Visual Merchandising Manager
Keystone
- Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Investigating industry best practice initiatives in relation to new ideas and trends
- Identifying and making use of all opportunities to improve the overall visual appeal of stores, thereby maximizing trade
- Ensure that the merchandise is displayed effectively
- Creating effective merchandise strategies to get a return on trading space
- Create and update merchandising tools, merchandise guide, merchandise key controls, and Store Manager's merchandise checklist
- Liaise closely with buyer/director to ensure product type is in line with the location and demographics
- Developing strategies with new store opening promotional products to introduce customers to the brand and optimise the chances of them repurchasing
- Ensuring the combination of great product skills and being analytical to increase sales
- Ensuring that the stock holding is aligned with the sales target
- Supervising the execution of all signage, graphics and visual elements
- Create floor plan and layout to dictate the flow of customer traffic and shopping habits
- Departments are located correctly to maximize sales
- Responsible for the execution within all stores
- Conducts regular store visits and spot checks to ensure compliance around markdowns and price changes
- Maximizing company sales and reducing further markdowns by implementing correct location, merchandising and timeous implementation throughout all stores
- Management of Visual Merchandising Assistant and instore VM champions and responsible for their overall development and performance
- Trains best practices on customer service skills, store standards and selling points
- Conducting regular store visits ensuring all staff are fully trained
- Analyse products in stores to formulate a turnaround strategy
- Works closely with Buyer/Planner to maximize profitability with core/seasonal product
- Develops an effective network of communication to ensure shared knowledge and understanding of business activity
- Effectively manages the performance and development of Visual Merchandise assistant to drive Visual Merchandise standards
- Identify and implement training interventions to achieve exceptional stock service levels across all stores
- A Diploma/Degree in Interior Décor or Design / Retail / Fashion / Design.
- Min 4 years' work experience in the retail apparel industry, as a Visual Merchandising Manager.
- Excellent technical knowledge of design software Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator and End user.
- Valid driver's license with own reliable transport. Travel on a national basis.
- The ability to interpret briefs and demonstrate creativity in generating creative concepts, as well as communicating directives to in-store VM champions and VM Assistant to ensure correct rollout.
- Strong creative problem-solving skills and proven ability to show initiative. The position requires great attention to detail and conceptual and creative ability.
- Good knowledge of company and merchandising policies and procedures in the retail environment.
- Excellent Eye for detail with a strong creative hand with ability to communicate key ideas to drive visual standards.
- Fluent in English, other languages are an advantageous.
- Strong administrative skills, excellent product knowledge, and passion for the company's products.
- Self-starter and team player.