Visual Merchandiser & Brand Champion

Barbour International; South Shields, Birmingham, Cardiff; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Barbour International is seeking a Visual Merchandiser & Brand Champion for a temporary role covering maternity leave. This role involves maintaining visual merchandising standards across multiple accounts, leading staff training, and collaborating with marketing teams to enhance brand presentation. Ideal candidates will demonstrate creativity, strong attention to detail, and effective time management skills, contributing to the success of the Barbour brand.

Benefits

Discretionary Company bonus scheme

Staff Discount

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Access to training and development activities

Hybrid & flexible working

Qualifications

• Must be able to use InDesign to a good standard.
• Demonstrate a high level of time management under pressure.
• Possess essential IT skills including Outlook, Word, Excel.

Responsibilities

• Maintain VM standards across all accounts and doors in the area.
• Lead training of in-store staff on brand standards and product display.
• Complete weekly VM reports and share with the VM team.

Skills

Creativity

Time Management

Attention to Detail

Tools

InDesign

Adobe Suite

Job description

Barbour West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Visual Merchandiser & Brand Champion

Barbour West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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The Barbour story began in 1894 in South Shields in the North East of England. Founder John Barbour began supplying oilskins and other garments to protect the growing community of sailors, fishermen and dockers. Still family owned and now fifth generation, Barbour HQ remains in South Shields. Under the leadership of Chairman Dame Margaret Barbour, Barbour has grown into a lifestyle brand sold in over 55 countries worldwide including Europe, the US and Asia offering a wardrobe of stylish functional clothing, footwear and accessories inspired by the unique values of the British countryside. The iconic Barbour Bedale and Barbour Beaufort wax jackets continue to be made by hand in the factory in South Shields. In 2020, Barbour launched Wax for Life, an overarching name for all of Barbour’s wax services designed to encourage customers to extend the life of their wax garments. Wax for Life includes re-waxing and repairs (first introduced in 1921) and Barbour Re-Loved an upcycling circularity initiative. Each year over 70,000 wax garments are sent back to Barbour globally to be repaired, rewaxed or altered.

Position Overview:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Visual Merchandising Brand Champion to join our Visual Merchandising team. This will be a temporary role, covering a maternity leave. This role will be responsible for consistent high quality VM execution throughout key wholesale accounts, partner stores and Barbour Retail stores within designated area, including window scheme roll outs, instore displays, stock merchandising and online brand presentation. These executions must be in line with the brand standards, vision and values to achieve company objectives and you will be expected to work collaboratively with the National Account Managers, Marketing counterparts and VM Manager on training and reporting of activity in your area

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain constant VM standards across all accounts and doors on area.
• Work in collaboration with the account managers to deliver any key product training or seasonal focuses to all accounts and doors.
• Lead training of instore staff on brand standards, mannequin styling, product display and window execution.
• Work with Marketing on Pop up design and installation and new shopfits to ensure visual standards and brand segmentation are maintained through wholesale and partner store online accounts.
• Work with the retail store managers on supporting with brand specialists instore, ensuring stores are working to VM guideline and money mapping.
• Work with Brand Champions to compile Model Store training at the beginning of the season for Retail and Partner store staff.
• Develop bespoke seasonal brand training programme to support key wholesale accounts, taking lead with one key account as a champion role and supporting other Brand Champions with doors on area.
• Support the setup of the VM guidelines in the mock shop and adapt VM guidelines to align to wholesale account requirements, aligning to key drops throughout the year.
• Support VM Manager with the development of the window design alongside the commercial calendar and created monthly window mocks working with the Global marketing team.
• Complete weekly VM reports outlining visits and online checks completed that week and share with VM Manager/VM team and account manager.
• Assist with the seasonal setup in brand showrooms in South Shields ready for sell in and work with the VM Manager to project manage the London showroom set up and maintenance.
• Support the Marketing & PR teams with event set ups where required.
• Complete competitor shop reports to support business with new ideas and areas for growth.
• Manage own calendar/diary efficiently ensuring business priorities are met accordingly.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain constant VM standards across all accounts and doors on area.
• Work in collaboration with the account managers to deliver any key product training or seasonal focuses to all accounts and doors.
• Lead training of instore staff on brand standards, mannequin styling, product display and window execution.
• Work with Marketing on Pop up design and installation and new shopfits to ensure visual standards and brand segmentation are maintained through wholesale and partner store online accounts.
• Work with the retail store managers on supporting with brand specialists instore, ensuring stores are working to VM guideline and money mapping.
• Work with Brand Champions to compile Model Store training at the beginning of the season for Retail and Partner store staff.
• Develop bespoke seasonal brand training programme to support key wholesale accounts, taking lead with one key account as a champion role and supporting other Brand Champions with doors on area.
• Support the setup of the VM guidelines in the mock shop and adapt VM guidelines to align to wholesale account requirements, aligning to key drops throughout the year.
• Support VM Manager with the development of the window design alongside the commercial calendar and created monthly window mocks working with the Global marketing team.
• Complete weekly VM reports outlining visits and online checks completed that week and share with VM Manager/VM team and account manager.
• Assist with the seasonal setup in brand showrooms in South Shields ready for sell in and work with the VM Manager to project manage the London showroom set up and maintenance.
• Support the Marketing & PR teams with event set ups where required.
• Complete competitor shop reports to support business with new ideas and areas for growth.
• Manage own calendar/diary efficiently ensuring business priorities are met accordingly.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Must be able to use InDesign to a good standard.
• Be highly creative but able to work within the brand vision.
• Demonstrate a high level of time management and able to work under pressure and under tight deadlines.
• Be flexible when it comes to workload and hours.
• Be willing to travel including overnight stays and occasional night shifts.
• Be comfortable with working collaboratively in a team but also strong independently.
• Pay strong attention to detail and high standard of work.
• Possess essential IT skills including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Suite and internet packages.
• Be interested and knowledgeable in fashion.
• Discretionary Company bonus scheme
• Staff Discount
• 25 days holiday as standard increasing with length of service plus bank holidays (prorata’d to contract length and time in the holiday year)
• Access to training and development activities to support your career development
• Operate hybrid & flexible working
• 4pm finish on a Friday
• Refer a friend bonus scheme

Additional Information:

• This role will cover the Midlands, Wales & Ireland, with a specific focus on Birmingham, Cardiff & Dublin.
• The role holder must be based or be prepared to move to the region their role covers.
• This is a temporary role, covering a maternity leave.

Note:

• In the event that a sufficient volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Temporary

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing

• Industries

  Retail Apparel and Fashion

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