National Visual Presentations Manager: Markham

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive and implement a visual merchandising strategy.
• Leading a Field Visual Merchandising team.
• Executing impactful and exciting visual displays which showcase product, drive footfall and turnover.
• Constantly focusing on training to ensure seamless execution in terms of instore customer journey and window displays.
• Driving consistency across seasonal window and instore merchandising.
• Ensuring alignment to the marketing calendar and that all promotional activity is well highlighted and showcased in the store.
• Ensuring housing guidelines are rolled out nationally and the various retail teams understand the seasons housing and are able to execute along with your guidance.
• Building effective working relationships with retail store management and staff to ensure the VM principles are maintained.
• Keeping track of the performance of various styles of merchandise for the purpose of repositioning stock with the objective of improving sales of underperforming merchandise.
• Maintain a field budget.

Qualifications and Experience:

• National Senior Certificate.
• Drivers licence Code 08.
• A relevant qualification (diploma or degree done in visual and retail merchandising/retail management).
• Minimum of 5 years experience within a retail and visual merchandising environment within a senior/similar role (preferably in the retail industry)
• Minimum 5 years management experience, managing/coaching teams within the visual merchandising environment.
• Retail experience is essential.
• Excel (Proficient)

Skills:

• A keen interest in fashion and trends.
• Broad knowledge of all the trends and keeping up to date with future trends.
• A keen eye for detail.

Behaviours

• Builds Effective Teams - forms, develops and leads a group of individuals toward the achievement of a common team objective.
• Business Insight - applies market and business insights in order to drive organisational objectives.
• Communicates Effectively - conveys information and communicates ideas in a clear, concise and impactful manner.
• Cultivates Innovation - creates an environment that fosters and nurtures a culture of creativity which drives success.
• Financial Acumen - understands and applies financial concepts and principles to make informed financial decisions.
• Manages Complexity - interprets and simplifies complex and contradictory information when resolving organisational problems.
• Organizational savvy - understands and navigates dynamics created by processes, systems, and people.
• Strategic Mindset - thinks and plans strategically, focusing on the long-term goals and objectives of the organisation.

NB! This role will require extensive travelling to our stores nationwide.

Preference will be given, but not limited to candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act.

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