Visual Merchandiser - NW Chicago

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This role is responsible for executing visual merchandising strategies across multiple store locations to enhance customer shopping experience and drive sales. This includes overseeing product placement, replenishment, and inventory flow, while ensuring that all displays are visually appealing and consistent with company standards. The role also involves analyzing market trends, collaborating with sales teams, and facilitating new store openings, remodels, and visual enhancements according to the creative directive.

This role supports a hybrid work environment with 4 days per week in stores and 1 day per week working from home. This position will provide in-store visual merchandising for stores as far north at Kenosha WI, and other stores in the NW Chicago area such as South Elgin, Gurnee, Algonquin, Rockford, and Kildeer as well as provide support as needed in Schaumburg. Travel to assist on projects across the nation is periodically required.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (including other duties as assigned):

• Implement in-store visual presentations that align with brand standards and manage merchandise transfers between stores and distribution centers.
• Oversee clearance and floor inventory levels in collaboration with the Market Sales Manager on store needs.
• Execute regular floor moves for furniture and seasonal displays, ensuring timely and efficient execution of visual merchandising directives.
• Serve as the primary contact for store merchandising initiatives, ensuring clear communication and effective implementation.
• Ensure visual displays are maintained in a clean, safe, and attractive condition, adhering to safety standards.
• Collaborate with store teams to maintain high merchandising standards and solve any issues that arise during implementation.
• Lead and assist with new store openings, remodels, visual enhancements, acquisitions and store closings and high impact sales events ensuring timely and efficient execution.
• Train store teams on recovery plans, and best practices for maintaining displays

SCOPE & IMPACT: 

The Visual Merchandiser strives to enhance customer experience and sales growth by implementing brand-aligned visual presentations for their assigned 5-10 stores (9,000 to 18,000 sq ft each).  By fostering communication between store employees, Regional Leads and Market Sales Managers, this role will also manage merchandise transfers and inventory levels necessary to meet established visual standards

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:  

• Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising, with 0-2 years of relevant experience or equivalent
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to self-manage a work schedule and effective time management
• Up to 75% Travel

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:  None

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Specific physical and/or environmental demands are an essential part of the job.  Often required to sit, use repetitive hand motion, hear, listen, talk, stand, walk, bend, stoop, climb stairs, climb ladders, kneel, squat, crouch, crawl, balance, reach overhead, pull, push, and lift up to or over 50 pounds.  Not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

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Base Compensation Range: $58,500 - $88,450

Benefit offerings to employees and their families include: Medical, Vision, Dental and Basic Life Insurance, available 401k retirement plan with company match of up to 6%. Paid time off includes: 9-11 paid holidays each year, two weeks’ prorated vacation as a new hire and either personal time (non-exempt only) or state mandated sick time.

More information can be found via: https://learn.bswift.com/la-z-boy

If this role requires travel / driving in order to perform the key responsibilities outlined above, candidates must be able to meet the qualifications noted in the company’s Driver Management Program to be considered for the role.

At La-Z-Boy Incorporated, we're an equal opportunity employer. We understand that our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and viewpoints add value to our ability to create and deliver the best possible service, quality products, and is of utmost importance as we work together to build comfort. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

We are committed to fostering an environment in which all employees feel valued, included, and empowered to do their best work and bring great ideas to the table. If you are a qualified individual that may need a change or adjustment to the application/interviewing/hiring process as a result of your disability, you may request a reasonable accommodations by emailing our recruiting team at recruiting@la-z-boy.com or by calling 734-242-1444.