Visual Merch - Store

Williams-Sonoma • Portland, OR

3d

About The Position

The Visual Merch role supports the management team in achieving goals by providing world-class service and serving as a role model for building customer relationships. The role maintains a presence through store supervision to ensure appropriate staff coverage, performs operational functions to meet Company guidelines, implements visual changes, and maintains store standards.

The position creates engaging customer experiences through expertise in styling, decorating, and entertaining; interprets and executes visual inspiration to drive sales and convey the brand’s creative spirit; and ensures merchandising and displays are compelling. It models and coaches associates on visual standards, promotes the WSI Brands lifestyle and image, and helps make the store an inspirational neighborhood destination. The role replenishes the sales floor, maintains displays, and executes floorsets within required timeframes. It also fosters a fair, respectful workplace and collaborates with the sales team.

Requirements

• 1–3 years of experience in merchandising or a visual role.
• Effective communication, organization, and leadership skills.
• Proven ability to motivate and influence others through personal actions and examples.
• Ability to remain mobile on the sales floor for extended periods.
• Ability to lift and mobilize items weighing up to 75 lbs. using appropriate equipment and safety techniques.
• Full-time associates are expected to have open availability to meet business needs.

Nice To Haves

• 1–2 years of experience in home-related design or visual merchandising; specialty retail experience preferred.
• College degree or equivalent job experience.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging customer experiences by sharing expertise in styling, decorating, and entertaining.
• Seek out and promote innovative ways to make stores neighborhood destinations for inspiration.
• Interpret and execute visual inspiration to drive sales and convey the brand’s eclectic, creative, and modern spirit.
• Ensure merchandising and displays are visually compelling and drive sales.
• Model and coach associates on upholding visual standards.
• Promote the lifestyle and protect the image of the WSI Brands.
• Help make the store a fun, inspirational neighborhood destination.
• Continually seek inspiration, trends, and ways to elevate product, decorating, and styling expertise.
• Regularly replenish the sales floor and maintain visual presentation and displays.
• Execute floorsets in accordance with the inspiration, standards, and spirit of the directive within the required timeframe.
• Foster an environment where associates are treated fairly and with dignity and respect, in accordance with the People-First Philosophy.
• Collaborate with the sales team by appreciating and valuing others’ talents and contributions.
• Meet brand competencies, including strategic agility, innovation and change, influential leadership, effective communication, developing self and others, team and partnership building, customer focus, personal accountability, operational excellence, and execution.

Benefits

• Discount on Williams-Sonoma, Inc. brands.
• 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities.
• Wellness program supporting physical, financial, and emotional health.
• Paid vacations and holidays for full-time associates.
• Health benefits, dental and vision insurance, including same-sex domestic partner benefits, for full-time associates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed