We are hiring an experienced visual merchandiser to drive VM excellence across our NSW stores. This involves shaping impactful consumer journeys, coaching in-store visual merchandisers and ensuring seamless brand execution for seasonal campaigns, product launches, promotions and all key product categories within our retail stores. 

 

If you're a creative, motivated individual looking to elevate your retail/visual merchandising career then we would love to hear from you!

 

Key Responsibilities:

Drive the implementation of best practice visual merchandising and in-store communication standards to create a strong consumer journey, highlighting product features and brand stories to drive sell-through – ensuring consistency of execution across a portfolio of stores Train, guide and motivate In-Store Visual Merchandisers (ISVM) to continuously deliver excellence in execution across the entire market in DTC Cascading of brand guidelines and VM guidelines to ISVM and store teams to ensure executional excellence and understanding of principles to drive accountability at store level   Solid ability to guide and influence ISVM and store teams in the following areas; Overall consumer journeys and store layout, capacities and product density, color flow, mannequin styling, VM standards, ISC materials/sizes and specifications Assist in measuring and reporting on retail productivity with recommendations to management for continuous improvement Understanding of consumer profiles, retail KPIS and market strategy in order to guide decision making  Support the omni-channel team by providing field / store insights to guide the campaign planning process in order to cater for individual stores / market needs Support omni-channel execution team by ensuring campaign readiness at store level (create plug & plays, collate installation permits, create campaign reporting documentation and liaise with suppliers to support OCM installations) Proactively highlight opportunities to both retail ops and omni-channel teams to drive efficiency on process and implementation Responsible for auditing and ordering VM tools for stores in collaboration with retail and omni team Assist in gathering, consolidating, and delivering input on visual merchandising and campaign performance from the DTC Market which will be delivered to the Hub & Global Report into the Omni Channel team and Retail Operations team to ensure a harmonious delivery of business priorities Lead new store openings in collaboration with key stakeholders to ensure perfect retail execution aligned with store concept and brand guidelines and oversee the management of in-store VM team support Drive overall brand success across key Trade Zones by auditing and reporting on all DTC touchpoints Reporting from on the ground analysis of adidas executions and competitor activations

 

Knowledge, Capabilities and Experience:                          

Ability to take a proactive approach to strategy implementation, consistently communicating across relevant stakeholders with the business and team to ensure alignment of priorities to meet both brand and retail objectives                                Possess strong interpersonal and clear communication skills through which desired results are delivered in a fast-pace, highly competitive environment                 Knowledge of, retail landscape, visual merchandising, retail marketing and presentation Strong project and planning skills. Highly organized and demonstrates a ‘finisher, completer’ mentality   Knowledge and understanding of store KPIs to make commercial decisions whilst ensuring brand standards remain at the forefront of decision making Ability to think conceptually, in strategic terms and diagnose and translate sales/ category reporting to an in-store merchandising strategy      Knowledge of customer service principles and processes                  Ability to learn and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment          Demonstrates an inspirational attitude that contributes to a positive team environment             Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with team members and business partners                   Well-developed ability to speak, read, comprehend, and write English Skilled in PowerPoint and Excel                

                            

Qualifications:                              

Minimum 2-5 years’ experience working in a sports/fashion customer & commercial focused retail environment, with 1 year experience within a visual merchandising role or equivalent combination of education and experience Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the business, including evening, overnight and weekend shifts Must hold a valid driver's license.  

How do I apply?

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•    You will be required to fill out the online applications forms, and attach a copy of your resume and cover letter which addresses all above candidate requirements