Senior Manager, Retail Merchandising

Role Overview

• Own development and evolution of store setup guidelines, product initiatives, and brand flow strategies across all store formats.
• Coordinate monthly and fiscal week merchandising updates, including Store Mapping Guides and related deliverables.
• Manage guideline tracking, uploads, and distribution to field teams.
• Conduct store visits and execution audits to ensure alignment with merchandising standards.
• Collect and validate store photos, providing feedback and follow-up with field teams.
• Act as a point of contact for field questions related to merchandising, mapping, and guidelines.
• Create training materials (guides, videos, presentations) to support field teams.
• Help streamline and simplify communications for clarity and ease of execution.
• Support on-boarding and ongoing training for store teams and new hires.

Requirements

• 5-10 years of experience in Retail Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Space Planning, Operations, or a similar function.
• Experience in a large retail environment preferred (multi-store, multi-format, or specialty retail).
• Bachelor's degree in Retail, Merchandising, Design, Business, Marketing, or equivalent experience preferred.
• Highly proficient in PowerPoint and Excel.
• Proficient in Photoshop, InDesign, Outlook, OneDrive (shared-folder organization) and Teams.
• Familiarity with space planning, merchandising guidelines, planograms, merchandising principles, or fixture mapping tools.
• Highly Organized.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize.
• Comfortable supporting ad hoc and urgent requests with a high level of responsiveness.
• Strong sense of ownership and ability to manage processes independently.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to think strategically and creatively.
• Strong team skills and proven experience leading cross-functional initiatives and driving execution at scale.