Visual Merchandise Planner - 12 Month FTC

JD GROUP; Bury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A retail organization in Bury is seeking a Visual Merchandise Planner to develop and implement effective visual layouts for product categories. The successful candidate will work closely with various departments to enhance customer shopping experiences while increasing sales. A background in fashion merchandising and strong communication skills are required; familiarity with Visual Merchandising techniques and tools is essential. This role offers the opportunity to manage a small team and contribute to dynamic marketing strategies.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Visual Merchandiser, preferably from a fashion background.
• Ability to manage a small team and influence at various levels.
• Clear communication and great team player.

Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate visual layouts for product categories.
• Ensure seasonal range plans are accurate and timely.
• Analyze sales and stock data for viable visual layouts.
• Attend regular meetings to represent range accurately.
• Develop layouts that ease product selection for customers.

Skills

Organised

Detail-oriented

Strong grasp of Visual Merchandising

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Flexibility

Tools

MockShop

AutoCAD

Office 365

Job description

Job title: Visual Merchandise Planner

Location: Head Office

Responsible to: JDO Visual Merchandising and Space Manager

Department: JDO Visual Merchandising - Operations

Location: Bury Head Office

Overview:

The main purpose of this role is to develop and propose effective, clear and easy-to-use visual layouts (VL’s) for the identified product categories allowing store colleagues to set up, manage and maintain their departments so that our customers have the best shopping experience. The requirement being to increase sales through commercial planning and effective use of space.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• The development and communication of VL’s for allocated categories, across all Outdoor fascia’s, ensuring the range fits and the end results are dynamic and commercial.
• Close liaison with B&M and other key areas within the business.
• Ensuring the seasonal range plans are received in good time and that they reflect the required information to produce the VL’s to the given deadlines. Identify, flag and propose resolutions for any discrepancies to the relevant buying and merchandising team.
• Analyse and interpret sales and stock data to ensure commercially viable VL’s are developed and updated when necessary using ‘MockShop’ as the main programme to achieve this.
• Organising and attending regular meetings with B&M and other key departments to ensure VL’s accurately represent the range and the correct stock package is allocated to the various store grades.
• Develop layouts that display and promote products to best affect in order to help ease of selection for our Customers.
• Liaise with Marketing and propose correct Point of Sale requirements throughout the season.
• Attend regular one to ones with line manager.
• Continually review, update and develop new visual merchandising techniques to ensure layouts stay fresh and appealing to our Customers.
• Development of new fixturing as required.
• Ensure VL’s follow the latest Profit Protection Guidelines.
• Work on new store set ups and refits as required across all facias.

Requirements

• Organised, methodical, tenacious, stickler for detail
• Passion for and good grasp of great V.M.
• Good understanding of Visual Merchandising techniques
• Able to review and analyse data
• Well organised and able to work on own initiative, working alone or part of the team with the ability to prioritise effectively
• PC literate
• Office 365
• ‘MockShop’/ AutoCAD or similar drawing package desired but not essential
• Experience Visual Merchandiser preferably from a fashion background
• Ability to manage a small team
• Able to influence across all levels of a business from directors to shopfloor colleagues
• Clear communicator
• Great team player
• Flexible in your hours of work
• Positive role model, behaves with integrity
• Business insurance