Senior Visual Merchandiser

INTRODUCTION

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.   

We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities. 

JOB PURPOSE

Supporting the VM Director in all VM activity across all channels ensuring VM strategy and Standards are correctly implemented.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• To Implement Corporate Visual Merchandising policies and standards throughout retail, wholesale, outlets and travel retail sites with the region for all window, seasonal and in store product changes.
• To lead and manage the Visual team within the region including hiring (in conjunction with the regional VM manager), supervising, training and developing.
• To work as an important part of the team to maximize the best selling of the stores. To actively participate with store management team to make the best visual decisions for stores whilst maintaining the corporate visual standards.
• Regular reporting to and updating of the VM manager
• To manage all visual spending of region within annual budget- Including:
• window and in-store displays
• props
• flowers and sundry decoration
• travel (all team)
• all other expenses
• To be responsible for merchandise used by the display team and to ensure this is accounted for and cared for properly
• To organize and conduct in-store training sessions on visual merchandising guidelines and visual merchandising standards to store staff each season. To train and develop the in store VM specialist for the region, ensuring that they are motivated and full aware of corporate guidelines and strategy.
• To demonstrate awareness of current advertising and marketing campaigns, new product launches and promotions.

PERSONAL PROFILE

MEASURES OF SUCCESS

• The implementation and maintenance of high  visual standards across all channels.
• Ensuring costs efficiency’s against previous activity and on going efficient supplier management.
• Training and development of regional VM and the successful training of the store teams.

FOOTER

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.

Posting Notes: USA || California (US-CA) || Los Angeles || VISUAL MERCHANDISING || NO DEPARTMENT – FIS9016 || n/a ||