Anthropologie Visual Merchandising Manager

Anthropologie•San Antonio, TX

7d•$60,000 - $65,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Visual Merchandising Manager directs merchandising, product flow, and display while supporting daily store operations to create an inspiring and dynamic customer experience. The role partners with store leadership to manage product flow and visual execution, prioritize customers, improve in-store marketing and merchandising, and deliver omni-channel services. It leads and develops an inclusive team, coaches employees on business analysis and visual presentation, and supports hiring, onboarding, and retention. The manager oversees visual direction from planning through execution, working to company expectations, budgets, timelines, and the characteristics of the store. The role uses company reporting tools to assess business and identify opportunities in product placement, outfitting, stock levels, shipment, replenishment, recovery, sell-through, and markdowns. It also communicates visual feedback and store updates to leadership, tracks directives and projects, and supports employee development, morale, and succession planning.

Requirements

3+ years of store visual merchandising and leadership experience.
Strong merchant skills and a history of delivering financial results.
Experience with floor planning.
Proven record of developing great talent.
Ability to work flexible hours to meet store needs, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Anthro brand fan.

Responsibilities

Partner with store leadership to manage product flow and visual execution while empowering the team to prioritize the customer.
Improve the customer experience, in-store marketing, merchandising, and creative community to drive sales and create a compelling store environment.
Mentor the team to provide a frictionless customer experience using technology to transact in the moment and prioritizing omni services across channels.
Promote an inclusive environment by representing and amplifying all voices and advocating different perspectives.
Set clear objectives and coach team members on analyzing business related to visual presentation to achieve department sales goals.
Support the Store Brand Leader in identifying and onboarding external talent, and invest in employee engagement and internal growth.
Use brand resources to teach product-flow and merchandising standards and develop teams’ product knowledge for the local customer.
Manage visual direction from planning through execution in accordance with company expectations, budgets, and timelines, adapting to individual store characteristics.
Assess store business using company reporting tools to identify opportunities in product placement, outfitting, and stock levels.
Plan and own an effective shipment process using reporting and business analysis to maximize new product placement on the sales floor and in the back of house.
Create strategies for replenishment and recovery of sell-through and markdowns.
Flex schedule to business needs and support operations and zone coverage as needed.
Provide global product and visual feedback to the Store Manager and District Manager, and submit store-environment photos highlighting merchandising and display updates.
Check in with leadership to maintain communication and ensure completion of store directives and projects.
Protect time with direct reports and consistently provide feedback to support individual growth and succession planning.
Contribute to positive team morale through brand and store initiatives, including the SPARKED Journal, employee recognition, and team-building activities.