Senior Manager, Visual Merchandising

at  Sephora

Job Type: Full Time
Function: Visual Merchandising
Address: 160 Bloor Street East, 11th Floor, Toronto, ON
Working Model: Hybrid
At Sephora Canada, we’re passionate about finding and sharing beauty in the world. Our constant innovation, our ability to see and lead trends, and our focus on providing an outstanding customer experience make us the most-loved beauty community and top of mind for every Canadian. We find beauty in our communities, in our differences, our experiences, and in the spirit of our employees.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Are you ready to shape our brand’s story through captivating, high-impact visual displays that inspire and delight every client who walks through our doors? Join Sephora as the Senior Manager, Visual Merchandising, where you will lead the end-to-end execution of Visual Merchandising programs in-store from initiation through creative execution and implementation. You will oversee highly visible and cross-functional projects and will act as a liaison between Merchandising, Marketing and Retail Ops teams to bring a flawless experience to both our Beauty Advisors and our Clients.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Fully own and lead the highly cross-functional Brand Pop-Up program, working directly with Leadership, Brands and Third-Party vendors in the ideation, creation design and execution of the 8 pop-ups on a monthly cadence that engage stores, delight clients and drive sales
• As a people leader, mentor and develop a high-performing team to successfully achieve business objectives
• Lead animation process for merchandising, publishing product priority for cross-functional teams across USA and Canada, and proactively monitor progress to meet deadlines and objectives
• Own the creation and execution of localized and unique product displays in conjunction with Merchandising and Marketing Production, including over the top fragrance launch displays
• Oversee the end-to-end process of localized multi-branded cross category fixtures from assortment creation to execution in stores
• Innovate and optimize ongoing Visual Merchandising communications to store that range from Monthly Animation-At-A-Glance, Promo Calendars, Holiday Communications, Visual Merchandising Standards Guidelines, and several other Canada unique projects that require communication to stores
• Analyze needs of the business and create new Merchandising communication tools to constantly improve the Field Team’s ability to implement the directives from head office
• Evaluate results in field through store visits, surveys, and key contacts to assess and continuously improve
• Support the Director with ad-hoc projects