Area Visual Manager | Southeast

Reiss•Miami, FL

2d•$66,500 - $75,000

About The Position

Reiss is seeking an Area Visual Manager to oversee visual merchandising across the Southeast region and create inspiring store environments that consistently reflect the brand and provide a seamless customer experience. The role works closely with the Area Manager, store managers, in-store visual merchandising colleagues, regional teams and head office. It uses sales and performance information to improve store presentation and help drive profitable sales, while training and supporting store teams to meet visual merchandising standards. The role is ideally based in Miami and reports to the North American Visual Manager.

Requirements

Experience leading visual merchandising across several stores, with a strong record of delivering creative displays and sales results.
Based within the Miami area and able to support stores across the region.
A genuine passion for premium, luxury and design-led products, with a strong understanding of presenting a brand to a high standard.
Customer-focused, with a thorough understanding of how visual merchandising combines creativity with sales performance and the ability to apply this in stores.
Adaptable to changing business needs and priorities in a busy retail environment, while maintaining attention to detail and high standards.
Excellent relationship-building and communication skills, with the ability to work with store teams, the Area Manager, regional teams and head office colleagues.
Strong organizational, analytical and decision-making skills, including the ability to interpret sales and performance reports, apply findings and manage multiple priorities.
Self-motivated and proactive, confident working independently and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

Coach and develop store teams during visits, building the skills and confidence of store managers and in-store visual merchandising colleagues to present products to a high standard independently.
Represent the brand through strong visual merchandising principles and careful styling, creating clearly organized, easy-to-shop spaces that group products by how and when customers will wear them.
Identify ways to improve store presentation and organize visual merchandising training across the Southeast region, including sessions away from the shop floor.
Review competitors and the brand’s presentation within partner locations, set high standards, and introduce creative ideas to improve product presentation and drive sales.
Use sales and performance information, including weekly trading reviews, to improve layouts, displays and stock use; work with the Area Manager to assess results.
Work with store, regional and head office teams to share successful ideas and approaches; coach Trainee Merchandisers and build relationships with Buying and Merchandising teams.
Help plan product ranges by preparing buying information packs, reviewing past performance and lessons learned, and analyzing demand by size.
Keep product data and purchase orders accurate and track supplier deliveries against key deadlines.
Manage category WSSI reports, price reductions, incoming stock reviews and future stock commitments against targets.
Forecast sales, deliveries and stock, maintain IAQ reports and product attribute analysis, and keep information consistent across systems to help maintain stock levels.