Centre Visual Merchandiser, Tommy Hilfiger & Calvin Klein - Frasers Rushden Lakes

About THE ROLE

Our stores are the life and soul of our business. They act as our main touch points with our ever-evolving consumer base. As the world of retail evolves, we, as a business, believe that for all other parts of the chain to work, our stores must set the tone of what our two brands are all about. Irrespective of where our consumers eventually make a purchase, our stores are always a window to our great brands. As a result, our locations are paramount, first-class experience must be a given and our in-store standards should never be questionable. To deliver this, we strive to hire the individuals who live and breathe the values of our business, who are obsessed with delivering great service to our customers and who truly believe that to remain relevant in today’s world, we must be nimble and adapt to change and evolution.

The In-Store VM plays a key role in achieving these standards, they are responsible for maintaining the brand identity, promoting the product, and delivering an exceptional standard of display and visual presentation in the windows and in store.

Responsibilities include:

• Fully manage the visual proposition for a store by promoting the brand merchandise and delivering an exceptional standard of visual presentation both inside and in the windows.
• Be aware of sales budgets, mystery shops, area VM visits and model store.
• Style all mannequins; these can be dressed to guideline, local market and as per market direction.
• Participate in store staff meetings, as needed, and keep the team up to date with moves, direction and changes.
• Implement and manage, with the support of the store team, the brand visual guidelines, ensuring market specific direction is considered.
• Monitor and support department managers with the money mapping of VM presentation and react accordingly.
• Work in collaboration with the Area VM and key department leads to map the floor space and location of the collections looking at the store’s option counts of new and existing product lines.
• Support with the pre planning delivery and execution of SALE to Frasers Group guideline, mapping sales plan with Area VM store team.
• Maintain strong product knowledge regarding merchandise in order VM correctly and to communicate to customers for more effective selling.
• Ensuring delivery consistent and accurate replenishment of product onto the sales floor.
• Support and deliver for the Store Manager in training the store team on visual execution and standards.
• Assist the Field VM specialist in the execution, coaching and training of brand and seasonal guidelines produced by PVH and Frasers, within store.
• Work in collaboration with the key department managers to achieve best VM standards for the store manager.

About YOU

You’ll have 2+ years retail experience with the ability to follow brand guidelines and understand the basics of Visual merchandising. You’ll have strong stakeholder management skills, and you will collaborate to win. You’ll be creative, commercially aware and make informed decisions, communicating with impact across all levels. You will work well with change, adapt fast and work with pace. You’ll act with purpose and integrity. You’ll take ownership with excellent attention to detail, and back yourself - Own the basics, own your role and own the result. You will Think without limits - Think fast, think fearlessly, and take the team with you.