Director of Visual Merchandise

Aroma360 is one of the fastestgrowing luxury fragrance and lifestyle brands dedicated to sending your senses on a vacation. Our exquisite range of products is inspired by the worlds most beautiful destinations designed to transport our customers to a place of luxury and relaxation. With a commitment to quality and innovation we are expanding our brand globally and continuously launching new products to delight our customers.

Job Summary: Responsible for leading the visual merchandising strategy across all retail locations ensuring alignment with the companys strategic goals. This role requires multiunit experience to develop and execute compelling instore displays seasonal promotions and the overall visual direction. The ideal candidate is datadriven using sales and performance analytics to inform merchandising decisions. Additionally this role will collaborate crossfunctionally with multiple departments including marketing sales and operations and work closely with store planning on retail design new store construction and special projects to enhance the overall brand experience.

Visuals Key Responsibilities

• Continue to develop Aroma360s Visual Merchandising Strategy to drive sales and enhance the customer experience across all US locations and soon to be international expansion.
• Maintain and Manage Visual Guidelines to ensure consistency across all retail locations.
• Manage a team of Regional VMs on West Coast Central and East Coast Territories.
• Prepare weekly schedule and book travel for Regional VM team. Coordinate hotels/CC authorizations and flights.
• Create and implement Visual Merchandising Directives.
• Crosscollaborate with leadership to align visual merchandising initiatives with overall company objectives and promotional strategies.
• Develop and implement visual merchandising training programs for Regional VMs SMs and SCs.
• Conduct regular audits and evaluations of our retail locations ensuring adherence to brand standards and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Must have ongoing knowledge of what is happening in all retail stores.
• Work with IT team to ensure all instore technology as it relates to visual standards is working.
• Monitor the performance of visual merchandising initiatives by analyzing sales data and customer feedback using insights to refine strategies.
• Strong knowledge of Inventory Management and maintain visual inventory standards.
• Maintain tracking and of all instore displays and be able to communicate this to leadership for purpose of tracking effectiveness and data.
• Research and implement industry trends and best practices to enhance Aroma360s visual merchandising capabilities.
• Identify tools technology and resources and implement those that will support scalable Visual merchandising efforts.

Office Key Responsibilities

• Attend all key meetings regarding but not limited to product updates seasonal product launches events promotions/marketing and store planning.
• Work closely and crosscollaborate with Marketing Sales Inventory Creative OPS and Product Development.
• Initiate briefs to relevant departments and work with those departments to execute.
• Ensure that relevant information is being properly communicated to Regionals Store Managers and Scent Consultants from HQ.
• Prepare presentations as required and convey ideas through 2D and 3D as needed.
• Meticulous record keeping and timely delivery of monthly expenses.
• Communicate with HQ about any relevant information obtained from the field

Retail Direction Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with Store Planning on New Showroom openings ensuring visual standards and directives are inplace.
• Order all VM Display and VM related Dcor while ensuring alignment with budget guidelines and cost efficiency.
• Review site plans and renderings to assess and determine the overall retail aesthetic ensuring alignment with company objectives and visual merchandising direction.
• Work closely with Store Planning team to be aware of all store opening dates changes to schedules and any implications this would have.
• Ensure Visual Inventory is allocated for all new store openings and manage and maintain CORE Inventory Lists.
• Travel as needed to open stores ensuring seamless while working within tight deadlines.
• Communicate with Store Planning about any relevant information from HQ.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of multiunit visual merchandising experience with luxury retail or related luxury industry.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Highly organized driven energetic proactive and team spirited.
• Strong communication skills and able to clearly present ideas to cross functional teams.
• Must be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Comfortable reading Site Plans.

Schedule:

• MF 9am6pm in our Wynwood Miami location
• Medical Dental and Vision
• 401K and PTO
• $90K$100K annually

Our organization is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any candidate based on race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran or disability status or any other legally protected characteristics. We are committed to promoting diversity equity and inclusion in our workplace and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for any open positions.