- Elevate, adapt and implement Visual guidelines, including but not limited to window presentations and in-store displays.
- Exercise independent judgment and discretion in developing strategies to uphold the Visual Merchandising standards.
- Liaison between field organizations and corporate office, communicating successes, opportunities, and needs at the field level; actively coordinate with the Senior Visual Merchandising Manager, Asia Wholesale.
- Demonstrate a strong working relationship with internal corporate teams, store management, and Wholesale partners.
- Emulate the brand aesthetic and embody a strong sense of fashion and an enthusiastic, positive attitude.
- Contribute to maintaining all brand and operating standards to support brand consistency.
- Assist in any updates to the Global Visual Standards Manual and support/train accordingly.
- Resolve store-specific merchandising opportunities that require adaptations based on region, market, store architecture, inventory levels, and business trends.

FOCUS AREA #2: Field Focus: Hands-On Visual Support
- Support the planning, executing and follow up of key rollouts and initiatives in Southeast Asia.
- Frequent travel and onsite visits to provide in-the-moment coaching, training and feedback; conduct regular store visits to ensure that Visual Merchandising standards are maintained in accordance with guidelines.
- Photo management/reviews and weekly touch-bases with in-store Visual leads and store management to include submission of weekly recap noting opportunities and successes.
- Ensure that appropriate contacts/partners have seasonal directive and other Visual Merchandising collateral.
- Coordinate all orders and logístical processes to maintain each location’s prop fixture package and any Visual elements needed

FOCUS AREA #3: Leadership
- Work on the training of and partnership with Visual Merchandising talent in the field
- Participate in the development of Visual Merchandising educational/ training tools
- Coordinate and conduct Visual training sessions and workshops within the region
- Onboard new hires in order to train them on Visual Merchandising standards and guidelines

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES NOT COVERED IN FOCUS AREAS:

- Special Projects as needed
- Support New Store Openings & Events when required
- Some Retail support/maintenance required

EDUCATION & PRIOR EXPERIENCE NEEDED
- Minimum of 5 years visual merchandising/installation and store operations experience with a luxury goods retailer
- Strong organizational, management skills with the ability to multi-task
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills including presenting material in an organized and compelling manner
- Demonstrated ability to balance maintenance and installations on a rolling calendar
- Ability to conduct installations outside of standard working and retail boutique hours (i.e. early mornings, evenings and weekends)
- Good communication skills, fluent in Mandarin and English
- Word, PowerPoint and Excel proficiency
- Photoshop & Illustrator proficiency preferred
- Ability to work independently with strong initiative on many different types of projects simultaneously with aggressive timelines

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Disability Accommodation

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