Visual Merchandising Manager, Wholesale

Accountabilities:

• • Support the development and execution of the overall visual merchandising strategy across wholesale accounts, ensuring key business initiatives, seasonal priorities, and brand standards are consistently represented.
  • Partner with Visual and Merchandising teams during sample turnover, assortment reviews, and seasonal planning meetings to understand key products, buys, and creative priorities.
  • Translate monthly and seasonal visual direction into wholesale environments through product placement, mannequin styling, displays, and other merchandising techniques.
  • Create, adapt, and distribute visual direction documents, brand tools, and merchandising resources tailored to different wholesale account formats and needs.
  • Develop and deliver workshops, in-person training, and virtual sessions for internal wholesale teams, specialists, and key accounts, including train-the-trainer programs.
  • Communicate in-season visual updates, including promotional direction, creative changes, and adjustments based on store visits, business feedback, or leadership priorities.
  • Travel to key wholesale accounts to lead seasonal installations, specialty projects, remodels, and other visual merchandising initiatives alongside partner teams.
  • Collaborate with Design, Merchandising, Brand Concept, and Visual teams on quarterly line adoption and brand concept sets, adapting seasonal concepts for trade shows and priority wholesale locations.
  • Partner with Creative Services and Marketing on monthly, seasonal, and special-event creative and artwork, ensuring visual execution remains aligned with the broader brand vision.
  • Coordinate the ordering and delivery of windows, marketing collateral, props, and other visual materials for partner and specialty stores.
  • Manage trade show projects from planning through completion, including budgets, ordering, schedules, staffing, setup, breakdown, and transportation of reusable props between events.
  • Support corporate meetings, vendor meetings, licensing events, and other special installations as needed.
  • Lead visual merchandising execution for wholesale new store openings, including shop-in-shops, airport locations, and partner stores, while supporting retail and outlet openings when required.
  • Analyze sales merchandising reports and survey results to inform visual decisions and identify opportunities to improve execution and commercial effectiveness.
  • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders at multiple levels, balancing creative objectives, business priorities, deadlines, and account requirements.

  Requirements:

  • At least 3 years of experience as a Visual Merchandiser or in a closely related role, preferably within a retail or wholesale environment.
  • Demonstrated visual design expertise supported by a strong retail merchandising portfolio.
  • Solid field visual merchandising experience, including window displays, signage, interior displays, space utilization, and physical installations.
  • Hands-on ability to install creative elements, including patching and painting, hanging materials, displays, and related visual components.
  • Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign and Photoshop; Illustrator and additional visual design tools are a plus.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to use business and merchandising information effectively.
  • Strong knowledge of current visual merchandising trends, retail best practices, customer behavior, and evolving market aesthetics.
  • Ability to analyze sales and merchandising data, survey results, and customer or trend insights to inform assortment and visual decisions.
  • Creative, innovative thinker who can challenge existing approaches and introduce ideas that improve effectiveness and execution.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and listening skills, with the ability to communicate creative direction clearly to both internal teams and external partners.
  • Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and consistency when executing brand and visual standards.
  • Strong sense of urgency and ability to react quickly to changing business needs, feedback, and priorities.
  • Highly organized, with the ability to prioritize multiple projects, manage deadlines, and coordinate complex installations or events.
  • Flexible and adaptable approach, particularly in a fast-moving environment with changing account requirements and seasonal priorities.
  • Willingness and ability to maintain a flexible travel schedule to support key wholesale accounts, installations, trade shows, and openings.
  • Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across functions and organizational levels.

  Benefits:

  • Competitive salary package.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Generous employee discount.
  • Commuter benefits.
  • Paid family leave.
  • Health savings and flexible spending accounts.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Onsite gym.
  • Health and financial wellness programs.
  • Competitive vacation policy and holiday calendar.
  • Two additional summer Fridays off.
  • Entrepreneurial, collaborative, and inclusive work culture.
  • Opportunities to work across wholesale, retail, creative, merchandising, marketing, and special-event initiatives.