Contract Visual Merchandising Specialist | Santana Row

$42,640 - $49,046/Yr

Lululemon - San Jose, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

San Jose, CA

Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers

About the position

The Visual Merchandising Specialist at lululemon is responsible for executing visual merchandising strategies and standards to enhance the guest experience in-store. This role involves product presentation, styling, and in-store marketing to optimize customer interactions and drive sales. The specialist collaborates with store leadership to implement key product stories and manage merchandise changes, ensuring a world-class shopping experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with store leadership to bring VM presentation and guest experience to life on the floor.
• Optimize guests' experiences through consistent implementation of brand standards in key product stories, product placement strategies, and intuitive store navigation.
• Execute powerful and visually appealing product presentation in accordance with company standards to enhance the guest experience and drive store sell through.
• Execute VM flips, including window activations, mannequin styling, signage and label updates, and seasonal or weekly merchandise changes.
• Connect with guests on the floor to assess their unique needs, provide technical product education, and incorporate omnichannel programs into a seamless end-to-end guest experience.
• Provide direct feedback and in-the-moment training related to brand standards, product placement, and visual display techniques to support team members' ongoing learning and development.
• Contribute to a respectful and inclusive team environment by establishing supportive working relationships with team members.

Requirements

• 1 year of retail or sales work experience
• Some education or experience with visual merchandising, fashion merchandising, graphic design, interior design, space planning or related field.

Nice-to-haves

• High school diploma/GED/equivalent, or above; training or degree in design or a related field
• Experience in retail product merchandising, visual merchandising, or inventory management; managing projects, processes, or administering part of a business operation.
• Food safety and/or liquor service certification for experiential stores with food/beverage service.

Benefits

• Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans
• Paid time off
• Savings and retirement plan matching
• Generous employee discount
• Fitness & yoga classes
• Parenthood top-up
• Extensive catalog of development course offerings
• People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series.