Free People Northeast Visual District Manager  | ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES                

Objective

The Visual District Manager is to help bridge the gap of communication between the visual home office team and members of the field: wholesale and retail. This role is responsible for overseeing, implementing, directing, training, strategizing, and supporting all aspects of visual merchandising and display in and pertaining to all Free People East Coast retail stores and wholesale shops.

This role is a field postion being based out of the East Coast.

Reponsibilities:

Retail:

* Training and building all members of the field on visual standards and expectations:

              - Utilizing all visual tools and holding stores accountable to those visual standards

              - Creating unique and innovative systems to help train all members of the field on how to                                             maximize the business while holding to all visual guidelines and standards

* Weekly/ Monthly travelling to all locations within district:

              - Ensuring guidelines and standards are being adhered to and consistency between stores is      upheld

              - Aiding in implementing all merchandising update and display installs

* Conducting regular store walk throughs with members of the store management team/ district manager:

                          - Discussing visual opportunities, product placement, and sales

                          - Developing action plans with each store visit to help grow and build a strong and                                          knowledgeable team visually

* Overseeing all areas of install and weekly merchandising roll-outs: 

              - Managing all processes pertaining to visual display and fixture installations

              - Mapping-out product and statement placement in each store according to current visual                                             direction to better accommodate each store layout

* Conducting and leading weekly/ daily systems and routines to better support and build the team visually:

              - Communicating store photo reviews

              - Scheduling weekly touch bases and conference calls relaying all current visual information

              - Sending daily email blasts to all stores that contain visual call-outs, or other important                                                 visual information

* Creating daily, weekly, and monthly recap emails including information concerning the stores opportunities      and progresses

* Attending weekly touch bases with home office visual coordinator

* Reviewing and understanding all weekly sales and product reports, and putting them to use

Wholesale:

* Weekly/ Monthly travel to all Free People wholesale shops included in district

* Conducting monthly touchbases with shop manager to discuss visual needs

* Overseeing and managing all Free People visual standard training within wholesale shops

* Overseeing all visual placement roll-outs, and making necessary adjustments

* Creating daily, weekly, and monthly recap emails including information concerning the stores opportunities, progresses, and call-outs