Visual Merchandiser - Sutton

H&M; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion retailer in London is seeking a Visual Merchandiser Manager to oversee the visual presentation and team management in-store. This role is crucial for enhancing the customer shopping experience by implementing brand standards. Ideal candidates should have extensive visual merchandising experience and a leadership background. Additional benefits include staff discounts and participation in incentive programs.

Benefits

Staff discount card

Participation in H&M Incentive Program (HIP)

Extensive development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in visual merchandising and management required.
• Previous leadership experience with teams is a must.
• Strong understanding of profitability and customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Ensure visual team adheres to brand standards.
• Lead team to maintain high-quality garment presentation.
• Manage and implement sales campaigns effectively.

Skills

Visual Merchandising

Team Leadership

Customer-focused Mindset

Commercial Awareness

Job description

Overview

This is a permanent position offering 39 hours per week. The position is based in the H&M Sutton store. Visual Merchandiser Managers do more than just style our fashion according to H&M guidelines. They also work with the Store Management team to maximise sales alongside coaching and identifying new talent through their leadership. The VM helps make our stores inspirational and creates the best shopping experience for both customers and colleagues.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure your visual team follows the visual identity through implementation according to H&M guidelines, business needs, and budget.
• Lead the store team to ensure high-quality, commercial garment presentation.
• Quality assure that the launch and maintenance of all sales campaigns and activities are on time, in line with H&M standards, and optimised for the store.
• Follow up, evaluate, and give feedback on sales KPIs to the management team. Initiate changes to improve the business together with the Store Manager.
• Execute and ensure store visual recruitment with the Store Manager and ensure succession within the store team.

What we are looking for / Qualifications

• Visual Merchandising and management experience
• Previous experience of leading and managing teams
• Knowledge and passion for driving goals forward
• A passion for profitability, people, and fashion
• A customer-first mindset

About H&M Group & Benefits

H&M Group is a family of brands; H&M, COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, Other Stories, ARKET and Afound. At H&M Group, our people are the driving force behind our commitment to creating meaningful growth and more sustainable lifestyles. Help us re-imagine fashion and together we will re-shape our industry. Learn more about H&M Group here.

H&M is a fashion brand that offers the latest styles and inspiration, from fashion pieces and unique designer collaborations to affordable wardrobe essentials. Our business idea is fashion & quality at the best price in a sustainable way. Learn more about H&M here.

We offer all our employees at H&M Group attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, Other Stories, ARKET, Afound. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program - HIP. You can read more about our HIP here. In addition to our global benefits, all our local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits. Please note that they may differ between employment type and countries.

Inclusion & Diversity H&M is a part of H&M Group. We are committed to inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces. Our teams should consist of a variety of people who share and combine knowledge, experience and ideas. Diversity is taken into consideration in our recruitment process. We strive to have a fair and equal process and therefore kindly ask you not to attach a cover letter in your application as they often contain information that can trigger unintentional biases.