Assistant Manager | Visual Merchandising & Planogramming| Retail

Healthkart; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthkart in Gurugram is seeking an Assistant Manager – Visual Merchandising & Planogramming to lead planogram development, space optimization, and product placement across our retail stores. The role emphasizes consistent VM standards, store layouts, digital content, and brand presentations for enhanced customer experience.

You will coordinate with operations, marketing, and design teams to ensure timely execution of renovations and new store launches, while driving merchandising initiatives

Responsibilities

• Planogram Development & Execution: Develop, implement, and maintain store-wise planograms to ensure optimal product placement, shelf space utilization, product visibility, and accessibility.
• Space & Category Optimization: Analyze store layouts, category requirements, product assortment, and sales trends to optimize shelf allocation and improve product discoverability and sales performance.
• Planogram Compliance: Conduct regular store audits and review photographs to ensure planogram adherence, identify gaps, and drive corrective actions.
• Visual Merchandising Standards: Develop and implement VM guidelines and standards across retail stores, ensuring consistent brand presentation, product displays, signage, and promotional communication.
• Store Design & Layout Planning: Support store layout planning, fixture placement, space utilization, and customer movement to create efficient and engaging shopping environments.
• Store Renovations & Upgrades: Plan and coordinate store renovation, refurbishment, and redesign projects, working with internal teams and external vendors to ensure timely execution and adherence to brand standards.
• New Store Launches: Plan and execute planograms, store layouts, visual merchandising, fixtures, branding, and product placement for new store openings.
• Campaigns & Product Launches: Execute seasonal campaigns, promotional displays, new product launches, and category-specific merchandising initiatives across stores.
• Digital Screens Content Management: Coordinate, schedule, and manage content displayed on in-store digital screens, ensuring timely updates for campaigns, product promotions, launches, and brand communication.
• POSM & VM Asset Management: Manage point-of-sale materials (POSM), branding assets, fixtures, signage, and merchandising materials to ensure availability and effective utilization.
• Cross-functional Coordination: Work closely with Retail Operations, Marketing, Design, Category, Supply Chain, and external vendors to ensure smooth execution of planograms, store design changes, and merchandising initiatives.
• Performance Monitoring: Track planogram compliance, execution timelines, store audit findings, and relevant sales and merchandising metrics to identify improvement opportunities.
• Process Improvement: Continuously improve planogramming processes, store layouts, and merchandising practices based on store feedback, category requirements, and business performance.

Skills

Planogramming

Space optimization

Visual merchandising

Store layout planning

Digital signage management

Job description

Role Overview

Designation: Assistant Manager Visual Merchandising & Planogramming
Department: Retail
Location: Gurugram

We are looking for a creative, analytical, and detail-oriented Assistant Manager – Visual Merchandising & Planogramming to drive planogram development and execution across our retail stores. The role will primarily focus on planogramming, space optimization, product placement, and store layout planning, along with visual merchandising, store design and renovation projects, and digital screen content management.

The role will ensure standardized product placement, effective space utilization, consistent brand presentation, and an enhanced in-store customer experience across all retail stores.

Key Responsibilities

• Planogram Development & Execution: Develop, implement, and maintain store-wise planograms to ensure optimal product placement, shelf space utilization, product visibility, and accessibility.
• Space & Category Optimization: Analyze store layouts, category requirements, product assortment, and sales trends to optimize shelf allocation and improve product discoverability and sales performance.
• Planogram Compliance: Conduct regular store audits and review photographs to ensure planogram adherence, identify gaps, and drive corrective actions.
• Visual Merchandising Standards: Develop and implement VM guidelines and standards across retail stores, ensuring consistent brand presentation, product displays, signage, and promotional communication.
• Store Design & Layout Planning: Support store layout planning, fixture placement, space utilization, and customer movement to create efficient and engaging shopping environments.
• Store Renovations & Upgrades: Plan and coordinate store renovation, refurbishment, and redesign projects, working with internal teams and external vendors to ensure timely execution and adherence to brand standards.
• New Store Launches: Plan and execute planograms, store layouts, visual merchandising, fixtures, branding, and product placement for new store openings.
• Campaigns & Product Launches: Execute seasonal campaigns, promotional displays, new product launches, and category-specific merchandising initiatives across stores.
• Digital Screens Content Management: Coordinate, schedule, and manage content displayed on in-store digital screens, ensuring timely updates for campaigns, product promotions, launches, and brand communication.
• POSM & VM Asset Management: Manage point-of-sale materials (POSM), branding assets, fixtures, signage, and merchandising materials to ensure availability and effective utilization.
• Cross-functional Coordination: Work closely with Retail Operations, Marketing, Design, Category, Supply Chain, and external vendors to ensure smooth execution of planograms, store design changes, and merchandising initiatives.
• Performance Monitoring: Track planogram compliance, execution timelines, store audit findings, and relevant sales and merchandising metrics to identify improvement opportunities.
• Process Improvement: Continuously improve planogramming processes, store layouts, and merchandising practices based on store feedback, category requirements, and business performance.