Stylist

Position

As Fashion Stylist, you will have a leading role in implementing the new styling service in our stores. Acting as Brand Ambassador with Client-centric mindset you will support Retail Teams in providing silhouette approach service through Styling and Fashion Trends advice. You will closely collaborate in-store with Experts, Learning and Clienteling manager in reaching business objectives on events, collection launches and teams' styling skills development throughout the life of the collections. You will play an inspirational and influential role within the store and the region.

Job responsibilities

Drive full Styling strategy in-store/city/region

• With a proven passion for Fashion, exemplary Styling expertise and elevated Mix & Match skills you drive a strategy on making Styling and silhouette approach an essential part of every Selling Ceremony.
• Achieve significant growth of RTW, develop a total look approach in transactions and increase OTO conversion rate in the designated store/city/region.
• Lead by example through Client spotting on the floor and providing Styling advice on the spot resulting to upselling and cross selling transactions of all CAs.
• Create and execute action plan on Styling Service & Silhouette animation in the store: provide in-store Styling activations during Daily Moments and use all means of in-store Communication to promote and develop Styling service.
• Create looks and styling tools to mix and match collections throughout the year, with a special focus on the Shows during Resees, in order to build vision for collection launch in-store as well as preparation to Buying session.
• Nurture and share a thorough knowledge of competition's novelties, fashion trends and local needs through competitor store visits, events and latest key influencers sharing/reels/posts.
• In partnership with Merchandising, track performances and put actions to push product priorities and slow sellers to achieve the sell-through.
• Collaborate with Visual Merchandising team to ensure silhouette approach is optimally showcased in the store.

Support and Train Retail team

• In partnership with RTW Experts, Retail Learning and Merchandising Teams prepare and animate full team's collection training with a special focus on Styling, prepare all relevant materials and tools for retail teams.
• Animate regularly Styling workshops and educate the retail community on mix and match techniques to increase the share of voice of Silhouette in store TO.
• Support RTW Experts and Client Advisors' development through identifying training needs in partnership with TM and Learning, by creating individual development plans.
• Be involved in new CAs onboarding on Styling.
• Support in-store Clients' appointments and client experience on daily basis.

Rise/Enhance Fashion Client Experience

• Closely partner with Store Manager/Universe and Clienteling Manager on in-store OTO preparation for collection launches and fashion activations.
• Develop an elevated routine of in-store OTO preparation and animation (timing, looks, space setup etc).
• Participate in key local, regional and EMEA events preparing strong looks, supporting appointments, assisting to close the sales with a strong commercial mindset.
• Create initiatives to convert RTW clients to full-silhouette clients and vice-versa thus recruiting from existing clients to the RTW.

Profile

• Proven Styling and Mix & Match skills, 5+ selling & styling experience in strong RTW brand.
• Deep product knowledge with advanced understanding of cuts, fits, fabrications, silhouettes, DNAs and codes of key market players.
• Fashion-forward mindset, high trends sensibility and forecasting ability.
• Commercial and client-centric mindset, ability to quickly understand client's lifestyle, fashion taste and needs.
• Impeccable communication, public speaking and storytelling skills.
• Team spirit: being a support function, express emotional intelligence in integrating into CA's interaction with client in a harmonic way.