Visual Merchandising Supervisor - Levin Furniture & Mattress

Pre-plans product flow with Director of Store Design and Merchandising. Directs product flow to visual merchandising team, dock staff and store managers. Creates vignettes that visually enhance merchandise in order to attract customers. Maintains the visual displays of the showroom. Places incoming accessories and reworks displays for new product or sold product movement. Continually develops and over sees visual staff in their territory. Acquires staffing and maintains brand standards with team.

• Communicates closely with Director of Store Design, Merchandising and visual communications manager on product flow and placement.

• Directs Visual merchandising team for product movement.

• Daily critique of Visual Communications Designer’s work and review with Manager monthly.

• Promotes teamwork by working effectively with other peers, supervisors and co-workers and makes decisions that are in the best interest of the entire operation.

• Critiques floor daily and reviews IST’s; in order to determine product placement in showroom.

• Maintain and prepare the visual content of the showroom on a weekly basis.

• Accessorizes and replenishes product vignettes.

• Communicates with Director of Store Design and Merchandising Store Managers through weekly Critique Sheet.

• Assists dock personnel with the placement of product as needed to replenish visual displays.

• Provides direction to dock/warehouse personnel in the flow and placement of product.

• Prioritizes workload in order to complete all assigned daily tasks in the required time limit.

• As a member of the design team, assists in the display design and set up of new or remodeled showrooms.

• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• One year furniture retail or visual design experience; or a combination of experience and college/technical school art or design education.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to direct Visual Communications Designers.

• Have understanding of how to plan product flow/display for merchandising concerns.

• Demonstrated ability to create visual displays.

• Excellent verbal and written communication, and listening skills.

• Basic reading and comprehension skills.

• Basic numerical reasoning skills.

• Ability to complete paperwork in an accurate, neat and efficient manner.

• Demonstrated knowledge of basic PC skills.

• Outstanding customer service skills.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to regularly move objects weighing 10 lbs, frequently move objects weighing up to 50 lbs and occasionally push and pull objects weighing 100+ lbs.

• Ability to sit, stand, walk, stoop, and reach regularly.

• Ability to climb stairs and ladders regularly.

• Ability to communicate effectively with customers and co-workers.

• Ability to use vision to read documents and computer screen.

• Ability to use hands to type information into computer and use hand tools.

• Ability to paint and wallpaper displays; place signage.

Normal schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm or 8:30am – 5:00pm. Schedule may vary dependent upon business needs

Daily travel to store locations. Occasional overnight travel required. Extended overnight travel for new store and remodel display set up as needed.