Visual Merchandiser

Hmgroup; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

H&M in Novi, MI is seeking a Visual Merchandiser to create inspiring store experiences by executing visual standards and commercial guidelines. You will curate fashion presentation, maintain fixtures, and collaborate with the Store Management and Area Visual Manager to drive sales.

You will stay up-to-date with fashion trends, coach team members, and ensure displays and campaigns are rolled out on time, with a focus on customer experience and profitability.

Qualifications

• Curious and creative mindset with strong problem-solving.
• Proactive, solution-focused and flexible.
• Effective cross-functional communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute visual and commercial curation and styling per guidelines.
• Maintain window and styling execution to create inspired customer experiences.
• Coach and develop store team on visual and commercial standards.
• Ensure lighting, displays, and POS materials follow guidelines.
• Organize workload according to activation plan with store management.

Skills

Creative mindset

Leadership

Communication skills

Fashion interest

Job description

About the Role

As a Visual Merchandiser, you contribute to an inspiring, elevated, and consistent customer experience by implementing visual standards and commercial excellence. You will be responsible for executing the visual, commercial, and styling curation according to visual & commercial guidelines for the store. You will also use your trend and competitor awareness to provide colleagues with the correct information, coach, upskill and develop the store team to contribute to a great customer experience.

A Day in the Life

Customer Sales & Profit

• Contribute to the total OMNI customer experience in your store by ensuring visual and commercial curation according to guidelines (In-direct)
• Representing yourself and the H&M Brand positively during customer interactions (Direct)
• Organize and plan your workload according to store activation plan and adapt based on business needs in collaboration with your Store Management team and Area Visual Manager
• Launch and maintain the latest global campaigns and sale activities on time according to H&M Brand Standards
• Ensure good garment care, stock levels, and give input on allocation to Store Management and Area teams
• Perform sales report (KPIs) follow-up, identify and prioritize visual & commercial opportunities in collaboration with Store Management team
• Create efficient and effective actions to increase customer satisfaction to reach sales targets, store goals, budget, and follow-up actions in collaboration with Store Management team
• Follow all procedures, best practices for OMNI services, operational routines, legal requirements, and communication in all areas of the store with Store team

Fashion & Trend Awareness

• Keep up-to-date with fashion scene, trends, tendencies, styles, products, brands, competitors, and relevant influencers etc.
• Plan time for fashion & trend awareness to understand trend theory and mood boards for styling techniques and product presentation to anticipate our customer's needs and enhance our shopping experience in store

Team & Development

• Share, inspire and educate your store teams, keep them updated with seasonal changes, fashion trends, relevant visual & commercial information, in-store communication, including price perception
• Coach and develop the Store team´s visual and commercial skills to secure high quality of product & commercial presentation according to guidelines
• Support & develop daily routines and best practices for your Store team to always ensure a consistent level of visual & commercial standard while maintaining customer service engagement
• Develop and coach talents and provide onboarding training to new colleagues
• Organize, provide, and carry out the visual & commercial upskilling for you and your colleagues
• Complete Visual Competencies & Commercial 4 All trainings based on Regional & Sales Market learning and development goals
• Support Sales Market and Area teams with expansion (store projects) needs

Visual & Commercial Execution

• Execute the visual & commercial curation & styling for the store based on commercial calendar, allocation, store activation plan and fashion trends according to mood boards and direction from the visual & commercial guidelines
• Carry out sample picking best practice routines including stockroom garment quantities, accessories, and shoes to ensure you create clear trends and stories according to inspiration from the visual & commercial guidelines
• Secure window & styling execution according to visual & commercial guidelines to create inspirational and commercial customer experience
• Provide good customer flow by maintaining commercial layout, fixtures, to secure the best trend story placement
• Secure a strong balance and the maintenance of price signs in windows and throughout the store following guidelines according to Global strategy and Sales Market requirements
• In collaboration with Facilities Management ensure all lighting is working correctly, aimed to highlight our products and display forms in windows and throughout the store
• Maintain and care for all display forms and interior material (fixtures & fittings) with sustainability in mind
• In collaboration with Area Visual Manager ensure your store navigation is maintained and kept up to date according to latest guidelines and store layout
• Ensure your store has enough quantities of sale and other activity including POS material according to local routines
• Keep sales floor and back of house clean, organized, and safe according to local security guidelines

Who You Are

For you to be a successful Visual Merchandiser, you must be curious and creative; always looking for inspiration, proactive, solution focused, flexible, with effective communication skills to achieve results cross functionally. We look for individuals with fashion interests and leadership skills who can apply their visual and commercial experience working in a dynamic en