Area Visual Merchandiser Central London

Job Title: Area Visual Merchandiser

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Central London

Base Salary: Competitive

Annual bonus: 10% bonus paid quarterly

Annual travel allowance: 3360

Infinite have the privilege of recruiting for a global sports and lifestyle brand.

The Role

As a Visual Merchandising expert you will be responsible for the execution of seasonal and campaign guidance across all retailers within your territory. Across the assigned stores you will take accountability for branded spaces in our clients portfolio driving the performance and commercial gains whilst successfully reporting back your impacts and findings. The right candidate would maintain strong partnerships with retailers in order to have a deeper understanding of the stores needs enabling the opportunity to influence creative decision making that impacts brand visibility throughout the store.

Key Responsibilities:

Communication:
Regular documented feedback and imagery of in-store VM achievements to project management team via inhouse reporting tool and Microsoft teams software.
Build strong relationships with retail management and in store colleagues to cascade information given by project management through 121 coaching and regular store walk throughs
Participate in team meetings and conference calls to understand client briefs and give detailed store escalations to 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 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
Implement flawless execution of Marketing activities aligned with clients asks

VM Development:
Attend VM team meetings and any additional product training sessions
Involvement in development opportunities as requested by Project Management
Quarterly showroom set up support if requested
Participation in adhoc projects; new store openings and resets across all concept stores

VM Hours
Basic Hours to be completed between Mon to Friday 5 days / week there may be a need for occasional week-end work
Hours to be flexible in-line with campaign launches planned layout changes and out of store opportunities

Key Relationships:
Infinite Project Management Team
Infinite Client
VM peers
Retailers including management & in store advisors

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

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