Visual Merchandising Specialist

L2 Visual Merchandising Specialist

This is an onsite Boston-based opportunity (Monday - Thursday Friday WFH Optional).

The base pay for this position is $83500 - $92500. The base pay offered may vary depending on location job-related knowledge skills and experience.

Wayfairs Physical Retail team is seeking a Visual Merchandising Specialist. This role is an integral part of the Visual Presentation Team which helps develop and implement in-store presentations and planograms for seasonal floor sets department refreshes and new store openings.

We are seeking a motivated leader who can execute our Visual Merchandising Strategy by developing presentation plans for designated departments and leading the execution of those plans from concept to reality. This work includes creating concepts physical and virtual presentation builds and authoring store-facing floor set Directives. The Visual Merchandising Specialist has significant cross-functional dependencies (e.g. Curated Merchandising Planning & Allocation Signage Brand Creative Store Operations) and provides thought-partnership in order to evolve the in-store experience and scale stores for our flagship brand. As the retail store fleet grows this role will coordinate an increasing number of assets for Wayfair Stores.

This role reports to the Senior Manager of Wayfair Visual Presentation. A portfolio of work showcasing experience in Visual Merchandising for Home categories is required for consideration.

What Youll Do:

• Translate strategic direction to develop actionable presentation plans and lead the execution of all floor sets accounting for variances across store prototypes.
• Integrate physical presentation builds with virtual presentation builds to create Floor Set Directives for in-store execution.
• Ensure presentation plans cohesively translate to store communication inclusive of photography and planogram direction.
• Embrace new ideas and approaches contributing thought partnership to the team.
• Consult on new store designs to ensure departments expand/contract in a consistent manner which minimizes variances across the fleet.
• Determine signage needs and integrate them into presentations; brief Signage and Brand Creative teams on requests.
• Adhere to timeline and process while leading visual reviews with cross-functional partners and visual leadership for sign-off.
• Implement tactics to bring the visual merchandising and seasonal marketing strategies to life ensuring the physical retail experience is consistent with the omni-channel experience.
• Identify fixture accessories props and creative materials for integrated displays.
• Collaborate across teams to deliver scalable presentation solutions which are easy to set (for the store teams) and easy to shop (for the customer).
• Develop standardization of training tools for stores in order to operationalize presentations across store prototypes.
• Understand sales data customer insights and upcoming product and promotional plans to integrate into the physical retail experience.
• Keep abreast of industry and market trends that will inform presentations and keep Wayfair competitive and relevant in the ever-evolving retail landscape.

What Youll Need:

• Physical retail experience in Home categories required with preferred experience that bridges stores and corporate at a large-scale retailer.
• A portfolio of work showcasing experience in concepting and building visual presentations for Home categories.
• 5 years of Visual Merchandising experience.
• Ability to work at both our Home Office in Boston as well as our Retail Lab in Taunton.
• Some domestic travel required for store visits and new store openings.
• Proficiency in SketchUp Adobe Creative Cloud Software and G Suite preferred.
• An excitement around building a physical retail platform to scale stores across North America.
• Proven team management and leadership skills; can inspire and motivate teams to bring future state vision to life.
• Strong business management skills; demonstrated ability to lead important strategic initiatives and multi-task.
• Able to collaborate across all levels of the organization to achieve objectives.
• Adaptability to organizational changes and complex structures.
• High degree of integrity and confidence in ones abilities as a business and visual leader.
• Evidence of a get it done attitude when time is tight and stakes are high.
• Blends creative vision with operational know-how and commercial appeal.
• Thrives in a high growth ambiguous environment.