Flying Tiger Copenhagen - Visual Merchandising Manager - Toronto

Who are we?

Fox Group, a leading and fast-growing retailer with over 10,000 employees globally, is proud to partner with Flying Tiger Copenhagen to bring this unique shopping experience to Canada. As part of our expansion, we aim to establish Flying Tiger Copenhagen as a key player in the Canadian retail landscape, complementing our existing operations of Mango, Laline, Fox Home, and Nike (operated by Retailors). This collaboration marks an exciting chapter in our journey to become the number one leading group in the retail industry in Canada. With numerous growth opportunities and expansions on the horizon, now is the perfect time to join our team and turn your retail job into your dream career.

Flying Tiger Copenhagen is a Danish lifestyle retail chain that began in 1995 with a single store in Copenhagen, where every item was priced at 10 Danish kroner. The name "Tiger" plays on the Danish word "tier" (pronounced tee-uh), meaning ten kroner, which phonetically resembles the English word "tiger" . Over the past three decades, the brand has expanded to over 1,000 stores across 42 countries, with its largest markets in Denmark, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain. Flying Tiger Copenhagen offers a wide array of products, primarily focusing on accessories and toys, all designed to bring a sense of fun and surprise to everyday life. The store layout is intentionally maze-like, encouraging customers to embark on a "treasure hunt" experience, with at least 300 new items introduced each month

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a seasoned Visual Merchandising Manager who will take ownership of developing, implementing, and optimizing visual merchandising strategies across franchise markets. This role is pivotal in ensuring that our stores deliver engaging and consistent customer experience through meticulously crafted planograms and seamless execution of both core and campaign-specific visual merchandising plans.

The ideal candidate will act as the primary point of contact for all VM topics, collaborating with franchise partners and commercial teams to align product placement and layouts with strategic goals. They will lead the onboarding and training of partners in VM principles and standards, ensuring excellence across diverse markets.

Job Responsibilities

Update and maintain core planograms to match regional core assortment in line with agreed timeline and frequency

Sign-off macro flow with partners, based on space recommendations provided from the Commercial team across all franchise markets

Make market specific planograms for new markets (SKUs to be defined by commercial manager) on both core and campaign

Support and sign-off campaign specific planograms for the campaign based on local adjustments (aligned with the Commercial manager) for all franchise markets

Make planograms for regional ranges

Onboard and train partners in VM principles and standards

Follow-up campaign and core execution with the partners, and identify and communicate gaps and improvements opportunities

Take part in store openings and visit markets to ensure sufficient execution in the markets

Be the main point of contact with partners on VM topics

Required Skills/Experience

Proven experience in developing and managing planograms, ensuring they align with regional assortments and campaign strategies.

Understanding of store layouts, product placement, and the impact of visual presentation on sales performance.

Experience working with cross-functional teams, including commercial managers and franchise partners, to implement VM strategies effectively.

Ability to train partners in VM principles and standards, ensuring consistent execution across various markets.

Capability to assess VM execution, identify gaps, and recommend improvements based on market feedback and performance data.

Fluent in English verbally and written

Great organizational skills and ability to perform and adapt to a high demand, time-sensitive, fast-paced changing environment 

Effective communication skills

Pay range: $70,000 - 85,000/annually

This is a vacant position.

Fox Group – Fox Home is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including those with disabilities. We will accommodate applicants’ needs, upon request, throughout all stages of the recruitment process. Please inform us of the accommodation(s) that you may require. Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

We thank all applicants for your interest in this exciting opportunity; however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.