Senior Visual Merchandising Manager

Who We Are

As a family-owned company, PALECEK values integrity, loyalty, and strong partnerships. We are driven to improve, innovate, and inspire. We bring our personal best to every aspect of our business, from our design and craft to our internal teamwork and customer service. We are passionate about creativity and believe that beautiful spaces enhance the quality of life.

Summary

The Senior Visual Merchandising Manager serves as a key creative and strategic leader, responsible for shaping and executing the visual merchandising vision across all showrooms, trade show environments, and photoshoots.

Reporting directly to the Visual Merchandising Director, this role requires a highly experienced professional with advanced creative vision, exceptional project leadership, and strong management capabilities. The Senior Visual Merchandising Manager must excel at complex, multi-layered initiatives with minimal oversight while ensuring brand consistency and elevating presentation standards across every touchpoint.

In addition, the Senior Visual Merchandising Manager plays a critical role in developing talent within the visual merchandising team, providing mentorship, constructive feedback, and skill development to strengthen individual contributors and elevate the overall effectiveness of the department.

Description

• Leads the development and implementation of elevated visual merchandising standards and long-term visual guidelines to ensure brand consistency and an exceptional customer experience across all channels
• Develops comprehensive merchandising roadmaps, including product presentation strategies, seasonal and bi-annual floor-set approaches, and long-range visual guides that support brand direction and business goals
• Plans and directs the bi-annual showroom resets, overseeing floor planning, product curation, labor coordination, and on-site execution to ensure each showroom reflects current brand strategy and corporate standards
• Partners closely with Sales and Marketing to assess and address showroom needs, including product availability, tagging requirements, and all necessary merchandising supplies
• Collaborate with Showroom Managers and Assistants to establish, refine, and uphold best practices for ongoing showroom maintenance, display standards, and visual presentation quality
• Leads the visual direction for product photoshoots, including set design, styling, prop sourcing, and on-site execution to ensure visuals align with merchandising objectives
• Sources creative props and materials for all merchandising initiatives, maintaining a curated and organized library of assets
• Provides strategic input to Product Development by evaluating market trends, sales performance, and visual presentation opportunities that inform product and merchandising decisions
• Creates and continuously updates merchandising tools and reference materials, ensuring clear communication of visual standards and execution guidelines for all channels
• Analyzes showroom merchandising performance, identifying opportunities for improvement and recommending strategies to enhance presentation, engagement, and sales impact
• Leads the development of innovative fixture solutions, partnering with internal teams and external vendors to design, prototype, and implement functional, scalable, and visually compelling display fixtures
• Mentors and develops the visual merchandising team, providing coaching, skill development, and leadership to elevate the capabilities and performance of the department
• Performs additional responsibilities as needed to support merchandising operations and ensure overall efficiency and execution excellence

Key Qualifications

• A minimum of five or more years of progressive experience in visual merchandising or visual presentation at a senior or advanced level
• Bachelor’s degree in Visual Merchandising, Design, Marketing, or a related field
• Strong creative and strategic thinking skills to develop innovative visual merchandising concepts
• Ability to travel overnight, up to 40% 
• Confident presentation and digital literacy, with command of: Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Adobe Photoshop, and Illustrator
• Proficient computer skills (MS Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Strong problem-solving skills and adaptability in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including marketing, sales, and operations

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work in a professional office environment with moderate noise levels, including office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, and light foot traffic
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, handle materials, and manipulate equipment
• Close vision requirements due to frequent use of computers and close inspection of visual merchandising materials and displays
• Ability to distinguish and differentiate various shades of color for accurate visual merchandising and product placement
• Occasionally required to lift or move items up to 50 pounds for showroom setups, deliveries, and other related tasks
• Frequent walking and occasional bending, stooping, or reaching to organize, stock, or display merchandise

Pay & Benefits

• Pay range: $140,000 to $160,000 per year
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• A flexible health plan offering medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Profit Sharing Benefits
• Generous Employee Discount

Salary : $140,000 - $160,000