Manager, Visual Merchandising

Manager, Visual Merchandising:

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 seeking a Visual Merchandising Manager to ensure and maintain all aspects of Visual Merchandising for Retail Fashion Boutiques in Honolulu, Hawaii. This would include Ala Moana Shoe Boutique, Ala Moana Fashion Boutique and Waikiki Boutique. This role will be reporting to the West Coast Senior Group Director for Visual Merchandising. You will join a team of passionate, driven Visual Merchandising professionals upholding the CHANEL vision across all doors.

What impact you can create at CHANEL:

• Expert knowledge of Merchandising, Retail Display and Fashion Styling
• Strong negotiation skills accompanied by even stronger communication skills
• Ability to build strong relationships
• A high level of responsibility and accountability
• Enthusiasm around installation of décor, windows, events, mannequin changes, styling of props, lighting adjustments, cleanliness, and de-installations
• Advanced Visual Merchandising standards and attention to detail, championing the brand
• Highly competent level of computer and digital photography skills
• Operational excellence around the coordination and facilitation of all launches, windows, floor moves and events in your network
• Ability to lead Visual Merchandising training seminars for the store teams
• Passion and energy for floor moves and interior mannequin changes with the Boutique Management as per CHANEL guidelines
• Management of multiple Boutique Visual Merchandising people, and freelance Visual Merchandising
• Enthusiasm for Visual Merchandising of Watches & Fine Jewelry where relevant
• Excellent time management skills to ensure deadlines are being met around photo documentation submission and other tasks
• Support West Coast Visual Merchandising community & Corporate teams across US with monthly travel
• Comfort with ambiguity and working solo
  
  
  

You are energized by:

• An opportunity to lead and inspire regional boutique teams to find the magic in VM
• A fast-paced position that will push you to grow out of your comfort zone
• Partnership with CHANEL Corporate Visual Merchandising and Store Teams regarding execution, de-installation, seasonal “previews” and events
• A Brand that is embracing technology in store, including streaming fashion shows and digital visuals
• Training and Education opportunities for you to coach and teach boutique teammates
  
  
  

What you will bring to the team:

• 7+ years of Visual Merchandising experience required
• Weekend and overnight assignments will be required
• Associate's degree in Display & Exhibition Design or Art/Fashion related degree
• Minimum of 7 years relevant work experience in Visual Merchandising and Retail Display necessary for consideration
  
  
  

Position Logistics:

• Work-Place Essential: This role requires 5 days in person office at the designated location/office.
• Must be able to travel
• Must be willing and able to travel by airplane & automobile with a Valid Divers License / Passport, Reliable Car (local travel) & Car Insurance
• Must be able to lift 30-40 lbs
• Chanel, Inc. reserves the right to edit, change, or make exceptions on designations where circumstances where deemed appropriate.
  
  
  

Compensation:

• The anticipated base salary range for this position is $69,100 through $105,000. 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, MilkStork, 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.