Lifestyle Design

**About Lifestyle Design**
Our continuous journey to transform some excellences into an integrated group, leading at a global level the high-end furniture market, starts in 2014 when Haworth acquires Poltrona Frau Group. Lifestyle Design is now a federation of 10 Brands, Poltrona Frau, Cassina, Cappellini, Ceccotti Collezioni, Karakter, Luminaire, Janus et Cie, Luxury Living Group, Interni, Zanotta with 2.000+ employees worldwide. We operate in over 75 countries, with 80 Showrooms. More than 1,600 worldwide users, 4 Data Centers and 200+ Servers.

**The role**

**Main Activities and Responsibilities**:
Develop Visual Merchandising Strategies:

- Create and execute visual merchandising strategies to effectively showcase products in-store
- Stay updated on industry trends and competitor displays to ensure our stores and showrooms remains innovative and attractive

Design and Layout:

- Plan and design floor layouts and product displays that optimize traffic flow and highlight key furniture collections
- Ensure that displays are aesthetically pleasing, align with brand guidelines, and effectively communicate product features and benefits

Product Presentation:

- Work closely with the design team to curate visually appealing product arrangements and compositions
- Ensure that product displays reflect the latest trends and seasonal themes

Collaboration:

- Collaborate with marketing teams to align visual merchandising efforts with promotional campaigns and events
- Partner with sales teams to gather insights on customer preferences and incorporate feedback into merchandising decisions

Inventory Management:

- Monitor product inventory and collaborate with inventory management teams to ensure adequate stock levels for featured displays
- Implement strategies to promote slow-moving or featured products through effective merchandising

**Experience and Education**:

- Degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field. MBA is a plus
- At least 5-7 years of experience in visual merchandising, preferably in the furniture or home decor industry
- Strong creative and conceptual thinking skills
- Excellent organizational and project management abilities
- Proficient in design software and knowledge of visual merchandising tools

**Technical and Soft skills**:

- Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel)
- Fluent in English
- Excellent communication and sales skills
- Self-motivated and self-directional
- Love and passion for exceptional design and highest quality
- Organizational & problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage time and prioritize work
- Oriented and proactive approach to achieving the goals
- Ability to work independently and under pressure
- Winning appearance, fun and endurance in the field
- Available to travel

**Work location**: Milan/Forlì - Frequent trips and long stay abroad

Our company is an equal opportunity employer.