Store Visual Merchandising Manager

About PHOENIX 

PHOENIX Retail, LLC is a retail platform operating the Express and Bonobos brands worldwide. Express is a multichannel apparel brand dedicated to a design philosophy rooted in modern, confident and effortless style whether dressing for work, everyday or special occasions. Bonobos is a menswear brand known for being pioneers of exceptional fit and a personalized, innovative retail model. Customers can experience our brands in over 400 Express retail and Express Factory Outlet stores, 50 Bonobos Guideshops, and online at www.express.com and www.bonobos.com.

About Express

Express is a multichannel apparel brand dedicated to creating confidence and inspiring self-expression. Since its launch in 1980, the brand has embraced a design philosophy rooted in modern, confident and effortless style. Whether dressing for work, everyday or special occasions, Express ensures you look and feel your best, wherever life takes you.

The Company operates over 400 retail and outlet stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, the express.com online store and the Express mobile app.

Express is seeking a Store Visual Merchandising Manager to join our Easton Town Center team.  

The Store Visual Merchandising Manager helps create a visually appealing shopping environment and in turn drives a positive customer experience.  This role assists the Store Manager in overseeing all visual merchandising responsibilities:  understanding floor plans and floor set direction, executing floor sets, flexing visual merchandising to best meet the needs of the store without compromising Company visual standards, ensuring back stock is well organized and identifying/addressing replenishment needs (if applicable, working with the store Operations Expert), training store associates at all levels on visual merchandising requirements, and teaching how to flex appropriately.  This position also assists the Store Manager in supervising store operations including but not limited to managing store associates, driving sales productivity, maintaining compliance with Company policies, and creating a compelling in-store shopping experience for our customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Understanding floor plans and floor set direction
• Executing floor sets
• Flexing visual merchandising to meet the needs of the store while maintaining consistent Company visual standards
• Ensuring back stock is well organized and identifying/addressing replenishment needs
• Working with the store Operations Expert (if applicable complement exists) and providing direction
• Training store associates at all levels on visual merchandising requirements
• Teaching store associates how to flex visual merchandising appropriately
• Assisting the Store Manager with managing store associates, driving sales productivity, and creating a compelling in-store shopping experience
• Maintaing compliance with Company policies and procedures

Required Experience & Qualifications 

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 3- 5 years of relevant experience including in-store leadership
• Demonstrated visual merchandising and customer experience skills
• Technology proficiency (iPad, RFID, registers, etc.)
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and non-business hours

Critical Skills & Attributes

• Experience in specialty retail store environment
• Proven ability to drive sales results through enhanced visual merchandising and customer engagement
• Strong supervisory and communication skills

Benefits and Compensation  

PHOENIX offers a range of benefits to help protect full-time associate’s health and long-term financial security including: 

• Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision coverage 
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with Company match 
• Merchandise discount 
• Paid Time Off 
• Parental leave for new moms and dads 

For part-time associates, PHOENIX is partnering with LIG Solutions to help associates obtain individual insurance coverage that best fits their needs and budget, including major medical, dental, vision, supplemental insurance, life Insurance and more.

Additionally, part-time associates may be eligible to receive paid sick leave, public health emergency leave and to participate in the 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with Company match. 

Part-time associates are also eligible to receive an Express merchandise discount, participate in our Learn & Earn incentive program, and choose voluntary benefits through YouDecide.

Actual compensation offered is dependent upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, work location, education, relevant skills and experience of the candidate.

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An equal opportunity employer, PHOENIX does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or any other terms and conditions of employment hiring on the basis of any federal, state, or locally protected characteristic. PHOENIX only hires individuals authorized for employment in the United States. PHOENIX is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation to search and apply for a job position due to a disability, please call 1-800-964-9793 and say 'Associate Relations' or send an e-mail to AssociateRelations@Express.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Notification to Agencies: Please note that PHOENIX does not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, PHOENIX will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.