Visual And Creative Merchandiser

Next; Leicester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Next, a leading UK retail company, is seeking a Visual and Creative Merchandiser to join the Retail Marketing team in Leicester. This role involves managing product layouts, coordinating visual merchandising guidelines, and ensuring a visually appealing shopping experience for customers. Candidates should possess strong planning, creativity, and communication skills with a minimum of three years of relevant experience.

Benefits

25% off most products

Company performance-based bonus

Sharesave scheme

On-site nursery

Early VIP access to sale stock

Discounted flexible gym memberships

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years Retail, Field Based or Head Office VM experience required.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Experience working with Mens product is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage product layouts and implement visual merchandising phase changes.
• Coordinate visual merchandise guideline packs for each phase.
• Communicate effectively with Mens product team.

Skills

Communication

Planning

Time Management

Creativity

Tools

Adobe Software

Google Software

Job description

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Recruitment Advisor at Next | Brand Marketing & HO Operations

Job Description

At NEXT we have a great opportunity for a Visual & Creative Merchandiser to join our Retail Marketing team based at our Head Office in Leicestershire. As a Visual & Creative Merchandiser you will be responsible for creating and maintaining a visually inspiring shopping environment for the NEXT customer focusing specifically on Menswear. You will help to create Head Office VM Guidelines to a high level, whilst supporting & developing store teams along the way.

You will have a creative eye and the ability to communicate effectively, with a passion and genuine interest in Visual Merchandising (VM).

About the role:

Managing the product layouts

• Preplanning and implementing visual merchandising phase changes inline with the mockshop critical path
• Communicating with the Mens product team throughout the layouts
• Creative input into the layouts, display equipment and marketing
• Research and feedback ideas to enhance the layout, through merchandising and equipment
• Working on projects to move the Men's department forward
• Store opening support
  
  

Producing the Visual Merchandise Guidelines

• Coordination of the visual merchandise guideline packs for each phase
• Writing memos and communicating to stores/area managers
• Point of contact for product teams and stores queries
• Creating a relationship and working with the Men's Product team
  
  

About you:

• Have excellent planning and time management skills
• Have personal drive, motivation and resilience
• Have the ability to work independently and efficiently
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Be able to prioritise and work to tight deadlines
• Be flexible to travel / stay away for short periods and work additional hours if necessary
• Have experience of working with Mens product (desirable but not essential)
• A minimum of 3 years Retail, Field Based or Head Office VM experience is essential.
• Proficient with Adobe and Google software (desirable but not essential)
  
  

About Us

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!

About The Team

• 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
• Company performance based bonus
• Sharesave scheme
• On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Early VIP access to sale stock
• Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
• Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
• Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
• Free on-site parking
• Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
• Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
• Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
• Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
• Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more
  
  

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email [e-mail] (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing and Sales

• Industries

  Retail

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