Area Visual Merchandiser - London West

Job Title: Area Visual Merchandiser

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London West, with visits to Cardiff, Norwich and Watford.

Base Salary: Competitive

Annual bonus: 10% bonus, paid quarterly

Annual car allowance: £4,320

Infinite have the privilege of recruiting for a global sports and lifestyle brand. We are keen to talk to exceptional and creative Visual Merchandisers with a keen eye for detail who will take accountability and coordinate all aspects of Visual Merchandising for the wholesale channel. The right candidate would maintain strong partnerships with retailers in order to have a deeper understanding of the business needs and, to guide and direct creative talent ultimately ensuring brand visibility through store engagement. The Role As a Visual Merchandising expert you will be responsible for the adaptation and execution of Visual Merchandising across all retailers within your territory. You will also take accountability of all permanent fixtures in our client's portfolio, driving the performance and commercial gain instore whilst successfully reporting back your impacts and findings. Our ideal candidate will have impeccable planning skills including time, territory and relationship management.

Key Responsibilities:

Communication:

Consistent feedback and evidence of in-store VM time to project management team via PowerPoint and inhouse reporting tool.

Build strong relationships with retail management and in store colleagues to cascade information given by project management through 121 coaching and regular store meetings

Participate in team meetings and conference calls to understand client briefs and give detailed retailer specific feedback to the 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, utilising directives and retailer stock availability

Take ownership of VM standards including correctly dressed and positioned mannequins, lighting direction, cleanliness, steaming and point of sale providing an on-brand shopping experience to all consumers

As a VM for our client you will be responsible for creating impactful Shop-In-Shop consumer experiences emphasizing category presentation whilst also creating a best in practice legacy for the retailer staff

Flawless execution on Marketing activities aligned with Marketing department directives

Equipment Control:

Return and correctly store unused equipment including fixtures, mannequins, props & graphic frames

Manage fixtures with care to avoid damage

VM Development:

Attend VM team meetings and any additional product training sessions

Involvement in development opportunities as requested by Project Management

Key Relationships:

Infinite Project Management Team

Infinite Client

VM peers

Retailers including management & in store advisors

Consumers

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

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

Full UK driving license

Pre-requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

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

KPIs to include the following areas:

Commercial return

In-store standards & compliance

Key relationships

Ambassador for VM, advocating the department across all retailers