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BIRKENSTOCK is a global brand which embraces all consumers regardless of geography, gender, age and income. The company is deeply footed on a family tradition of shoemaking that can be traced back to 1774. With around 6200 employees worldwide, BIRKENSTOCK is the largest employer in the German footwear industry. To ensure our quality standards, we produce over 95% of our products in Germany and source more than 90% of our materials and components from Europe. The BIRKENSTOCK Group is headquartered in Linz am Rhein and maintains several locations in Germany, as well as sales offices in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.

For our division Sales ,at our location in Köln we are looking for a

Visual Merchandise Manager (m/f/d)

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YOUR SHOES TO FILL:

• Develop creative visual merchandising campaigns
• Steer the implementation of visual merchandising campaigns in collaboration with Retail teams around the world
• Curate and monitor the entire lifecycle of the visual merchandising experience, keeping in mind the marketing goals
• Design and create individualized VM elements that meet specific sales needs
• Assess and gauge the effectiveness of a given visual merchandise element and campaign
• Monitor costs for a certain project and ensure that the visual merchandising stays within the proposed budgets
• Support the Shopfitting Team during the development retail design projects (sketches, layouts, 3D renderings, presentation decks)

YOUR WALK OF LIFE:

• A degree in Interior Design, Visual Communication, Graphic Design, or a related field
• Proven experience as a Visual Merchandiser or within a merchandising team
• Strong creative mindset with a keen interest in current retail and visual merchandising trends
• Solid design and analytical skills
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite
• Familiarity with SketchUp; knowledge of AutoCAD is a plus
• A strong understanding of customer needs and consumer behavior
• Experience working collaboratively with vendors

WE OFFER:

BIRKENSTOCK offers you all the advantages of a successful, fast growing, global company: dynamic work environment, considerable design freedom, authentic and open corporate culture and excellent development opportunities. Sounds exciting? It is. We are looking forward to receiving your online application, stating your salary expectations!

If you have any further questions, please contact Anna-Lena Krapp.