Manager, Field Visual Merchandising

You will be a part of a dynamic, creative environment where you will interact with cross-functional partners to ensure that Coach’s visual merchandising standards are continuously elevated. Read business reports and shop the competition.Give consistent merchandising direction on brand standard to field management.Train store management teams on current visual standards and guideline presentation. Conduct additional training for management and staff as needed.Identify areas of business opportunities with District Manager, Store Manager and delivers an action plan.CommunicationManages flow of communication between corporate visual merchandising, the stores and management staff through conference calls, touch bases, store visits, and seminars to support Company guidelines.Help stores interpret corporate visual guidelines through mapping sessions and/or store visits. The accomplished individual will possess:Strong communication/leadership skills for leading store visits/walk-throughs - at least 2 to 3 years of experience.The ability to interpret visual merchandising presentations and relate it back to the store environment and adapt to different store designs and architecture.Strong attention to details, e.g., standards, marketing, lighting, fixturing, windows The ability to be creative and inspire others.Awareness of fashion trends and the ability to interpret them back into visual merchandising.Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Our Competencies for All EmployeesCourage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.Our Competencies for All People ManagersStrategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.Coach is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people.