Area Visual Merchandising

PUMA Sports India Pvt Ltd.; Pune District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

PUMA Sports India Pvt Ltd. seeks a seasoned Visual Merchandiser to elevate store visuals across its regions, drive campaigns, and ensure brand guidelines are reflected in every display.

You will train store teams, coordinate VM supplies, and share weekly/monthly reports with Head Office. A strong portfolio and vendor network are essential for sustaining engaging store environments and boosting sales.

Qualifications

• Proven work experience as a Visual Merchandiser or Visual Manager.
• Demonstrable visual design skills with a strong retail merchandising portfolio.
• Solid experience in field visual merchandising including window displays and interior layouts.
• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Photoshop, Illustrator and other visual design tools.
• Knowledge of current VM trends and photography.

Responsibilities

• Provide regular audits and trainings to store teams to uphold VM standards.
• Order and coordinate installation of VM supplies for seasonal changes.
• Train Store Management on merchandising standards and fixture usage.
• Organize and send weekly/monthly reports to Head Office; implement feedback.
• Build vendor base for branded supply elements in the region.
• Foster VM creativity through training, store audits, and VM captains.
• Support rollout of key initiatives across all store formats.
• Allocate budgets effectively to align with business goals.

Skills

Visual merchandising

Brand guidelines

Portfolio review

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in VM or related

Tools

PowerPoint

Photoshop

Illustrator

MS Excel

Job description

YOUR MISSION

Reports to: Senior Regional Visual Merchandiser (West and East). Position Summary: To ensure enhancement of visual representation of the store by continuously updating the look and feel of the store. Maintaining RESEC Campaigns, Zoning and Key initiative roll-out. Elevated shopping experience and customer readiness of stores focus on store visits and audit. Fostering VM creativity at stores - Focus on VM training to guide store team to understand brand guidelines and help create an attractive, engaging store environment. Enhancing brand image, improve customer experience and drive sales. Responsible for sharing monthly beat plan covering all formats of stores. Innovation and creativity for the lighthouse stores.

Key Objectives

• Provide support through regular physical & virtual audits and trainings to store teams to ensure brand and visual merchandising standards are understood and consistently upheld.
• Order and coordinate installation of VM supplies for seasonal / monthly changes for all stores in the region.
• Train Store Management and Support teams on merchandising standards, proper fixture utilization and techniques.
• Organizing and sending weekly/monthly reports to the Head Office and implementing feedback.
• Maintain/ building a vendor base for various branded supply elements for the region.
• Fostering VM creativity at stores through VM training, competition, store audits and VM captains.
• Supporting Key initiatives roll outs by covering all store formats.
• Effective budget allocation / Align with over all business goals.

Key Performance Indicators

• Net Sales
• Stock Cover
• Budget efficiency
• Constant upliftment of look & feel of stores

Organizational Relationships

Internal: Visual Merchandising Team, Sales Ops Team, Projects team and Merchandising Team. External: Hangers Vendors, Mannequin Vendors and Print media vendors.

YOUR TALENT

Eligibility Criteria And Functional Competencies Required:

• Proven work experience as a Visual Merchandiser or Visual Manager.
• Demonstrable visual design skills with a strong retail merchandising portfolio.
• Solid experience in field visual merchandising, including window displays, signs, interior displays and space utilization.
• Proficiency in Microsoft presentation & excel, Photoshop, Illustrator and other visual design tools.
• Knowledge of current visual merchandising trends and best practices.
• Knowledge of photography.
• Creative and innovative thinker.
• Ability to analyze sales merchandising reports and survey results.
• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in visual merchandising, fashion merchandising, exhibition design, visual communications or similar.
• Acing Number game- analyzing and tracking of the executions done.
• A proficient communicator.

SPEED & SPIRIT is what we look for in our candidates, defined by some simple values that inspire us to BE DRIVEN in our performance, BE VIBRANT in our sporting legacy, BE TOGETHER in our team spirit, and BE YOU to let our individual talent and experience shine.

At PUMA, we are in constant pursuit of faster. That extends beyond our support of the fastest athletes in the world. We also work to be fast in how we adapt to and connect with the constantly changing world around us.

Through innovative design, iconic footwear and apparel, and authentic partnerships, we aim to always push what’s next in both sport and culture.

PUMA supports over 21,000 employees across 120+ countries.

The PUMA Group owns the brand PUMA, Cobra Golf and stichd, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany.