Area Visual Merchandiser North

About the Position

Job Title: Area Visual Merchandiser North

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: North England

Base Salary: Competitive

Annual bonus: 10% bonus, paid quarterly

Car Allowance: £5,400 per annum pre tax. Fuel card provided for business mileage.

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

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The Role

As a regional 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 client’s 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 store’s needs, enabling the opportunity to influence creative decision making that impacts brand visibility throughout the store.

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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 1:1 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, utilizing 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 ad-hoc projects; new store openings and resets across all concept stores.

VM Hours

• Basic hours to be completed between Mon to Friday, 5 days/week, with occasional weekend work.
• Hours to be flexible in line with campaign launches, planned layout changes, and out-of-store opportunities.

VM Locations

• Territory includes large towns/cities such as but not exclusive to: Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, York, Hull, Shirebrook.
• Periodically, there are requirements to travel nationally for meetings, project support, training, new store openings, and territory variations.
• Occasional nights away occur, with hotels and subsistence arranged by the company.

Key Relationships

• Infinite Project Management Team
• Infinite Client
• VM peers
• Retailers including management & in-store advisors

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Requirements

• 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 with access to own car.

• Pre-requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

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

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KPIs

• Commercial return
• In-store standards & compliance
• Key relationships
• Ambassador for VM, advocating the department across all retailers

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We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus of 10%, paid quarterly
• Car Allowance of £5,400 per annum pre-tax
• Fuel card provided for business mileage
• Opportunity to work with a global sports and lifestyle brand

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About the Company

Infinite Group is a leading recruitment agency specializing in sports and lifestyle brands. We pride ourselves on connecting talented professionals with exciting career opportunities in the industry.