Location: China Mainland
State/Province/City: Sichuan
City: Chengdu
Business Unit: Store Support Centre (SSC)
Key Market Visual Merchandiser, West
Description & Requirements
WHO WE ARE
lululemon is a yoga-inspired technical apparel company up to big things. The practice and philosophy of yoga informs our overall purpose to elevate the world through the power of practice. We are proud to be a growing global company with locations all around the world, from Vancouver to Shanghai, and places in between. We owe our success to our innovative product, our emphasis on our stores, our commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we get to make in every community we are in.
ABOUT THIS TEAM
Visual merchandising is everything you see in the store. We use VM as a powerful tool to visualize your ideal store and optimize your guests’ experiences. We are proud to be part of China’s Brand Marketing Team, that we work and communicate with partners around the country and around the globe, but same time, we are entrepreneurs, that we bring our China innitiaves to alive, and work for the best support for our stores.
A DAY IN THE LIFE
You will report into the Senior Manager, Retail Brand Experience
Work to best support your region.
• Ensures weekly VM Strategies are brought to life in-stores of west region: key product stories, product placement strategies and sell-through strategies. Provide visualization VM guidance according to the update of China VM weekly strategy.
• Coach and feedback to regional stores through VM weekly / monthly / quarterly strategies.
• Provide VM support for store’s campaign launch, event and seasonal promotion activities.
• Supports retail teams on training VM leads & building up training materials and provide VM training for stores on VM module /quarterly / monthly / weekly strategy, Support VM setup for VM off-site and VM workshop.
• Builds relationships and supports stores by attending 2 VM shifts a week to understand product levels and training opportunities. Schedule monthly / quarterly store visits(upon requests).
• Collect all necessary information about the measurements and dimensions of display windows / VM materials and maintain and updated database.
• Support the launch of VM related projects provide training, support review follow-up and collect feedback from store teams.
Responsible for supporting China new store openings and renovations.
• Provide Visual Merchandising support & training for all regional new store openings and renovations.
• Facilitate necessary pre-opening training & enrollment and followed-up calls for store teams.
• Support Lead, Key Market Visual Merchandiser in leading and developing the VMSOS program and coordination.
• Support Manager and Lead, Key Market Visual Merchandiser in building Optimal Store Layout / merch map, Optimize material ordering and providing inputs & updates for execution.
• Partner with the Opening + Optimization team on VMSOS communication and budgets based on business needs.
• Ensure quality visual standards and strategies for all new store openings, optimizations and renovations are met by enrolling store and support team in the Optimal Store Layout & Visual Strategies.
• Manage timelines and communication strategy for all projects
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
· Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, merchandising or visual communications
· 3-5years experience in visual merchandising or retail role
· Highly developed aesthetic, sense of style and trend.
· Mindful communication skills - interpersonal, written and verbal. Fluent in English and Chinese
· Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously; Self-starter approach to work, entrepreneur way of decision making, with an eagerness to consistently meet and exceed objectives and take on more responsibility
· Strong knowledge of MS PowerPoint and ability to use adobe is a plus.
· Willingness to travel (domestic and international) and work on the retail floor.
MUST HAVES
- Acknowledges the presence of choice in every moment and takes personal responsibility for their life.
- Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovates to achieve great results.
- Communicates with honesty and kindness and creates the space for others to do the same.
- Leads with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
- Fosters connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
- Integrates fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take themselves too seriously.
- Willing to travel for 2-3 weeks monthly.
Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest. lululemon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. While management is primarily responsible for seeing that lululemon equal employment opportunity policies are implemented, you share in the responsibility for assuring that, by your personal actions, the policies are effective.
lululemon is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you would like someone from our team to contact you for individualized support, email us ataccommodations@lululemon.com. In your email, please include the position title, the location of the position and the nature of your request.