Visual Merchandising Lead - Nanaimo

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited; Nanaimo; On-site; CAD 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits and retirement

Performance incentives

Other perks to support well-being

Career growth opportunities and staff/

Job summary

Sport Chek is seeking a Visual Merchandising Lead to blend creativity with analytics, translating market trends into impactful on-floor displays. You will balance aesthetics with merchandising tactics to enhance the shopping experience and drive sales.

In this role, you will manage promotional events, seasonal changes, pricing assistance, and stock placement while engaging customers professionally and helping the team achieve performance targets.

Qualifications

• 6+ months of experience setting up window and floor displays in retail.
• Passion for sports, sports fashion and active, healthy living.
• Ability to lift/move boxes.

Responsibilities

• Display visual elements with merchandise reflecting current market trends.
• Support setup of promotional events and seasonal changes.
• Maintain point of purchase fixtures, sign-holders and displays.
• Assist with pricing, unpacking and stock placement.
• Interact with customers in a friendly, professional manner.
• Contribute to delivering exceptional customer experience to meet targets.

Skills

Display setup

Retail experience

Lifting / moving items

Education

High school

Visual merchandising degree (asset)

Job description

About Us

Sport Chek is Canada’s retail health and wellness destination for everyone that wants to look, feel, and perform well. Our role is to help motivate Canadians to get moving and help them achieve their wellness goals.

Job Description

As a Visual Merchandising Lead at Sport Chek, you are creative, yet analytical when it comes to consumer buying patterns and market trends. Your job is to combine artistic flair with technical know-how in implementing all aspects of merchandising the sales floor to enhance the Sport Chek shopping experience and contribute positively to sales.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all visual elements are displayed with merchandise and reflect current market trends
• Support the set-up of all promotional events and seasonal changeovers
• Maintain all point of purchase, sign-holders and fixtures
• Assist with pricing, unpacking, and placement of stock
• Interact with customers in a friendly and professional manner
• Deliver exceptional customer experience to support your team in achieving performance targets

Required Skills and Knowledge

• 6+ months of previous experience setting up window and floor displays in a retail environment
• Passion for sports, sports fashion, and active, healthy living
• Ability to lift/move boxes

Educational Level

• High school education or current enrollment in high school
• Degree/diploma in a visual merchandising is an asset

Experience Level

Intermediate

Compensation

We’re always looking for great talent! In addition to competitive pay, we offer:

• Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs
• Performance incentives
• Other perks to support your well-being
• Career growth opportunities and product discounts

Our typical hiring range is between $19.25 and $22.00 per hour. Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, job-related knowledge, skills and competencies, store size and market location, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements.

Hiring Organization

Sport Chek

Job Location Requirements

On-location

Equal Opportunity Statement

Sport Chek is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. We recognize that our future success depends on the perspectives and contributions of all our employees - their diverse backgrounds, abilities and experiences make our business stronger. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, if you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to ensure fair and equitable access throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.

This posting represents an existing vacancy within our organization.