GUCCI Visual Merchandising Coordinator

Job description

Summary
Influential, innovative and progressive, Gucci is reinventing a wholly modern approach to fashion. Under the new vision of creative director Alessandro Michele, the House has redefined luxury for the 21st century, further reinforcing its position as one of the world’s most desirable fashion houses. Eclectic, contemporary, romantic—Gucci products represent the pinnacle of Italian craftsmanship and are unsurpassed for their quality and attention to detail.

Gucci is part of the Kering Group, a world leader in apparel and accessories that owns a portfolio of powerful luxury and sport and lifestyle brands.

Job Description

Role Mission

The Visual Merchandising Coordinator will be responsible for following all worldwide visual directives, filtering them according to the individual market needs and then providing them to the visual team.  They will be required to clearly communicate with worldwide and local teams to execute these directives.  The Visual Merchandiser Coordinator will build a strong partnership with the worldwide visual team and work cross-functionally with the retail teams, supporting company changes and encouraging visual merchandising performance growth, ensuring that goals are properly met.  Coordinates daily visual activities across designated teams and provides timely and insightful feedback with team and worldwide.

Key Accountabilities

·  Place and follow-up on all visual tool orders with relevant worldwide departments;
·  Maintain all visual tool orders and subsequent invoices;
·  Provide distribution detail to warehouse/storage vendors with adequate follow-up;
·  Prepare and process all shipments of visual tools for FedEx/messenger/transport vendors;
·  Maintain visual tool inventory; keeping items organized and accounted for;
·  Purchase, receive and store all visual supplies ensuring that all orders requested are processed;
·  Assist the team with MIS and follow up with any issues which require attention;
·  Code and file material according to the established procedures;
·  Update and ensure the accuracy of the department databases;
·  Provide administrative and merchandising support to management as requested;
·  Make travel, meeting and other arrangements for department staff as requested;
·  Transcribe feedback from management and send email correspondence of such as requested;
·  Distribute and manage files/presentation decks, requiring weekly update to worldwide visual team;
·  Ensure distribution of ongoing directives from worldwide visual team to visual department;
·  Edit photos for submission to worldwide visual team;
·  Manage department calendar/rotation calendar.

Key Requirements

·  Minimum 2 years professional experience in an administrative coordinator role;
·  Excellent organizational skills;
·  Must have ability to lift, push and pull at least 50lbs;
·  Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
·  Ability to work within budget and cross sourcing/costing to maximize cost efficiency;
·  Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritize and meet tight deadlines;
·  Proficiency with PowerPoint and basic photography skills;
·  Must be flexible with hours of work;
·  Comfortable with ambiguity and working in a fast paced, ever-changing environment;
·  Must be proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
·  Must have intermediate Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop skillset.

Key Behaviors

Explore

Considerate Thinker

·  Sees the big picture and understands how own actions and decisions impact others and the organization as a whole

Solutions Developer

·  Actively scans the environment for new approaches, blending different ideas to come with creative yet effective solutions

Deliver

Accountable Achiever

·  Actively gets things done, raising the bar for performance, and taking accountability for own actions

Agile Advocate

·  Driven by the sense of urgency, promotes change and takes smart risks in pursuit of goals

Connect

Connection Builder

·  Builds trust-based relationships across boundaries and encourages collaboration
·  Adapts own style to communicate impactfully

People Enabler

·  Empowers others by providing autonomy and encouraging self-expression, valuing, and amplifying each person’s uniqueness

Build

Continuous Learner

·  Is self-aware, curious to learn and seeks feedback from others to continuously grow, always putting improvement over comfort
·  Talent Builder
·  Provides constructive and on-going feedback, coaches and helps others to achieve their full potential

Work Authorization

·  Qualified candidates must have the proper work authorization to work in the United States

Note for New York City based roles: Any offer of employment is contingent on providing proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to your start date, subject to approved medical and/or religious exemptions, in accordance with applicable law.

EOE M/D/F/V

Job Type
Regular

Start Date
2022-06-30

Schedule
Full time

Organization
Gucci America Inc.