Job Description: Senior Visual Merchandising Manager
Working hours: Full Time
Reports to: Global Head of DTC


The role:
As our Visual Merchandising Manager, you set and lead the development of the visual expression of the brand and our product, specifically in our retail stores but also in other touchpoints such as our showrooms. Your role has a great impact on us delivering brand right, unified experiences that inspire and guide in our physical retail locations.


Areas of Responsibility
- Develop and maintain a brand and business right visual merchandising strategy, by constantly being up to date with current industry trends and ensuring that the brand is constantly up to date and in front of the market.

- Set the guidelines and color stories that communicate a strong seasonal identity and convey a unified brand message with seasonal collection references, styling and outfits, key looks, and a-level products for every collection.

- Create, developing & execute Window Concepts by highlighting and showcasing key brand and product initiatives to drive traffic and increase sales by maintaining the consistency of the Brand Image.

- Work with internal and external vendors to create fixtures, window displays, POS materials, interior visual props & special promotion displays.

· Create & implement Global Visual merchandising Guidelines & Principles for all Channels ( Retail / Wholesale / Franchise / Concessions / Outlets ).

- For every seasonal sale conference, support the Creative Director and Marketing Manager to create the showroom concept and build dedicated color stories that tell a story and inspire.

- Work closely with the buying team to support collection build-up, range plan, and SKU count to optimize the sell-through in retail channels.

- Create the customer journey & In-Store experience via visual strategical product placement.

- Plan for in-season rotations to optimize the buy and evaluate the current stock take to be able to take necessary actions.

- Communicate & regularly train the instore VMs and store managers, and provide visual presentation feedback and direction on high profile store locations.

- Develop and manage yearly visual expense budget.

- Manage the visual (commercial) calendar, and ensure deadlines are met consistently.

- Drive fixture development in partnership with Concept Manager to showcase new and existing product categories.

- Contribute to new store concepts, layouts & openings, to ensure that the stores are built with a strategic visual layout, brand experience, and optimized SKU capacity plan.

- Manage, lead, and coach the Visual Merchandiser Specialist in their role (direct report).


Personal qualifications
- Visionary with a great eye for visual and design.
- Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
- A passion for brand and brand expression.
- Executional mindset striving for constant improvement.
- Project management skills and a bias for action.


Education & Previous Experience:
- Education in visual merchandising, marketing, brand, design or similar.
- 5 or more years’ experience of visual merchandising and customer experience for a premium brand.


Monthly salary bracket:
40 000 - 50 000 SEK


The J.Lindeberg Values
Progressive - We strive to be at the forefront, and we dare to challenge the status quo. It comes from our Scandinavian heritage – we are innovators within apparel, use of resources and ways of working.

Energetic - We bring energy into everything we do. We are entrepreneurial and agile.
We are ready to do more and better each time. It makes our brand vibrant and magnetic.

Inclusive - We are a people company. We are diverse and responsible. We act with integrity and take full accountability for what we do. We are a global community. We care for the planet and each other.