Country Visual Merchandising Manager - Italy

Primark; Milano; Ibrido; EUR 45.000 - 60.000; Tempo pieno

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A major retail brand is looking for a Country Visual Merchandising Manager to oversee visual merchandising for stores across Italy. The successful candidate will have over 5 years of visual merchandising experience and will ensure a high standard of visual displays while managing multiple store locations. Strong organization, training skills, and cross-functional engagement are essential for this role, which requires regular travel across the region.

Competenze

• Over 5 years of experience in visual merchandising.
• Field-based role supporting multiple stores.
• Clean driving license.

Mansioni

• Manage VM look and feel for all stores in the appointed region.
• Educate stakeholders on VM Strategy.
• Deliver new store openings and ensure compliance with visual standards.

Conoscenze

Visual merchandising experience

Training and coaching skills

Cross-functional engagement

Excellent planning and organization skills

Attention to detail

Effective communication skills

Ability to lead and influence

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Country Visual Merchandising Manager - Italy

Purpose of role

• Ambassador for Visual Merchandising across the appointed Region. Leads, inspires and coaches at all levels to maximise sales and deliver an outstanding visual proposition and customer experience.

Location: Italy

Responsibilities

• Overall accountability for VM look and feel for all stores in the appointed region.
• Educate key stakeholders on VM Strategy and latest thinking.
• Development of the VM population in the appointed region.
• Work in partnership with Retail, Brand and cross-function stakeholders.
• Deliver new store openings, refits and extensions to the desired standard.
• Controlled management of POS for the appointed region.
• Responsible for overall management and implementation of the campaign process in the region.
• This is a field-based role that will require travel across various locations within the appointed region on a regular basis.

Key Interactions and engagement

• Communicate all information on product, layouts and visual principles to the VM Teams.
• Gather information through store visits and liaison with retail teams to improve communication methods.
• Work with VM / Regional Retail team to ensure information required is delivered concisely and within the agreed time frame.
• Manage documentation requirements for VM Controller and Visual Communications team.
• Support with guidelines for specific visual merchandising campaigns and windows.
• Support with translations of documents if required.
• Deliver workshops, classroom, shop floor & virtual, as appropriate on corporate initiatives and VM Principles to assist and develop the store teams.
• Build VM succession throughout the region to support and grow VM talent.

Essential knowledge, education, skills and experience

• Has had visual merchandising experience in a field-based role supporting multiple stores.
• Has over 5 years’ experience in visual merchandising.
• Understands the importance of cross-functional engagement.
• Clean driving licence.
• Training and coaching skills essential.

Personal Attributes

• Highly organised, detail-oriented, possessing the ability to effectively prioritise projects and deliverables whilst meeting deadlines set by management.
• Excellent planning and organisation skills, ability to multi-task, plan and prioritise work schedule for self and team and work within agreed timescales.
• Excellent attention to detail and an ability to analyse and interrogate high volumes of data as well as demonstrating an ability to focus on higher level overview.
• Proven ability in managing sensitive matters whilst ensuring all Primark information remains confidential to the business.
• Be a collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal / communication skills, while demonstrating high levels of emotional intelligence and possess the ability to push back with professionalism. Proven ability in developing effective working relationships across all levels of the organisation.
• Operates with a high level of integrity, diplomacy, tact and professionalism.
• Effective and persuasive presentation skills, including the ability to present complex information in an understandable manner to all areas of the business.
• Ability to lead, influence and coach others.
• Sound judgement, unquestionable ethics and integrity with high degree of transparency and trust.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.