Head of visual merchandising - Expiring soon!
Posted 15/08/2024 by Zachary Daniels Recruitment
Head of Visual Merchandising | Lifestyle Brand | Package up to £65,000 + Benefits
Zachary Daniels Retail Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Head of Visual Merchandising with a leading lifestyle brand, based in London! Reporting to the retail director You will train, lead, and supervise the VM and store teams to effectively implement brand guidelines and visual standards, with a focus on maximising sales.
You will work to enhance the customer experience by considering all aspects of the value proposition, including product quality, pricing, and visual identity. You will act as the bridge between local needs and global initiatives, ensuring alignment with a real opportunity to influence globally. You will be an advocate for the empowerment of store teams through comprehensive training in visual merchandising and fostering brand aspiration.
Role Responsibilities
- Lead, develop, and coach the local Experience/VM team to implement global guidelines for visual experience in retail, including in-store product presentations and window displays.
- Ensure all in-store visits and onsite trainings drive key KPIs and contribute to weekly sales targets.
- Track weekly sales performance and stock cover rates, creating and executing action plans
- Collaborate with the P&M team to take proactive measures that enhance the commercial effectiveness of product presentations.
- Lead VM implementation for store events in close collaboration with the CTC manager.
- Oversee all local training seasonal kickoffs in partnership with local RD and the global retail team.
- Manage all concept and visual experience aspects during new store openings or renovations at the local level.
- Ensure premium execution of stores and windows while managing the local VM P&L, including monitoring the VM team's T&E spend to stay within the allocated budget
The Person
- A minimum of five (5) years of leading and training a visual merchandising team in a premium fashion brand environment.
- Proven track record in planning, organizing, executing, and supervising projects
- Solid experience in field visual merchandising, and training of store staff.
- High level of communication skills, engaging and inspiring personality that fosters a learning store fleet.
- Great collaboration skills that entail multiple reporting structures, a sense of accountability, delivery on deadlines as well as a flexible approach to business needs, and the ability to be a change agent.
- Great leadership skills with a focus on development, clarity on objectives
Head of Visual Merchandising | Lifestyle Brand | Package up to £65,000 + Benefits
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- Type:
- Permanent
- Start Date:
- ASAP
- Contract Length:
- N/A
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- Job Reference:
- BBBH31425_1723708265
- Job ID:
- 222170230
- Applications:
- Less than 10
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