UNIQLO Visual Merchandising Assistant Manager (Full-Time) - World Trade Center

UNIQLO • New York, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Visual Merchandising Assistant Manager reports to the Visual Manager and General Manager. This role addresses store-specific visual and merchandising challenges using brand standards and corporate visual guidelines to maintain brand integrity. The Assistant Manager adapts corporate visual direction to the store’s needs and inventory levels, and drives sales through strategic merchandise placement and compelling displays.

The position is full-time and hourly. It requires open availability at least five days per week, averaging 32 or more hours per week depending on business seasonality, with limits on weekly days off and scheduling restrictions. The stated starting salary is $38.95 per hour.

Requirements

• Three to four years of retail visual merchandising or display experience.
• Proven visual merchandising ability within a high-volume vertical retailer.
• Ability to create and direct visual merchandising displays, manage priorities, and execute initiatives.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong time-management and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to understand and interpret headquarters visual merchandising tools and direction, and delegate accordingly.
• Ability to address store-specific visual and merchandising challenges using brand standards and headquarters direction.
• Ability to identify potential visual merchandising challenges and opportunities and develop creative solutions.
• Proven ability to build teams and partnerships and to train and develop a team.
• Positive and professional attitude, flexibility, and adaptability.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and respond to changing priorities.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers and store personnel.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand for long periods, read computer terminals, and push, pull, or move objects weighing at least 25 pounds.
• Ability to maneuver around the sales floor and stockroom while repeatedly bending, twisting, stooping, squatting, and climbing.
• Maintain open availability at least five days per week and average 32 or more hours per week based on business seasonality.
• Have no more than two days off in the same Monday-through-Sunday workweek.
• Limit scheduling restrictions to no more than three days per week, with no more than one restriction Friday through Sunday and at least one time-based restriction.

Responsibilities

• Create, order, train, and maintain brand standards for visual presentation, cleanliness, and organization throughout the store.
• Plan and execute new-item deliveries so items are promptly placed on the sales floor in full size runs, with appropriate signage.
• Partner with the Store Manager and Visual Manager to prepare and implement seasonal merchandising presentations and new visual merchandising initiatives.
• Work with store managers and the General Manager on weekly planning for store layout and in-store presentation.
• Monitor merchandise sell-through and replenishment with management, using sales reports.
• Partner with the Visual Manager and store managers on visual merchandising decisions affecting store workload and sales.
• Create and update brand-appropriate displays that support sell-through and business results.
• Ensure lighting and signage meet company standards and highlight merchandise and displays.
• Support store management in meeting store objectives, including customer service and operational initiatives.
• Meet customer needs and exceed expectations using the Uniqlo service standard.
• Provide product and brand knowledge to employees and customers.
• Model and enforce company policies and procedures.
• Assist with special projects assigned by management.
• Work with store managers and corporate visual managers to identify and resolve store issues.
• Manage the in-store visual merchandising presentation budget and identify cost-effective ways to control spending.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Flexible spending and commuter benefits accounts
• 15 days of paid vacation/personal leave and 9 days of sick leave per calendar year, prorated based on hire date
• 8 paid holidays and 1.5 times the employee’s regular rate for hours worked on stated holidays
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Plum Benefits
• Gym discounts
• 30% employee merchandise discount

What This Job Offers

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