Floor Manager (VMS Coach) - Nike West London

Nike; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sportswear brand is seeking a Visual Merchandising & Styling Coach in London. The role involves driving visual merchandising strategies, managing a team, and ensuring high standards of execution. Candidates should have retail leadership experience and strong communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary, bonuses, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Attractive salary that evolves with the market

Quarterly bonus payments

Employee discounts

Benefits Package, Pension & Share scheme

Development and career opportunities

Regular training on leadership, sales, and products

Dynamic environment valuing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Access to sports activities

Qualifications

• Experience in retail and/or leadership positions.
• Very good command of English language (written and spoken).
• Ability to coach and develop a strong team.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategies for visual merchandising in Nike West London.
• Manage resources and ensure high execution standards.
• Analyze business results to drive KPI's and consumer experience.

Skills

Passion for NIKE and/or love of sport

Exceptional consumer service

Communication

Leadership

Flexibility to work in shifts and weekends

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Visual Merchandising & Styling Coach responsible for driving the strategies, plans, and processes that ensure the highest level of visual merchandising and styling execution within Nike West London. In this role you will:

• Work with a Retail Operations specialist (product marketing) to adopt and apply Geo Visual Merchandising and styling direction.

• Ensure a high standard of execution and retail marketing standards to ensure we are driving the complete Nike brand offense in London.

• Lead, coach and inspire the Nike West London VMS team with a clear vision of success and enable the team to deliver the highest visual standards in the industry, delivering benchmark results by driving process efficiency and personal development.

• In collaboration with the Assistant Head Coach, VMS & Retail operations specialist to plan zonings based on consumer mindsets, key product stories and Product marketing elements.

• Manage, track, and assess resources including full accountability for inventory, maintenance of fixtures, fittings, mannequins, and VMS materials as well as allocation and focus of human resources to ensure a world-class consumer experience on a 365 base.

• Utilizes expertise and in-depth knowledge of organizational objectives to understand complex issues and implications, taking into consideration multiple perspectives and future implications to determine solutions. Has the ability to process non-routine information and convey complex information across diverse stakeholders/audiences.

• Proven ability to work alongside key stakeholders and third-party vendors.

• The role requires an ability to manage multiple workstreams and projects at one time. Delivering on deadlines in order to allow projects to progress on time is an integral part of the role.

• Analyze business results and drive a balance between commerciality and brand experience. Work in partnership with VMS Athletes to drive business KPI’s, ensuring regular photo capture of product executions. Ensure executions align with Global/Geo brand strategies, use best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve the consumer experience.

• Execute training strategies to ensure the team has adequate knowledge of visual standards, visual merchandising techniques, seasonal trends and develop strong presentation and training skills.

• Accountable for meeting short- and long-term targets that impact a large store or a group of stores. Responsible for performance management, pay and resourcing decisions for subordinate managers and associates.

As part of your role, you will be partnering up with internal stakeholders in London, EMEA and commercial functions as well as external stakeholders with suppliers, agencies, and third-party vendors.

We are looking for people who can grow, think, dream, and create. Our culture thrives by pursuing diversity and rewarding imagination. The Brand seeks achievers, leaders, and visionaries. At Nike, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

What you get

• Attractive salary that evolves with the market and experience

• Opportunity on receiving quarterly bonus payments

• Attractive online and in-store employee discounts

• Attractive Benefits Package, Pension & Share scheme

• Exciting development and career opportunities

• Regular training on leadership, sales and products

• A dynamic and motivating environment which values Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I)

• Staff dress to represent NIKE and foster our team spirit

• Access to sports activities

• Opportunities to participate in unique NIKE moments

What you bring

• A passion for NIKE and/or love of sport

• Some experience in retail and/or leadership positions

• Very good command of English language (written and spoken)

• Experience and competency in serving exceptional consumer service

• Ability to coach and develop a strong team

• Strong focus on communication

• Flexibility to work in shifts and on weekend