Visual Merchandiser - Central Florida / Gulf Coast

La-Z-Boy, Inc. • Altamonte Springs, FL

28d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for executing visual merchandising strategies across multiple store locations to enhance customer shopping experience and drive sales. This includes overseeing product placement, replenishment, and inventory flow, while ensuring that all displays are visually appealing and consistent with company standards. The role also involves analyzing market trends, collaborating with sales teams, and facilitating new store openings, remodels, and visual enhancements according to the creative directive. This position will support 8 -10 stores in the Central and Gulf Coast Florida regions, spanning Gainesville, Orlando, and the Gulf Coast. May support as needed in other stores in FL market. Position requires 1 office day and 4 days in stores per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Merchandising, with 0-2 years of relevant experience or equivalent
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.)
• Up to 75% Travel

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of visual merchandising principles and techniques, strong design taste, sense of style, culture, art, design, fashion, innovation, and technology.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Familiar with inventory management principles
• Physical ability to move furniture up to or over 50lbs.
• Demonstrated ability to self-manage a work schedule and effective time management
• Local to the Orlando area preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement in-store visual presentations that align with brand standards and manage merchandise transfers between stores and distribution centers.
• Oversee clearance and floor inventory levels in collaboration with the Market Sales Manager on store needs.
• Execute regular floor moves for furniture and seasonal displays, ensuring timely and efficient execution of visual merchandising directives.
• Serve as the primary contact for store merchandising initiatives, ensuring clear communication and effective implementation.
• Ensure visual displays are maintained in a clean, safe, and attractive condition, adhering to safety standards.
• Collaborate with store teams to maintain high merchandising standards and solve any issues that arise during implementation.
• Lead and assist with new store openings, remodels, visual enhancements, acquisitions and store closings and high impact sales events ensuring timely and efficient execution.
• Train store teams on recovery plans, and best practices for maintaining displays

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental and Basic Life Insurance available
• 401k retirement plan with company match of up to 6%.
• Paid time off includes: 9-11 paid holidays each year, two weeks' prorated vacation as a new hire and either personal time (non-exempt only) or state mandated sick time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees