Louis Vuitton Visual Merchandising Manager

About Louis Vuitton

Founded in Paris in 1854, Louis Vuitton stands among the world’s most emblematic luxury maisons, renowned for exceptional craftsmanship, innovation, and the art of travel. As an employer, the Maison offers a distinctive environment where heritage and modernity meet, inviting talents to contribute to a global culture of excellence across retail, design, craftsmanship, client experience, operations, and corporate functions. Louis Vuitton values curiosity, precision, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit, supporting employees through international opportunities, learning pathways, and a strong commitment to savoir-faire. Its teams are united by a shared ambition to craft enduring desirability and deliver exceptional experiences worldwide.

The Visual Merchandising Manager owns the vision and delivery of Louis Vuitton pop-up and special projects across Mainland China, from concept through opening and in-life management. The role leads creative direction, cross-functional stakeholder engagement, project budgets and execution, and continuous improvement of the client and retail experience.

Role & Responsibilities

• Own visual merchandising direction for assigned pop-up and special projects, from concept development through opening and in-life management.
• Translate headquarters and China visual merchandising direction into locally relevant experiences while maintaining Louis Vuitton brand consistency.
• Contribute creative ideas and identify opportunities to elevate the client journey, visual impact and overall experience.
• Review and challenge concepts, designs and proposed solutions for aesthetic quality, brand relevance, feasibility and retail impact; anticipate issues and identify improvements early.
• Represent visual merchandising in project discussions and provide structured recommendations to senior management and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Build partnerships with Retail, Merchandising, Communications, Learning, Project, Procurement, landlords, external agencies and suppliers.
• Coordinate with Communications and experience-related teams so visual merchandising supports the launch narrative, client journey and communication strategy.
• Incorporate retail operational needs—including customer flow, product presentation, back-of-house requirements and day-to-day store management—into visual merchandising decisions.
• Lead visual merchandising development for spatial planning, product zoning, displays, windows, mannequins, styling, lighting, materials and props.
• Review and challenge 3D floorplans, elevations and design proposals, considering visual impact, client journey, product capacity, operational feasibility and the overall experience.
• Partner with relevant teams to ensure proposed experiences are inspiring and practical for Retail teams to operate, and tailored to the location, audience, commercial objectives and project context.
• Lead end-to-end visual merchandising delivery for assigned pop-up projects, meeting quality, timeline and budget objectives.
• Guide suppliers, production partners and installation teams while maintaining high execution and quality standards.
• Review quotations, manage visual merchandising budgets, and work with Procurement and Finance on purchasing and governance.
• Direct production, installation and opening; resolve issues proactively and escalate key risks appropriately.
• Ensure completed environments reflect the intended concept and deliver a consistent, high-quality Louis Vuitton experience.
• Monitor pop-up projects throughout their lifecycle and identify improvements to visual impact, product visibility, client experience and operational effectiveness.
• Provide regular, concise reporting and feedback to visual merchandising management, covering achievements, issues, recommendations and learnings.
• Use observations from Retail, client experience and business performance to inform visual merchandising adjustments where relevant.
• Capture project learnings and develop recommendations and best practices for future pop-up and special projects.
• Share relevant market, competitor and industry observations to inspire ideas and strengthen future visual merchandising approaches.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of relevant visual merchandising experience, preferably in luxury, premium fashion, beauty, lifestyle or high-end retail.
• Proven experience owning pop-up, temporary retail, special-project or experiential visual merchandising projects from concept through execution.
• Strong experience working with multiple stakeholders and external partners in a fast-paced, project-driven environment.
• Experience presenting concepts, recommendations and project updates to senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing suppliers, budgets and project delivery is highly preferred.
• Fluent written and spoken Chinese and English.
• Willing and able to travel frequently across Mainland China and support key installation and opening periods.

Skills

Experience

5–8 years of relevant visual merchandising experience; minimum 5 years.

Workplace

Culture

Louis Vuitton fosters a culture rooted in heritage, craftsmanship, and a relentless pursuit of excellence, where employees contribute to one of the world’s most iconic luxury maisons. Its workplace environment combines creativity, precision, and international collaboration, offering teams the opportunity to grow within a brand that values innovation, client experience, and long-term savoir-faire.

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