JOB DESCRIPTION
Position/Title : Assistant Manager , Field Visual Merchandising (1year contract)
Location : Korea
Report To : Senior Manager, Visual Merchandising - Coach Korea
Last Updated : September 2024
Company Description
Coach, founded in 1941, is America's premier accessible luxury accessories brand and a leader in international markets. We are a designer and marketer of high quality, modern accessories that complement the diverse lifestyles of today's consumers
Coach offers excellent career growth opportunities, competitive salaries and great benefits within a dynamic work environment.
Coach brings together strong, collaborative people in a culture of mutual respect, support, and passion for the brand and product. We believe innovation drives winning performance, and we constantly challenge ourselves to be the very best we can in every aspect of our business. You will be surrounded by some of the best and brightest people in the industry. At Coach, you will be in great company!
Primary Purpose:
To support the senior manager and local team to responsible for strategizing, executing, delivering and supporting department responsibilities to include Growth initiatives, Flagship / seasonal Installations, In-Season Management / communications and Events installation
Key Responsibilities:
Visual Merchandis ing Execution:
- Partner with cross-functional business partners and VM team to assist store in planning, mapping and merchandising monthly floor sets , store opening
- Train and lead Store Management/In-Store VM assistant on how to interpret monthly g uidelines and communicates consistent merchandising direction on C oach standard
- Follow-up with Store Manager/ In-Store VM to ensure all marketing and visual elements are placed appropriately on the sales floor (i.e. Coach Creative , feature table signage, decorative elements) support any marketing events in responsible stores
- Communicate and align with retail decisions to facilitate changes accordingly based on sell thru or business needs
- Understanding store's business condition such as top sellers to make informed and educated merchandising decisions
- Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously with short timelines
Communication and Training
- Effectively manages travel schedule anticipating 75% traveling to stores ensuring execution at Coach standard
- Manage flow of communication with the support of VM team between assigned stores, thru touch bases during routine store visits
- Develop constructive, effective relationships with In-Store Visual, Store Managers and Retail Management team
- Support/train stores to interpret Visual Guidelines through photo review, floor plan mapping and/or store visits
- Provide feedback relating to product presentations, challenges and needs of the business via VM audit and communicate comprehensively to Store Manager /Corporate V M / Retail Field Management to ensure productivity and alignment
- Conduct in store training sessions and workshops with A ssistant Store Managers / S tore M anager s In Store VM to ensure that current merchandising direction is understood and maintained
- Identify training needs within store ownership regions and collaborate with VM team to develop training programs
- Stay up to date on business trends and shop competition, share information with Corporate VM
Education, Experience and Qualifications
- Minimum 3~4 years visual merchandising experience in international company preferably in the luxury sector
- Ability to understand and interpret visual presentation direction and train others
- Excellent visual and merchandising skills
- Strong responsible leader, acts with integrity and builds productive relationship with cross-functional members
- Demonstrates strong communications skills in a variety of settings: one-on-one, in groups, with both peers and bosses
- Ability t o work independently
- Work w ith a team, pursues task with energy, drive and perseverance
- Fluent spoken and written English skill preferred
- Ability to travel frequently and spontaneously to support the needs of the business
What the Team is Saying
What We Do
A tapestry is made of many threads woven into one story. So are we.
Our global house of brands unites the magic of Coach, Kate Spade New York and Stuart Weitzman. By intertwining different people and ideas, we push ourselves in our work, pull out the unexpected in what we create, and expand the bounds of possibility.
Our brands were created by dreamers who were determined to turn ideas into icons and, with passion, made it happen. We’ve grown by finding people similarly dedicated to the dream all over the world. We hold ourselves to high standards in every material, process, and person that plays a part in our work, and we embrace difference by design because diverse perspectives are at the heart of creativity. We find brilliance in the intersections—of beauty and function, of heritage and innovation, of accessibility and aspiration—which is how we break through with magic and logic in our culture and our craft.
The result is that we stand taller together. Tapestry elevates the best in our people and brands. We use our collective strengths to move our customers and empower our communities, to make the fashion industry sustainable, and to build a house that’s equitable, inclusive, and diverse. Individually, our brands are iconic. Together, we can stretch what’s possible.
Why Work With Us
We believe that difference sparks brilliance, so we welcome people and ideas from everywhere to join us in stretching what’s possible. At Tapestry, being true to yourself is core to who we are. When each of us brings our individuality to our collective ambition, our creativity is unleashed.
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