UNIQLO Visual Supervisor - Market Street

UNIQLO • San Francisco, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Visual Merchandise Display Manager, the Visual Merchandising Supervisor provides merchant muscle to create impactful visual displays and product merchandising that maintain brand integrity while delivering on our promise to exceed the ‘customer-first’ guest experience. The company is committed to equal pay initiatives and will not ask candidates for their current or past salary. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Fast Retailing does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or because of any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state or local law. UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese retail holding company with global headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. UNIQLO is the largest of eight brands in the Fast Retailing Group, the others being GU, Theory, PLST, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse tam.tam, J Brand and Helmut Lang. Fast Retailing is one of the world’s largest apparel retail companies, and UNIQLO is Japan’s leading specialty retailer. UNIQLO continues to open large-scale stores in some of the world's most important cities and locations, as part of its ongoing efforts to solidify its status as a global brand. Today the company has a total of more than 2,500 UNIQLO stores across the world, including Japan, Asia, Europe and North America. The total number of stores across Fast Retailing's brands is now over 3,600. With a corporate statement committed to changing clothes, changing conventional wisdom and change the world, Fast Retailing is dedicated to creating great clothing with new and unique value to enrich the lives of people everywhere. For more information about UNIQLO and Fast Retailing, please visit www.uniqlo.com and www.fastretailing.com. For additional information regarding Uniqlo Careers please visit our Global Career Page. Apparel that comes from the Japanese values of simplicity, quality and longevity. Designed to be of the time and for the time, LifeWear is made with such modern elegance that it becomes the building blocks of each individual’s style. A perfect shirt that is always being made more perfect. The simplest design hiding the most thoughtful and modern details. The best in fit and fabric made to be affordable and accessible to all. LifeWear is clothing that is constantly being innovated, bringing more warmth, more lightness, better design, and better comfort to people’s lives. Unlocking The Power Of Clothing We believe we can turn the power of clothing into a force for good. By designing, making and selling good clothing, we can make the world a better place. Good clothing means simple clothing, high in quality, and built to last. It's clothing that enriches the lives of people who wear it by giving them comfort, protection and pleasure. It is produced in a way that is harmonious with nature, without excessive burden on the environment. Good clothing is made by people of diverse backgrounds working with energy and enthusiasm, under conditions where their health, safety and human rights are respected and upheld. And we will extend this same spirit to our customers and all our Stakeholders, working with them to aspire to a better society where we all thrive. This is our promise: to always work toward a better, more sustainable society. Fast Retailing embraces and promotes diversity and inclusion. We believe these concepts nurture our culture, helping to change our business, the people working within it, and all of society for the better. We respect and appreciate each individual’s points of difference and personality and strive to create a diverse team where every person has equal opportunity to use their greatest abilities to fulfill their potential.

Requirements

• Proven ability to drive sales though merchandising and product display, preferably at a high volume apparel retailer
• Ability to create and direct visual merchandising displays, while managing priorities and executing initiatives
• Attention to detail
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to understand, interpret, and delegate based on Headquarters’ (HQ) visual merchandising direction
• Ability to offer solutions to store-specific visual display, merchandising and product related challenges: using brand standards and HQ direction as a guideline
• Proven ability to lead teams and create strong partnerships
• Ability to train and develop a team
• Leads by example and maintains a hands-on approach
• Has a positive and professional attitude, is flexible and adaptable.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and react to changing priorities
• Ability to work a flexible work schedule that meets the needs of the business, including evenings, nights and weekend.
• Ability to effectively communicate with customers and store personnel.
• Lift and carry up to 50 lbs
• Ability to stand for long periods of time, read computer terminals, push, pull or move objects of at least 25 pounds, up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to effectively maneuver around sales floor and stockroom by repetitive bending, twisting, stooping, squatting, and climbing.
• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• 1-3 years of retail visual merchandising experience
• 1 year of management/supervisory experience
• Full-Time Availability Requirements: Average 32 or more hours per week based on business seasonality. Restrictions on availability are limited to three (3) days with only one (1) restriction permitted Friday-Sunday (religious exemptions will be consider ed). Of the three (3) restrictions permitted at least one (1) restriction must be time-based. Both days off must be within the same workweek (Monday – Sunday). All full-time employees must be available for a minimum of a 5-day workweek.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, train and model brand standards for visual presentation, customer service, cleanliness and organization throughout the store; to ensure a consistent store experience.
• Plan and execute new item deliveries to ensure they are quickly placed and all garments are represented on the floor in full size runs with proper signage where needed.
• Partner with corporate to create, plan, implement and manage seasonal merchandising presentations and lead new visual merchandising initiatives.
• Partner with store management to monitor merchandise sell through and replenishment needs utilizing sales reports.
• Partner with store management on key visual merchandising decisions that have an impact on store workload and sales.
• Ensure visually appealing and brand appropriate displays are created and updated to drive sell through and maximize sales.
• Ensure lighting, fixturing and signage is accurate to highlight product, mannequins and visual displays.
• Support store management to ensure all key objectives are met (i.e.: customer service, operational initiatives, etc.).
• Ensures their team proactively manage customer needs and exceed expectations: providing product knowledge and recommendations to customers, by utilizing the U.N.I.Q.L.O. service standard, UNIQLO Fundamental Principles and 6 Standard Phrases.
• Partner with the Store Manager to identify and resolve merchandising, visual display, product or store related issues in the store.
• Exemplify and enforce company policy and procedures.
• Assist with special projects as assigned by management.
• Motivate the store teams to meet and exceed sales goals.
• Delegate and monitor task management to ensure follow through and results.
• Creates, modifies and communicates daily/weekly/monthly work schedules to the visual team.
• Supervise the visual team to monitor breaks and ensure adequate visual coverage during peak times.
• Ensure a high level of morale and motivation within the visual team.
• Ensure effective communication among the visual team members.
• Ensure the visual team and all store employees follow health and safety guidelines in the store.
• Train and develop visual team, including cross training into other departments and areas of the store.

Benefits

• Vacation & Personal Time Off
• Sick & Wellness Time Off
• 30% Employee Merchandise Discount
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401k plan - 100% match on the first 3% you contribute, 50% on the next 2% you contribute
• Paid parental leave
• Fertility benefits, including IVF
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• HSA/FSA options
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED