Manager - Visual Merchandiser

Apparel Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Apparel Group is seeking a Manager - Visual Merchandiser in Dubai to coordinate and develop compelling visual merchandising strategies across various retail units. This role requires strong artistic abilities and experience in visual merchandising, as well as collaboration with marketing and sales teams to execute seasonal concepts efficiently.

The ideal candidate will also lead innovation projects, provide ongoing training, and ensure the consistency of the brand's visual presentation in stores.

Qualifications

• Strong artistic and creative abilities to design visually appealing displays.
• Understanding of the retail environment and customer experience.
• Previous experience in visual merchandising or a related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Brand Principals, Buyers, Sales Promotion, Marketing, Procurement, and Retail Operations.
• Develop visual merchandising strategies and brand standards for specific business units.
• Partner with Marketing and Store Operations to communicate and execute visual concepts.
• Lead visual presentation on innovation and re-invent projects.
• Provide input to overall in-store branding and consumer experience.

Skills

Artistic and creative abilities

Understanding of retail environment

Experience in visual merchandising

Store layout knowledge

Job description

Position Objective

• Coordinate with Brand Principals, Buyers, Sales Promotion, Marketing, Procurement, and Retail Operations to develop compelling Visual Merchandising strategies.
• Development, refinement and execution of display and flow guides and make sure appropriate processes are in place to ensure these areas meet their productivity and quality requirements.
• Leading the design, creation, testing and rollout of strategic growth initiatives relating to format in stores.

Key Responsibility

• Develop visual merchandising strategies and brand standards for specific business units.
• Understand strategic merchandising initiatives for areas of accountability and develop visual concepts for each season and merchant initiative based on the visual merchandising roadmap.
• Partner with Marketing and Store Operations to communicate and execute visual concepts for each season and merchant initiative based on Visual Merchandise Roadmap.
• Partner with field Visual Merchandising leadership to ensure consistent high quality execution of visual ideas through providing vision and tools, creating communications and training content, and performing audits.
• Leads visual presentation on innovation and re-invent projects.
• Create user-friendly VM Guidelines format for store execution, based on the product assortment/space.
• Develop specific store and departmental space allocations and adjacencies that maximize consumer appeal and contribute to sales objectives.
• Identify, recruit and develop talent for growth and advancement within the organization.
• Provide input to overall in-store branding and consumer experience, including the design and placement of fixtures, layouts and graphics/signage to drive sales and customer satisfaction.
• Partner in the development of new prototypes and concepts to address specific customer needs and opportunities.
• Provide input into the pace and scope of store remodel or renovation programs.

Desired Experience

The ideal Manager - Visual Merchandiser in a retail company should have strong artistic and creative abilities to design visually appealing displays with understanding of the retail environment, customer experience and store layout. previous experience in visual merchandising or a related field is preferred.