Area Visual Manager - West Coast

** The health and safety of you and your Faherty Brand teammates is important to us! Covid-19 vaccination will be required to work in our office. **

 

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Having an in-depth knowledge of visual merchandising, the Area Visual Manager will be responsible for managing the consistency and quality of visual execution in all stores within their assigned area to positively impact the customers’ experience and drive sales. This role works cross collaboratively with the Merchandising team to ensure key investments are considered when arranging products in stores and with the Planning team to support inventory management. Additionally, travel is required to provide hands-on support to stores within the assigned area and to assist with new store openings. The Area Visual Manager will report directly to the Director of Visual Merchandising.

 

Responsible for: You will partner with the Regional and Area Leaders on seasonal merchandising initiatives, expectations and to identify store support needs in order to create a more consistent brand experience. You will also work with store teams to improve top line financial and KPI results through visual merchandising while helping to resolve store specific challenges that require merchandising adaptations including store size, store type, volume, spatial constraints and inventory levels.

 

General Responsibilities:

• Create a consistent brand experience within area stores by building accountability among field and store teams using current visual merchandising tools
• Travel weekly and assess opportunities in stores; reinforce brand best practices and identify and react to opportunities to increase productivity
• Ability to balance critical reporting along with brand aesthetic to influence actions to improve customer experience and overall business results
• Effectively lead field leadership and store teams through change as visual merchandising strategies evolve
• Motivate and inspire teams by setting clear expectations, providing timely feedback and recognizing successes along the way
• Identify, coach and develop store talent to enhance visual merchandising skills in order to improve sales results
• Ability to facilitate and participate in store calls/ meetings to engage teams on continuous learning that supports visual merchandising strategies and brand standards
• Manage all aspects of seasonal floorsets within assigned area
• Support fixture rollout processes
• Support new store openings
• Share industry best practices and benchmarking ideas
• Build ongoing knowledge of current trends to remain relevant within the industry
• Build partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• All other duties based on business needs

 

 

Must have qualifications include:

 

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in Visual Merchandising
• Minimum of 3 years of multi-store retail management experience
• Visual Merchandising and Presentation skills including the ability to interpret brand direction for unique store spaces
• Working knowledge of computer programs (or similar) - Excel, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat
• Ability to work closely with a variety of people in various disciplines
• Superior organizational and analytical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Superior leadership skills
• Ability to work independently and lead a team
• Ability to plan, prioritize and manage multiple tasks efficiently and effectively
• Proven ability to ideate and problem solve
• Ability to travel as needed for store visits and new store openings
• Ability to work in a very fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Approximately 70% travel required

 

 

 

A bit about us:

 

Founded in 2013 by Mike and Alex Faherty and Kerry Docherty, Faherty is a family-run lifestyle and apparel brand fueled by purpose and optimism. Our goal: to build a new American legacy by creating high-quality, sustainably minded, feel-good favorites that will bring you joy to wear.

 

We feel a deep responsibility to do things differently: to promise comfort without compromising quality. To hold ourselves to a higher standard with a lower environmental impact. To leave the world a better place than we found it.

 

We recognize the impact the fashion industry has on the world, and we’re dedicated to learning how to be better stewards of the planet. We believe the power of conversation and connection can make real change, and we’re committed to supporting people and organizations doing work that we believe in.

 

Our passionate leadership team comes from different backgrounds but share a singular goal: to deliver on our promise of comfort and craftsmanship. To work side-by-side in a collaborative, energetic, and creative environment every day, like the family we are.

 

We welcome everyone — and we mean everyone. We believe a diversity of viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds only serve to make our team stronger, which is why we strongly encourage those from historically and systemically marginalized communities to apply: BIPOC, women, and people in the LGBTQIA+ community, to name a few. We strive to lead consciously, bravely, and inclusively — and to reflect those values in our work. We live by six key pillars:

 

Be The Best

Stay Authentic

Better Together

Spread Good Vibes

Deliver On Promises

Lead Consciously, Bravely and Inclusively

 

Remain compassionate. Stay focused. Seek joy. Let’s make the world a better place.