Visual Planner

The Range; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a rapidly growing retail company as a Visual Planner, where your creativity and organizational skills will shine. This role involves collaborating with teams to create engaging visual merchandising that drives sales and enhances customer experience. You'll be responsible for conceptualizing display methods and ensuring that guidelines are effectively implemented across stores. With a focus on innovation and teamwork, you will play a crucial part in shaping the visual identity of the brand. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a forward-thinking company that values its employees and offers a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension

Long service awards

Employee discount

Cycle to work scheme

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Experience in merchandising and retail is essential.
• Strong organizational and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in creating visual merchandising guidelines for stores.
• Design merchandising solutions to enhance product displays.

Skills

Merchandising experience

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Design understanding

Detail orientation

Self-management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Job description

We are a Sunday Times Top Track 100 company and one of the UK 's fastest growing privately owned companies.

The Range has grown enormously since its inception in 1989, and now has over 200 stores nationwide. People are at the heart of our retail concept, and we want to invest in our staff and make the future extraordinary.

As a result of our expansion plans, and our continued ongoing success we are seeking a dynamic Visual Planner to be based at our Head Office in Plymouth.

About the Role:

• Assisting the visual planners to produce imaginative visual merchandising guidelines which are clear and coherent for teams in store to follow.
• Merchandising displays and stock to show case stock at its best.
• Working alongside buyers and logistic teams to make decisions regarding the display of key product ranges.
• Designing merchandising solutions that run in the line with the company’s aspirations and will help drive sales.
• Conceptualise and detail new display methods.
• Occasional store visits will be an essential part of the remit, enabling you to establish and review new displays in store, whilst supporting the implementation and development of guidelines.

Person Specification:

• Merchandising and retail experience.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, with a good eye for detail.
• A good understanding of design, colour theory and seasonal trends.
• A confident manner, the job will entail a lot of communication both internally and with stores.
• The ability to self-manage and work as an individual, taking ownership of a project.
• Computer literacy with knowledge of Microsoft office, Adobe Photoshop & Adobe InDesign is preferred.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary
• Pension
• Long service awards
• Employee discount
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible and Hybrid working

Position: Permanent, Full Time

Hours: Monday – Friday, 08:45am – 17:30pm.

Location: Plymouth, Devon