Headquartered in Southern California, Skechers—the Comfort Technology Company®—has spent over 30 years helping men, women, and kids everywhere look and feel good. Comfort innovation is at the core of everything we do, driving the development of stylish, high-quality products at a great value. From our diverse footwear collections to our expanding range of apparel and accessories, Skechers is a complete lifestyle brand.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Director of International Retail Marketing and Visual Merchandising will be responsible for developing and implementing innovative marketing strategies and visual merchandising concepts to enhance the customer experience and drive sales in our international retail stores. This role requires a creative visionary with a strong understanding of global retail trends, consumer behavior, and brand management. The candidate must have a complete understanding of all product categories, store standards, and provide the stores and field management with clear informative visual standards, direction, and guidelines.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
Develop and execute a cohesive retail marketing strategy aligned with the company’s overall brand vision and business objectives.
Communicate regularly with Field leadership and provide visual presentation feedback and direction for high profile store location.
Initiate seasonal product display/presentation to support high business peaks of the year: BTS, Holiday and Spring.
Collaborate with international retail and franchise teams to ensure visual execution and consistency.
Build strong partnerships and communication with key cross functional teams and collaborate with product teams across the company.
Manage the graphics update process. Collaborate with the Corporate Graphics and Marketing Team to ensure branding is current and aligned with product initiatives.
Work with external vendors. Negotiate the best prices for in-store display fixtures.
Support new store openings by reviewing and approving product flow and graphic maps.
Develop and maintain visual presentation standards guides/videos.
Manage quarterly visual calendars and ensure deadlines are met.
Stay on top of retail trends in the industry, frequently visit other big box/wholesale retailers, document promotions and campaigns competitors are running.
Partner closely with the Digital team to align campaigns and initiatives to provide a better omni-channel experience for our customers
WHAT YOU'LL BRING:
Strong leadership and management experience.Excellent attention to detail, follow-up, and organizational skills.Excellent communicator and influencer.Strong flexibility, urgency, and adaptability skills.Strives for creativity and innovation. Looks to continually improve on past performanceDevelop new and improved ways to increase store traffic.Creative thinker with superior design sense. Understand advertising vehicles and how messaging and imagery should be adapted to the medium.Ability to thrive in a fast-paced retail environment and have flexibility to change direction quickly.Must be able to analyze data, provide insights, and make recommendations.Ability to problem solve. Finds solutions to complex problems.Ability to travel (10% - 20% of time)REQUIREMENTS:
8+ years' experience in Visual Merchandising/ Presentation for a retail company.Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and any other creative/design software.The pay range for the role is $150,000-$175,000/yr USD.
About Skechers
Skechers, a global Fortune 500® brand develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. Developing comfort technologies is the foundation of all we do – delivering stylish, innovative, and quality products. Serving over 180 countries and territories, Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores, e-commerce and digital stores, and through our more than 5,200 company-and third-party-owned retail locations. Headquartered in Southern California, with offices and distribution centers around the globe, Skechers has spent over 30 years helping people of all ages look and feel good.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Skechers is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. Skechers provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state or federal law.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants for employment who require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job should request appropriate accommodation by emailing benefits@skechers.com.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.