Apple

Manager, Visual Merchandising Programs

Apple$125K — $150K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in retail, merchandising, program management or related fields.
  • 3-5 years of leadership experience in team management or large cross-functional initiatives.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Strong talent identification and team-building skills focusing on people development.
  • Proficient in process development, project management, and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a dedicated team, promoting collaboration and organizational growth.
  • Set clear goals for workflow and inspire team to meet business objectives.
  • Engage in strategic planning and conceptualization to drive Retail initiatives.
  • Build partnerships and streamline processes for improved in-store implementation.
  • Recognize, provide feedback, and develop direct reports for effective team performance.

Benefits

  • Dynamic work environment with opportunities for innovation and strategic input.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams within a globally recognized brand.
  • Chance to shape customer experiences through visual merchandising strategies.
Full Job Description
The Manager, Visual Merchandising Programs (VMP) leads a highly-skilled team of producers responsible for the development and delivery of all in-store visual elements across product launches and campaigns in our global Retail Stores. The manager acts as a point of expertise, integration, and accountability for Retail brand initiatives including windows, fixtures, signage, product displays, and elements. This role partners closely with teams across Apple and within the Retail organization to align and evolve our global strategies, driving unique customer experiences that amplify our strategic brand and product focuses.

Description

The Manager, Visual Merchandising Programs supports our Retail Merchandising and Marketing strategy through the creation, development, and in-store implementation of visual elements across all stores. The role ensures worldwide feasibility, through a deep understanding of our customer journey, store operations, and unique store requirements.

Develop and coach a passionate and focused WW team. Set goals for workflow, model collaboration across groups, and develop organizational capability. Identify and communicate key priorities and responsibilities to generate drive for results, teamwork and achieving business goals.

Provide direct reports and partners with recognition, feedback and development opportunities, building effective teams. Challenge and empower team members to achieve business and customer objectives. Communicate inspired team vision and purpose.

Understand Retail's strategy and engage in conceptualization and planning of initiatives to shape their execution.

Lead partnership and create efficiencies with existing processes, improving implementation in stores, as well as cross-functional work streams across Retail and Apple, Inc., including Product Marketing, Industrial Design, Hardware Engineering (REPD), Marcom, Places, REMM, and Store Operations.

Minimum Qualifications

10+ years of progressive experience in retail, merchandising, program management or other related fields.

3-5 years experience leading teams, either through direct people management or leading large cross-functional initiatives.

Bachelor's degree (Business, Marketing, or related degrees preferred) or industry equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Identify talent and build effective teams with a focus of people development.

Ability to collaborate, build rapport, credibility, and influence across multiple teams and stakeholders to align objectives and get results.

Experience with process development, project management, problem solving & strategic thinking.

Drive for innovation and experience leading strategic planning and project management initiatives.

Supply Chain Management, vendor management or creative/product development experience.

Ability to thrive in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment, with the ability to flex from high-level strategy to fine attention to detail.

Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills and can communicate effectively with a broad range of collaborators, including senior leadership.

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

Apple Careers

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154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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