Visual Merchandiser

Primark; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international clothing retailer in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Visual Merchandiser to elevate the customer experience through exceptional visual displays. The ideal candidate will have retail and visual merchandising experience, coupled with a passion for fashion. Responsibilities include collaborating with managers to maintain high visual standards, showcasing trends through product presentations, and providing style advice to customers. This role demands creativity, proper planning, and a strong service focus, in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Previous retail and visual merchandising experience.
• Excellent creative skills that deliver impactful visual propositions.
• Ability to build credible relationships with colleagues.
• Strong service focus with experience in customer experience.
• English language proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high visual standards to inspire a great store environment.
• Reflect local trends through product presentation and styling.
• Review and adapt displays for commercial success.
• Champion visual merchandising best practices.
• Support customer queries with style advice.
• Launch campaigns effectively across the store.

Skills

Visual merchandising experience

Creative skills

People skills

Ability to work independently

Strong service focus

Interest in fashion

Job description

About Primark

Primark, an international clothing retailer founded in Ireland in 1969, employs over 80,000 colleagues across 17 countries. Focused on offering maximum joy at minimum cost, Primark aims to reach 530 stores by 2026 while staying true to its core values: Caring, Dynamic and Together.

What’s a career at Primark all about? The positive impact you’re making, the experiences you’re having and the people you’re with. You’re our inspiration. Embrace what sets you apart, own your career and develop in ways you never expected. Leave your mark. And do it your way.

We're here to create maximum joy at minimum cost.

We make looking good and feeling good cost less â less money and less impact on the planet. It’s about giving customers, in store and online, maximum fun, buzz, and surprise. With minimum fuss and without breaking the bank. That means products that deliver maximum fashion, design and quality, whilst maintaining the utmost care for our people, partners, and planet.

Our strong values run through everything we do. In essence, we’re Caring and always strive to put people first. We’re also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together.

Indeed, we know that we learn more, laugh more, and achieve more as a team.

Role Overview

As a Visual Merchandiser, you will be the creative ambassador for the visual merchandising in your store. You will deliver an inspiring visual proposition for the Primark brand, driving commerciality to enhance the customer experience and maximize sales. Here is how it looks in action:

• Partner with the Visual Merchandising Manager and Store Manager to deliver high visual standards that exceed customer experience and inspire a great store environment
• Reflect the local Primark customer in the latest trends through excellent product presentation, windows, and mannequin styling, while adhering to Primark guidelines
• Review and adapt displays making sure they are commercially successful and relevant to the local customer and refresh with alternative products if key pieces become unavailable
• Champion visual merchandising best practices and principles to create displays that reflect the latest trends and influence the customer journey
• Utilize knowledge of stock and availability to support customer queries and provide excellent customer service and style advice
• Provide consultation and advice to colleagues to support the visual proposition throughout the store
• Launch all new campaigns across the store, effectively, adhering to store guidelines and utilizing input for your line manager
• Support with management meeting and colleague team huddles, providing regular updates on key visual trends, campaigns, and upcoming visual merchandising activities for the week
• Maintain all pricing tickets, pictures and poster POS are in line with company POS guidelines

Who you are

We love fashion and amazing our customers with our visual displays and that starts with you! Your eye for detail, fashion, trends, and style will be exceptional, along with your passion for the creative aspect of this role. Your experience and skills will include:

• Previous retail and visual merchandising experience.
• Excellent creative skills that deliver an impactful visual proposition that maximize sales.
• Great people skills with an ability to build and maintain credible working relationships with colleagues.
• The ability to be proactive and able to plan work independently and to prioritize work.
• Ability to work with tight deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Strong service focus with experience of delivering excellent customer experience while maintaining high retail standards.
• Strong interest in fashion and the latest trends.
• You’re a team player with high levels of motivation, a positive attitude and willingness to learn

Visual Merchandisers must have English language proficiency necessary to effectively communicate with customers, managers, and colleagues and to understand health and safety instructions.