UK Visual Merchandising Manager - Field Based

UK Visual Merchandising Manager – Field Based

Chelmsford, Coventry, Derby, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Solihull, Stevenage, Stoke on Trent, Swindon – HQ, Tamworth, Wednesbury

Ref 879 Department Retail | Visual Merchandising Location Chelmsford, Coventry, Derby, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Solihull, Stevenage, Stoke on Trent, Swindon – HQ, Tamworth, Wednesbury Employment type Full-time Salary £45,000.00 to £50,000.00 Description

UK Visual Merchandising Manager

ROLE PURPOSE

Our UK Visual Merchandising Manager will ensure the brand DNA is rolled out consistently across the full estate. Working in a fast-paced environment, the UK Visual Merchandising Manager is serious about style, has an unwavering attention to detail, a deep understanding of our brand values and has a commercial eye for ensuring our product strategy is executed well in line with customer expectations.

With a passion to succeed, the UK VM Manager is determined with aspirations to be the best in class, understands that the customer is at the heart of everything they do and has a natural ability to create display lifestyles that engage and delight, resulting in both increased sales and driving repeat business

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reporting into the Retail and Property Director and working alongside the Creative Visual Merchandising Manager
• Responsible for recruiting, managing and developing a high calibre, nationwide field team of Visual Merchandisers and Display Assistants
• Lead the operational VM strategy and execution across all UK retail stores in alignment with overall brand vision, business objectives and commercial goals
• Ensure new product launches are executed in line with VM strategy
• Ensure the field teams are executing VM display principles in stores nationwide
• Manage visual consistency across the estate through a hands-on approach
• Ensuring the field team are supported within their divisions with regular nationwide travel, inspiring and motivating the team
• Continuously identify operational challenges and areas for improvement, proactively developing and embedding solutions that enhance efficiency, collaboration and overall ways of working across teams
• Taking a lead from the Creative VM Manager to help define rollout schedules for the field VM team
• Ensure the field team are adhering to the VM communications
• Responsible for design and delivery of VM training and guidance on best practices and VM principles ensuring the team are executing the creative vision
• Ensure digital floor plans are accurate and always kept up to date. These should be a true reflection of showroom layout
• Supporting on New Store Openings and Refits, a real brand advocate who rolls their sleeves up alongside VM colleagues to ensure the store is the best in the estate and in a timely manor
• Manage the Visual Merchandising budget effectively, ensuring efficient use of resources and cost saving where possible
• Ensure effective communication at all levels, regular engagement around the overall business
• Ensure team compliance with all Health & Safety regulations, promoting a culture of safety and accountability through regular training and upskilling
• Keeping the team abreast of company strategies and understand their roles to deliver this
• Identify training needs to build and retain a high calibre team, ensuring they are kept up to date with all required training
• Set and review key objectives, monitoring performance and progress of individuals
• Build strong relationships with store managers and Divisional Sales Managers
• Supporting the senior leadership team with project work when required

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Proven experience as a senior Visual Merchandising manager, managing a field-based team
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, collaborative and engaging with the ability to build successful relationships with others at all levels of the business
• Continually focused on supporting individuals in achieving their goals and targets
• Not willing to compromise on quality and therefore sets clear expectations and monitors performance of team
• Ability to work using own initiative
• Creatively minded, highly organised and with an analytical approach to problem solving with a strong can-do attitude
• Is proactive in planning to achieve objectives which deliver profitable outcomes
• Demonstratable visual skills with a strong VM portfolio
• Excellent leader and proven record of managing a field-based team
• Creative and innovative thinker
• Willingness to travel nationwide on a regular basis, overnight stays each week are a must

Benefits:

• Employee discount: amazing discounts available on all Oak Furnitureland products after successful completion of probation
• Life assurance: free cover of a minimum of two times your annual salary up to the age of 65
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Birthday: an additional day off for you to celebrate your birthday
• Pension: 4% employee contribution matched by the company
• Employee Assistance Programme: gives all employees access to both telephone and face-to-face counselling services
• My Rewards Programme: offers discounts on everything from restaurants and supermarkets, to entertainment and holidays
• Company car
• Premier Inn card to pay for overnight stays including meal allowance
• Phone allowance

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