The North Face:
Sr. Retail Brand Experience Manager Job in Alameda, VT

At The North Facewe dare to lead the world forward through Exploration.

The North Face is the premier exploration company in the world. Founded in the counterculture of Berkeley, CA in 1966 we have a long and storied legacy of enabling exploration, protecting our planet, and creating iconic and technically advanced product.

Our culture is born from the spirit of the Explorer and infuses everything we do. We love wild places. We spark curiosity. We dare to disrupt. We create communities. And we lead with integrity. We are a community of explorers and are constantly looking for new ideas, places and people to connect with.
We take great pride in our ability to facilitate exploration for our employees and partners. By joining The North Face family, you will be offered the opportunity, tools and environments to more deeply explore the world around you and make meaningful, lasting connections. You will also be working on a team with a mission to protect our planet for generations to come.

The North Face is part of VF Corporation who guidespowerful brands that are fueled by insights and innovation that put us at the heart of our consumers lives. Many of our brands lead their respective categories, and some have risen to iconic status.

While our VF company and brands are diverse, we work together within a One VF culture to capitalize on our greatest opportunities for long-term performance. Across our company, a collaborative, global mindset differentiates our products and the unique experiences we provide to our consumers. It all adds up to a lasting competitive advantage built on harnessing the power of our differences to achieve great things together, all while positively impacting the lives of hundreds of millions of people and the world.

Sr. Retail Brand Experience Manager: Become the Newest Member of the VF Family

The Sr. Retail Brand Experience Manager is responsible for developing and leading a long-term, layered seasonal strategic approach for The North Face DTC (both full prices and Outlet) marketplace to evolve and elevate storytelling , visual merchandising and overall in-store environment.

How You Will Make a Difference:
Drive and Own the Go To Market (GTM) process for DTC Visual and Mktg teams DTC business: determine innovative ways to bring GTM initiatives to life consistently across the Retail landscape (stores and windows).
Coordinate seasonal calendar for Visual and marketing to insure compelling story telling , accurate timing of key stories, events, and activations will align with delivery of product at retail.
Insure all mannequin looks and key brand stories are protected and set from start of process to execution on floor.
Partner closely with Direct To Consumer Core Team, Brand, Creative Services/Environmental Design teams to ensure that we are supporting key initiatives in-store.
Create best-in-class environments and continuously elevate in-store storytelling.
Evolve and upgrade the visual directive and mktg communication to insure ease of execution at store level.
Drive and support day to day DTC business through collaboration with merchant , store ops and marketing partners.
Refine existing process and procedures to maximize team, time and budget. Manage fixture orders, RFPs and outside Agencies as needed .
Ensure successful execution (through the team) of all installs, activations and initiatives, on budget and on time.
Ensure all plans, designs and relevant information is shared with global teams through regular dialog and face to face interaction at key milestone meetings.
Manage Visual manager , coordinator and directive workflow to insure best in class store experience and communication.

Skills for Success:
Years of Related Professional Experience:
10+ years of Brand, Visual Merchandising
Experience managing and developing teams.
Experience in working with creative teams or agencies.

Educational/Position Requirements:
BA or BFA in related field or equivalent years of education and experience.
Strong ability to think both creatively and strategically.
Strong ability to adapt to frequent change while handling multiple projects and deadlines concurrently.
Superior time management, ability to multi-task with multiple competing deadlines
Excellent communication skills, both upward, peer and downward.
Strong partnership and ability to work transparently and collaboratively.
Fearless approach to try new things and learn. Excellent communicator and self-starter who can easily adapt to any environment, remain calm under pressure, and always come to the table with ideas, solutions, and a positive attitude.
Budget building and management skills.
Ability to inspire and develop strong talent and address developing talent.
Strong understanding of the industry as well as competitive efforts.
Computer savvy: Mac Platform, CAD, Adobe Creative Suite, PowerPoint, Word, Excel.

Special Physical and/or Mental Requirements:
Travel required: 25%