Manager, Visual Merchandising
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, this leader personally manages their home showroom’s floor sets, layouts, and daily presentation while directing visual execution across an assigned region. In partnership with the Director of Visual Merchandising, the Manager ensures visual strategies are implemented consistently and aligned with merchandising priorities. The role balances hands-on showroom execution with regional leadership, using layouts, galleries, and product placement to elevate the guest experience and reinforce selling strategies, product priorities, and guest flow. 1915 South owns and operates 41 Ashley stores and four distribution centers across the southeastern United States. The company emphasizes employee growth and development, exceptional customer service, and a passion for its work.
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.
- Ability to safely lift, move, and position furniture and fixtures.
- Ability to stand for extended periods.
- Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.
Nice To Haves
- Visual merchandising experience in a multi-store retail environment is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead CAD planning and showroom layouts for assigned stores to support product priorities, customer flow, and selling effectiveness.
- Execute the visual merchandising plan for the home showroom, including floor plans, product placement, and galleries, while CAD 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 the selling process and enables sales teams to tell product stories and close sales.
- Partner with store sales leadership to align visual changes with selling strategies, product focuses, and traffic patterns.
- Teach floor plans and execution expectations to Warehouse Associate partners in the home store.
- Communicate visual changes, product additions, and floor updates to the store Sales team to support selling conversations.
- Maintain visual standards, cleanliness, and presentation consistency 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 to support brand-right, sales-driven execution.
- 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 that improve sales and showroom productivity.
- Share execution insights, challenges, and opportunities with Visual and Merchandising leadership and adjust layouts based on sales performance and customer behavior.
Benefits
- Competitive salary with performance-based bonus and long-term incentive (LTIP) eligibility.
- Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
