Overview

As the Sr. Manager, Global Visual Merchandising at Crocs you will play a crucial role in enhancing the consumer experience in key retailers and crocs brand stores worldwide. For this newly created position, we are seeking a strategic, operational creative leader who will be dedicated to understanding consumer insights, regional differences, brand cohesion, shopping behaviors, and customer journeys.

What You'll Do

Support Global Director in establishing VM annual strategy & VM Playbooks by channel.
Work closely with global and regional merchandising/marketing teams to ensure the consistent delivery of an elevated and relevant consumer experience across all regions/channels.
Define global mapping strategy by channel and align globally developed seasonal maps with regional partners, driving seasonal key stories in product assortment, space allocation, segmentation, and placement.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and craft dynamic content that addresses current trends, products, customer challenges, as well as sales and marketing requirements.
Supervise, develop, and mentor the visual merchandising team to help foster a strong, energetic, productive, and creative team.
Own VM GTM calendar for both global and regional operations. Determine actions based on GTM presentations. Help manage mock store schedule and set ups.
Establish and maintain a comprehensive set of global standards, guidelines, trainings & visual tools for crocs retail & wholesale stores, ensuring uniformity worldwide.
Provide content for store training and help deliver to Field Teams to ensure consistent on-brand execution.
Evaluate seasonal floorset from each region and create comprehensive recaps to be shared with cross-functional, regional, and global partners.
Manage the evolution of the Store Design Playbook for distribution among regional teams, and external partners.
Adapt store design elements to keep pace with the evolving needs of the business and supports region-specific design solutions and ideations, tailoring them to unique regional requirements.
Work in close partnership with regional teams to develop fixtures, props and store concepts; Evaluates and provides feedback on region-driven layouts and design. I-MB

What You'll Bring to the Table

8+ years of experience in Visual Merchandising and or/ Visual Operations in a footwear/apparel environment.
Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience
Operates with a global, strategic, and tactical perspective in setting and achieving expectations.
Communicates effectively and with a global perspective; develops and maintains professional relationships with internal and external business partners and vendors. Promotes and cultivates strong interpersonal relationships through effective communication.
Innovative leader with people, process and execution. Stays up to date on competitive visual and activation trends to glean best practices.
Ability to travel required.
Expert proficiency in Adobe suite (InDesign, illustrator, Photoshop and Sketch up)
Project management experience leading complex global projects.
Strong understanding of unique cultural needs and requirements with experience translating and appropriately tailoring global guidelines in a regionally relevant way.

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We accept applications on an ongoing basis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability, or any other classification protected by law.

Title: Sr. Manager, Global Visual Merchandising

Salary or Pay Range: $120,000-$130,000

Workplace Persona: Collaborator

Pay offered will vary based on job-related factors such as location, experience, training, skills, and abilities.

This position is eligible to participate in a company incentive program.

This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.

Job Category: Corporate