Manager, Visual Merchandising

1915 South / Ashley • Opelika, AL

7h • Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Visual Merchandising executes and scales the company’s visual merchandising strategy across assigned store locations, supporting the selling process and driving sales. Based in a store, the manager personally runs the home showroom, owning its floor sets, layouts, and daily presentation while directing visual execution across an assigned region. The role partners closely with the Director of Visual Merchandising to implement visual strategies consistently and in alignment with merchandising priorities. It balances hands-on execution in the home showroom with regional leadership, ensuring layouts, galleries, and product placement elevate the guest experience and reinforce selling strategies, product priorities, and guest flow.

The manager leads CAD planning and showroom layouts; coordinates execution with store teams and Visual Associates; maintains visual standards and presentation quality; supports assortment rollouts, seasonal transitions, and merchandising initiatives; and uses reviews, digital tools, and performance analysis to guide layout adjustments and recommendations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Visual Merchandising, Interior Design, Retail, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience is accepted in lieu of a degree.
• 2–4 years of visual merchandising experience.

Nice To Haves

• Visual merchandising experience in a multi-store retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead CAD planning and showroom layouts for assigned stores to support product priorities, customer flow, and selling effectiveness.
• Personally execute the visual merchandising plan for the home showroom, including floor plans, product placement, and galleries, while planning and guiding execution for additional stores.
• Maintain a high percentage of the home showroom floor set to plan and align product placement with visual and merchandising strategy.
• Ensure visual execution supports sales teams in telling product stories and closing sales.
• Partner with store sales leadership to align visual changes with selling strategies, key product focuses, and traffic patterns.
• Teach floor plans and execution expectations to Warehouse Associate partners in the home store.
• Communicate and teach visual changes, product additions, and floor updates to the Sales team.
• Maintain visual standards, cleanliness, and consistent presentation across the home showroom and assigned areas.
• Execute visual strategies and standards developed by the Director of Visual Merchandising.
• Provide direction, coaching, and feedback to Visual Associates.
• Support new assortment rollouts, seasonal transitions, floor sets, and merchandising initiatives.
• Monitor execution quality across assigned locations using structured review processes and digital tools.
• Analyze product and store-level performance with Merchandising to inform layout adjustments and product recommendations.
• Communicate execution insights, challenges, and opportunities to Visual and Merchandising leadership, adjusting layouts based on sales performance and customer behavior.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with performance-based bonus and long-term incentive (LTIP) eligibility.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance for employees and their families.
• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions.
• College tuition support through Thomas University.
• Employee discounts on furniture.
• Long-term career advancement opportunities and a promote-from-within culture.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager