Visual Merchandiser - West Farms Mall

Hmgroup; West Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

H&M in West Hartford, CT seeks a Visual Merchandiser to implement visual and commercial standards across the store, shaping an inspiring customer experience. You will drive trend-informed styling, stock care, and campaign execution to elevate sales and presentation.

The role emphasizes team coaching, collaboration with Store Management and Area Visual Manager, and maintaining on-brand visual storytelling to attract customers and optimize performance.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the total OMNI customer experience by ensuring visual and commercial curation according to guidelines
• Represent the H&M Brand positively during customer interactions
• Organize and plan workload according to store activation plan with Store Management and Area Visual Manager
• Launch and maintain latest global campaigns and sale activities on time according to Brand Standards
• Ensure garment care, stock levels, and provide input on allocation to Store Management and Area teams
• Perform sales KPI follow-up and identify visual & commercial opportunities with Store Management
• Create actions to increase customer satisfaction to reach sales targets, store goals and budgets
• Follow procedures for OMNI services, operations, and store security in all areas of the store
• Keep up-to-date with fashion trends and plan mood boards for styling techniques and product presentation
• Share and coach store teams on visual & commercial skills to ensure high-quality presentation

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

Working at H&M means no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will include the following responsibilities*

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