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The Company
At Charles Tyrwhitt our purpose is to “Make it easy for men to dress well” and we can’t do that without our specialist teams.
We’re dedicated to providing our customers with an exceptional shopping experience by showcasing our products in a visually appealing and creative manner. To support our efforts, we’re on the lookout for a Visual Merchandising Lead to join our team.
The Role
Reporting to and in partnership with the US Visual Manager, the Visual Merchandising Lead ensures that the Visual Merchandising (VM) strategies and standards mandated by the company are effectively implemented. This position involves executing product presentations, styling, and in-store marketing elements to enhance customers' experiences. By implementing window installs, product displays, seasonal changes, and mannequin styling, the Visual Merchandising Lead implements crucial product narratives and placement strategies, tailored to meet the specific needs of each store while adhering to company standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leads instore visual execution in collaboration with the US VM Manager, Store managers and teams.
- Follow up with stores regarding communications on POS needs.
- Ensuring appropriate POS is in place at all times.
- Visit stores to support Visual Merchandising, window installs and seasonal changes to help execute updates ensuring stores are to brand standards..
- Understands the visual calendar and milestone dates.
- Communicate with store teams on floorplans, styling, directive, displays, and merchandising - engage and share best practice with store teams.
- Meet weekly with US VM Manager to discuss upcoming projects and business needs.
- Establishes and maintains communication line to Head of US Retail, UK VM partners in absence of US VM Manager.
- Gather feedback from store teams and provide a recap to the US VM Manager.
- Creates and maintains awareness to competitor market, always sharing new and fresh ideas and trends.
Experience:
- 1- 2 years of proven experience in and a passion for retail Visual Merchandising is preferred.
- Exposure to both stores and corporate environment is ideal.
- Multi store Retail experience with exposure to the product, merchandising, window installations and styling.
- Understands proper window execution through composition of mannequins, props, lighting.
- Ability to read directives and follow guidance to execution.
- Education or experience in the design/creative field is an advantage.
Technical Skills:
- Basic knowledge of Office, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Adobe would be nice, but not necessary.
- Comfortable using ladders, tools, and carrying large props to install displays.
- Understanding of merchandising product categories and styling within menswear fashion.
Personal Attributes & Behavioral Skills:
- Ability to handle different projects and deadlines simultaneously.
- Can work independently with minimal supervision as well as with a team.
- Good problem-solving skills and excellent attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Confident communicating at various levels from senior leadership to store associates.
- A self - starter with a positive, proactive, and flexible attitude.
- Professional manner in appearance.
- Demonstrate initiative to take on additional projects and learn new systems.
- Must be able to stand for long periods of time.
- Must be able to lift mannequins, VM equipment, ladders, etc.
- Portfolio of work required.
- Travel 60% to NYC Metro stores. Potential for out of state travel if business needs.
What you can expect from us
CT is a privately-owned business, so we're not a big corporate-style place to work. Our senior leaders are transparent and approachable, and we welcome ideas to make this a great place to work. This role is accountable for a broad range of HR activity as the US expert and as such can enjoy generous autonomy, supported by the UK teams, including a manager Based in the UK office. We offer excellent benefits while working here, these include:
- Hybrid Work Policy (1 Day in Office, 1 Day WFH, 3 Days in Stores). Subject to change if there is a strong business need that week.
- Compelling benefits and bonus package
- Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K)
- PayActiv partnership - get wages already earned before payday!
- Uniform expense and employee discount
As required by law, this is an hourly, Full Time (non-exempt) role Based in New York City. The pay range for this role is based on experience and we might reasonably expect to offer $20 - $25 per hour.
*This role requires work authorization to work in person within the United States*
Who we are
Once upon a shirt, Nicholas Charles Tyrwhitt Wheeler had the notion that he could make a better shirt at better value than anyone else in the world! He believed that all men; no matter their shape or size, where they may be in the world or indeed their budget; should be able to own a Jermyn Street quality shirt. A proper shirt. A CT shirt.
That was over 3 decades ago and whilst Charles Tyrwhitt (it rhymes with spirit by the way) is still famous for proper shirts, these days we are about so much more than collars and cuffs. Our purpose is to “make it easy for men to dress well”. We take care of the entire wardrobe, providing stylish solutions for every occasion. We make sure he gets what he wants, when and how he wants it.
Charles Tyrwhitt’s spiritual home and flagship store is located on London’s Jermyn Street, in the United Kingdom where our presence is well know. We also have a strong online presence in the US, with retail stores in 7 states and a New York head office. We also operate across Europe and Australia! Pretty impressive, eh? And as of 2022, we're proud to be recognized as a carbon-neutral retailer as we continue our journey to be a sustainable business.
Learn more about us at https://www.charlestyrwhitt.careers/
‘I am Proud and Free to be me!’
Tyrwhitteers (our people) are a diverse, passionate, and entrepreneurial group. We enjoy a fun, engaging and rewarding culture, where everyone is empowered by our 3 BE-liefs which are; “BE the BOSS”, “BE the CUSTOMER” and “BE the BEST”. We want colleagues to love working for CT and for it to feel like a place where they can be, and want to be, themselves.
