Group Director, Visual Merchandising

• South East

At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to CHANEL.

About the role:

CHANEL is looking for a Regional Group Director to join our Southeast Team in Miami, Florida. You will play a leading role in the Visual Merchandising Community to ensure and coordinate an on-brand client journey in all creative aspects covered in Fashion Retail, Multi Branded, Multi Select, and Multi Retailor points of distribution in Florida. This role interfaces with the US Visual Merchandising Community, Global Visual Merchandising Community and is a key partner for Retail, Retail Operations, Merchandising, and Events. Our ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience with 3+ years at a senior leadership role and a passion for Creativity, Fashion, Storytelling, and Developing likeminded community members.

What impact you can create at CHANEL:

As a leader in a well-established and tenured community, your impact will be multi-faceted, covering creativity to inspire innovation through storytelling displays, developing an open mindset that encourages empowerment, inclusion, collaboration, and relationship building both locally and globally with the goal to enhance the client experience.

• Thinking strategically while also inspiring creativity
• Manage the regional Visual Merchandising community by, leading courageously while fostering an environment that encourages empowerment, inspirational and creative thinking
• An appetite for Fashion and a desire to stay up to date with latest industry news and trends
• Possess a clear passion for the art and science of visual merchandising & styling
• Knowledge of current retail landscape and the latest trends and innovations for retail.
• Administer the Visual Merchandising and Creative direction for Fashion boutiques
• Manage 2-3 direct reports through weekly touch bases, regular coaching, and professional development.
• Organize and implement the necessary Visual Merchandising collateral, such as window and event décor, tools, etc.
• Protect brand performance and vitality by fostering and harnessing business relationships with Retail and Merchandising partners
• Train and develop the Regional Visual Merchandising and BTQ VM team as well as the Boutique Management on Visual Merchandising Guidelines and evaluate the Visual Merchandising in store
• Install seasonal window décor changes and floor merchandising changes
• Coordinate and plan Visual Merchandising schedules around Boutique openings and renovations with corporate teams
• Coordinate the Installations of new product launches and special events within the boutique environment
• Manage regional T&E and Freelancer budgets
• Domestic and some international travel required to support other projects or business trips

You are energized by:

You are inspired by fast seasonal changes and the challenges it brings, ever shifting directions and the beauty it can create, focused on company creative deliverables but attentive on the communities needs and requirements to promote well-being.

• Expressing curiosity with a problem-solving mindset and eye
• Striving to create and enhance a luxury experience for our clients
• Being conscientious of the community’s wellbeing, recognition and have an inclusion mindset
• Collaborating with a desire for diversity, partnership and understanding

What you will bring to the team:

• Previous regional and management experience both people and business
• Critical Thinking and Problem-solving mindset to seek answers
• Strong organizational skills in project management
• Team player with strong collaborative skills to build meaningful relationships
• Self-motivated independent time manager, and ability to prioritize workload
• Knowledge of how to read construction plans and technical window production drawings
• Confident presentation and digital literacy with command of Outlook calendar, Excel, PowerPoint and Photoshop, Word, Mac proficiency strongly preferred.

Position Logistics:

• Fully Remote: Role can be conducted from home office in the South East Region, may require occasional travel and/or visits to corporate offices/points of sales.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Visual Merchandising, Design or related field or extensive experience in Visual Merchandising.
• Weekend and Overnight Work required (30 -40 overnights annually)
• Must be able to lift 35 lbs.

Compensation:

• The anticipated base salary range for this position is 134,900 through 155,000. Base salary is one component of the total compensation for this position. Other forms of variable pay may/will be offered for this position. Other components may/will include bonus potential, benefits, and/or perks.

Benefits and Perks:

• Wellbeing resources include dedicated paid time off for wellbeing (2 Week August Office Closure) and a Wellbeing fund

• Family and care giving benefits (inclusive of parental leave, fertility support, Milk Stork, and Care.com Membership)

• Generous paid time off policies to include vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer days

• 401K and other incentives

• Robust healthcare offerings; medical, dental, vision, MDLIVE (virtual care), One Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care), Health Savings Account and Employee Assistance Program

• Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Health Advocate, International Business Travel Accident & Medical, and Commuter Transit & Parking

Additional Information:

Chanel is a private company whose values are grounded in creating the conditions for people to perform at their best and feel fulfilled and confident in their work. We offer a unique work environment where individuals are encouraged to better understand the brand, the business, and motivations, so that together we can unlock the possibilities of growth. This is reflected in:

Diversity and Inclusion:

• At CHANEL, we are intentional in promoting Diversity & Inclusion. We foster respect, empathy and dignity for all. We believe strongly that the diversity of our people across the full spectrum of human differences is essential to our organisation and the connections we have with each other and our clients.

• We offer Employee Resource Groups in the US that are voluntary, open to all, employee-led groups formed around a shared identity or lived experience, whose aim is to foster a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community aligned with the values and missions of the communities they support.

Chanel Community:

• CHANEL Community empowers our employees to channel their passions, talents and sense of purpose to contribute to and learn from our communities.

• Employees are encouraged to take time off annually to volunteer through CHANEL Community. CHANEL also matches employee donations to select charitable organizations.

Sustainability:

• CHANEL Mission 1.5° is our climate action plan. It is focused on transforming the business in line with the ambitions of the Paris Agreement on climate change to limit the average global mean temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.

• Employees are encouraged to contribute to our US Sustainability efforts at the corporate level and within the divisions, through organized taskforces and initiatives.

Arts and Culture:

• We are committed to extending our legacy of cultural engagement. Global support includes the CHANEL Culture Fund, which supports a select group of leading art culture institutions across the globe, and the CHANEL Next Prize for the next generation of creative talent. US support currently includes Annual sponsorship of the MoMA film program, Tribeca Film Festival programs and Through Her Lens, Support of the Academy Gold Fellowship for Women and Sponsorship of the BAAND Together Dance Festival at Lincoln Center.

Fondation Chanel:

• Since 2011, Fondation CHANEL’s mission is for women and girls to be free to shape their own destiny.  Through multi-year partnerships with financial and technical support, Fondation CHANEL is committed to improving the safety and autonomy of women and adolescent girls around the world, impacting over a million women and girls in its first 10 years.

• For more information, please navigate to the Fondation Chanel website here

Career and Leadership Development:

• We have dedicated in-house teams focused on supporting the onboarding of employees,developing leadership skills via custom programs like Imagine Chanel People, Heart of Leadership and group and individual coaching, and blended online and live classes offered on our Bloom platform and by skilled trainers, such as Shape Your Career, to develop career building skills.

Chanel, Inc. benefits and perks are dependent on eligibility and subject to modification by Chanel at any time.