Hybrid Associate Manager, Visual Merchandising

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About the role

  • Associate Manager of Visual Merchandising at e.l.f. Beauty crafting retail displays and merchandising collateral. Collaborating with teams to ensure brand alignment and project execution.

Responsibilities

  • Support the development and execution of retail displays, fixtures, merchandising collateral, and in-store materials from concept through in-store activation
  • Build and maintain project timelines, master calendars, and launch schedules to ensure on-time execution and cross-functional visibility
  • Own weekly vendor status updates and help streamline cross-functional communication to support efficient project delivery
  • Brief creative requests clearly, ensuring scope, timelines, and deliverables are aligned across teams
  • Support planogram development and updates in partnership with Retail Sales
  • Partner with cross functional team and vendors on renderings, layouts, prototypes, and production execution
  • Conduct prototype reviews and lead fit, function, and quality requirements, providing clear, technically informed vendor feedback
  • Apply a working understanding of engineering and production constraints to support execution decisions and value engineering
  • Research and track merchandising trends, materials, and retail innovations
  • Support vendor relationship management, including coordination, performance tracking, bidding support, and negotiating assistance
  • Partner with VM Director on sourcing, vendor onboarding, and compliance with internal procurement processes
  • Track budgets, estimates, and invoices to support cost control and on-budget execution
  • Partner with Retail Sales to ensure merchandising meets retailer specifications and brand standards
  • Own hotline tracking with the field team, managing and fast-tracking in-store needs, issues, and escalations to resolution
  • Coordinate with Field and vendors to troubleshoot in-store execution challenges
  • Support post-launch analysis and assist in compiling insights to inform future merchandising initiatives

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field
  • 3–5 years of experience in visual merchandising, retail project management, or related roles
  • Beauty industry experience required; specialty retail experience preferred
  • International beauty experience preferred
  • Experience supporting planogramming and in-store visual execution for both permanent and temporary displays
  • Working knowledge of retail production processes, materials, fixtures, and POS
  • Experience collaborating with vendors, including prototype reviews and production feedback
  • Strong organizational skills with a high level of attention to detail
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and urgent in-store needs in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management tools
  • Experience with Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) preferred

Benefits

  • medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • a retirement savings plan
  • gender neutral parental leave
  • unlimited paid time off
  • annual company-based performance bonus

Job title

Associate Manager, Visual Merchandising

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

$85,000 - $110,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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