Visual Merchandiser - Homeware

Package Description

THE FUN STUFF 

There are lots of reasons to be excited about joining Team Selfridges – from our fantastic team member communities to volunteer days and behind-the-scenes Selfridges experiences throughout the year.

Other benefits and rewards include:

• Generous bonus and/or commission scheme
• Discounted gym memberships
• Pension contributions
• Annual travel pass and cycle to work schemes
• A volunteer day for all team members
• Access to a wide range of training programmes to help your career development

Job Introduction

This hands-on role supports the day to day running of the Visual Merchandising team.

This is an established role into the VM team and supports the VM Manager & Senior Visual Merchandiser.

The aim of the role is to support the delivery of excellent VM standards.

A bit about the role

• Key Responsibilities:

• You will be a key part of the team.
• You’ll be attending a weekly 1-2-1 with your team and your Manager about current and future schedules.
• You’ll assist with the VM presentation of your area (supported by the Senior Visual Merchandiser and your line manager).
• You’ll also assist with product presentation and the setting and agreeing of standards and benchmarks against competitors.
• You should be proactively involved in implementing themed installations within your departments, working within a close knit cross-functional team that is able to ‘We take responsibility and deliver’
• You’ll work with the Senior Visual Merchandiser and the Retail Operations team to build on their understanding of merchandising standards and maintenance. ‘We Share knowledge’
• You’ll also work closely with key contacts in Buying & Merchandising and Retail Operations to agree brand adjacencies and product layouts in order to maximise sales potential.
• Along with the Senior Visual Merchandiser and/or your line manager, you’ll regularly perform comparative ‘shops’ of new and inspirational places to maintain an understanding and awareness of competition, direction and key brands.

• Weekly tasks and priorities:

• These will be driven by floorwalks in store.
• On floorwalks, you’ll need to ‘We own customer experience’ and work closely with Retail Operations and the Buying team, identifying commercial opportunities and monitoring department performance. 
• You’ll need to build good relationships with these teams to put actions in place.
• You should be learning to understand how sales drive business decisions.
• You’ll have weekly updates with the Stock Control team, ensuring stock is returned and booked back in, and communicate updates as required.

• Day-to-day you should:

• Be a good representative of the Visual department.
• Consider both the internal and external customer in all activities, including department layout, merchandising and presentation.
• Maintain all vinyl signage and branding; including ordering, installation and delivering consistent standards.
• Perform floorwalks each morning to check and maintain basic recovery standards and make sure that actions are carried out prior to store opening.
• Assist and support the Senior Visual Merchandiser and your line manager in communicating standards and guidelines.
• Ensure your area is organised so it runs effectively and efficiently.
• Demonstrate good standards in the Visual studio and storage areas and with fixtures and tool kits.
• Comply with our Health & Safety standards, policies and procedures and ‘We show respect’ to your tools, equipment and environment.
• You must also work to our company policies and procedures, e.g. absences, time, attendance and holidays, etc.

A bit about you

• A Creative/Art background would be an advantage
• Work placements in VM departments
• Retail Operations experience
• Good planning and organising skills
• Creative understanding and the ability to translate this into practical solutions
• The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Good communication skills
• A ‘We take responsibility and deliver’ working attitude and the ability to inspire it in those around you