Area Visual Merchandiser (London)
Oliver Bonas
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Follow and implement the strategic plans of the VM team, maximising visual impact and identifying creative solutions to issues across each product type
- Create eye catching on trend displays that enhance the customer journey and impact sales positively
- Ensure all Visual directive packs are implemented to the correct standard within time frames, directing teams to learning materials, and feeding back to senior management on how this worked in shops
- Support the Windows team when needed, ensuring their displays are eye catching and well maintained
- Coach and guide shop teams through floorplans, fixtures and the most commercial adjacencies to be sure that shop floor space is used to its full capacity, is shoppable and visually excellent
- Manage day to day priorities and deadlines through effective diary management, ensuring your time is used effectively
- Support new store openings and refits, confidently handling all fixtures and product types
- Regularly build on your own understanding of company performance through commercial analysis of key resources from sales reports, merchandising information and our online learning platform
- Present a consistent brand image across your stores and empower your store teams to do the same using your skills and resources
- Maintain regular communication with Retail team, providing feedback on shops and teams visually highlighting opportunities and development areas
- Attend relevant Retail and Visual meetings to review progress and identify future objectives for yourself and the team
- Ensure shop handovers are sent in a timely manner, and are clear and constructive for the store management team to action and in line with the OB brand
- Generous employee discount up to 50% off all OB products
- Free access to our 24 hour employee assistance programme with Care First - offering financial, emotional and vocational support
- Flexible holiday - 30 days (including bank holidays) - increasing to 35 days with length of service
- Annual discretionary profit related bonus scheme
- Free membership for our Westfield Health Cash Plan
- Auto-enrolment into our pension plan
- Free access to our onsite gym
- Cycle to work scheme
- Refer a Friend incentive
- Quarterly free lunch
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Voice network and EDI team
- Mental Health First Aider support
- Education and support throughout Looop eLearning platform
- Self-motivation
- An effective communicator, in line with our values
- Confidence delivering and receiving positive and challenging feedback
- Effective time planning
- Strong commercial skills
- Adaptability and problem solving abilities
- Passion and creative flair
- Ability to handle a wide range of product groups
- Attention to detail
- An awareness of current and emerging trends