[Hiring] Area Visual Merchandiser @Infinite Group

Role Description

As a regional Visual Merchandising expert, you will be responsible for the execution of seasonal and campaign guidance across all retailers within your territory. You will take accountability for branded spaces in our client's portfolio, driving performance and commercial gains while successfully reporting back your impacts and findings.

The right candidate will maintain strong partnerships with retailers to understand the store's needs, enabling the opportunity to influence creative decision-making that impacts brand visibility throughout the store.

Key Responsibilities:

• Communication:
  • Regular documented feedback and imagery of in-store VM achievements to project management team via in-house reporting tool and Microsoft Teams software.
  • Build strong relationships with retail management and in-store colleagues to cascade information given by project management through 121 coaching and regular store walkthroughs.
  • Participate in team meetings and conference calls to understand client briefs and give detailed store escalations to project management.
  • Capture shop floor insight in a concise, realistic and timely manner hitting reporting deadlines and expectations.
• Merchandising Display:
  • Drive layout decisions in store, liaising with in-store point of contact, utilizing directives and retailer stock availability.
  • Take ownership of VM standards providing an on-brand shopping experience to all consumers.
  • Create impactful Shop-In-Shop consumer experiences emphasizing category presentation.
  • Implement flawless execution of Marketing activities aligned with clients' asks.
• VM Development:
  • Attend VM team meetings and any additional product training sessions.
  • Involvement in development opportunities as requested by Project Management.
  • Quarterly showroom setup support if requested.
  • Participation in ad-hoc projects; new store openings and resets across all concept stores.

VM Hours:

• Basic Hours to be completed between Mon to Friday, 5 days/week; there may be a need for occasional weekend work.
• Hours to be flexible in line with campaign launches, planned layout changes, and out-of-store opportunities.

VM Locations:

• Territory includes large towns/cities such as but not exclusive to: Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, York, Hull, Shirebrook.
• Periodically, there are requirements to travel nationally for meetings, project support, training, new store openings, and territory variations.
• Occasional nights away occur; hotels and subsistence arranged by the company.

Key Relationships:

• Infinite Project Management Team
• Infinite Client
• VM peers
• Retailers including management & in-store advisors

Qualifications

• High IT skills across the Microsoft suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Fluent in English
• Good numeracy, literacy, verbal and written communication skills
• Geographical mobility across the territory; access to own car

Requirements

• 2-year dedicated VM regional experience (ideally in apparel)

KPIs

• Commercial return
• In-store standards & compliance
• Key relationships
• Ambassador for VM, advocating the department across all retailers