One of the largest and most recognizable lifestyle brands in the country
Head up a division and work closely with senior leadership
Job Description
Develop and approve annual business calendar for the VM function with details of projects, new initiatives, manpower allocation etc.
Create and approve the annual budgets for yearly VM activates for events like collection launches, festivals, company led promotions etc.
Negotiate with internal stakeholders with respect to budget and requisite resources to ensure seamless operations
Identify and approve visual merchandising requirements for new and existing products based on feedbacks received from customers, competition study etc. which can be either merchandising driven or campaign driven or VM led
Develop manpower optimization strategies for the function while taking into considerations requirements provided by the teams and the overall expansion plans
Plan and approve the store- wise annual audit schedule
Create and approve the VM look-books for festivals, events, exhibitions and store launches to be shared with the regions for compliance
Develop and approve VM brief for the stores which are collection specific or driven by the VM requirements
Support and provide feedbacks in terms of feasibility for all the new designs and concepts
Approval first concepts presented by the teams based on feasibility and cost involved
Conduct installation testing for all the new concepts of a collection launch at one store to ensure feasibility of the design and provide approvals based on the results
Introduce, develop and approve new vendors as a part of vendor network expansion and ensure capability building for all of them on periodic basis
The Successful Applicant
Masters of Design- Preferably NID/NIFT is a must
13+ years of experience in Visual Merchandising
An understanding of luxury and lifestyle is a must
