Customer Assistant - Visual Merchandiser - Altrincham

Marks and Spencer plc (UK); Trafford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is seeking a Visual Merchandiser to transform shopping experiences through high-impact displays and effective customer engagement. You will implement merchandising plans that captivate shoppers, while delivering remarkable service and maintaining sales targets. Ideal candidates possess a keen eye for fashion, strong communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Join us in shaping the retail industry and making immediate impacts.

Qualifications

• Experience in a retail environment, preferably in a visual merchandising role.
• Ability to engage with customers and deliver high levels of service.
• Willingness to adapt to a fast-paced retail setting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-impact visual updates on the shop floor.
• Serve customers efficiently and build expert product knowledge.
• Monitor daily sales targets and engage with customers proactively.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Flexibility

Teamwork

Digital capability

Job description

Join our team at M&S as a Visual Merchandiser in Fashion, Home & Beauty, a critical frontline role shaping how our customers experience the new M&S. We're looking for people who have an eye for fashion and have the resilience and drive to deliver high-impact displays that sell.

You'll be ready to implement the hottest merchandising plans, giving our shop floor the 'wow' factor. You'll be a visual storyteller and a fast-moving retail professional balancing creativity with operational demands.

• Use our digital tools to bring campaigns to life - and help make M&S the go-to for stylish, affordable quality.
• Efficiency matters. You'll roll your sleeves up and deliver high-impact visual updates at pace, even under pressure.
• Teamwork is key. You'll support colleagues across the floor and contribute to a store that looks and sells through brilliantly.
• Flexibility is vital. Retail moves fast and you'll easily pivot between tasks, meeting the demand.

If you've got the eye, the pace, and the grit, we want you. Are you ready for it? Take Your Marks and apply today.

Purpose

To deliver a great shopping experience for our customers, we are looking for colleagues who put customers before tasks every time whilst championing and promoting our brilliant products. As the face of the business, you will be the voice of our customers helping us to continually improve.

Key Accountabilities

• Serve our customers efficiently, both on the shop floor and at service points.
• Keep the store clean and tidy, ensuring that our shelves are always stocked with product.
• Monitor and deliver on the daily sales targets, priorities, promotions and selling opportunities.
• Proactively engage with customers to understand their needs, make recommendations and deliver remarkable service throughout their visit to store.
• Build expert product knowledge to sell and recommend our products and services.
• We'll give you the training to utilise all digital tools and communication channels to deliver for the customer every time.
• High levels of customer service.
• Committed to delivering excellent work with great attention to detail.
• Open to and acts upon feedback, asking for this regularly.
• Takes accountability for planning and managing own workload efficiently.
• Strong communication skills.
• Adaptable to changing situations.
• Builds positive relationships by being a good listener.
• Good level of digital capability.

M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That's why we're revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There's never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact.

We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working.

If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.