Field Visual Merchandiser - Typo South Region

Cotton On Group; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Cotton On Group is seeking a Field Visual Merchandiser for the South Region in South Africa to turn big ideas into compelling in-store experiences. You will lead the visual direction, support VM event setups, and ensure store presentation aligns with brand standards.

You will train and coach store teams, collaborate with cross-functional partners, and make locally relevant decisions that maximise sales while elevating the customer journey.

Job description

Typo is on a mission to become the global leader in stationery, travel, and gifting. As we gear up for an ambitious brand refresh, we're looking for a Field Visual Merchandiser for the South Region who can turn big ideas into even bigger realities.

We design products that bring personality to your everyday, turning the expected into the unexpected, the ordinary into the extraordinary. Whether you're planning or creating, bold or understated, we give you the tools to create, play, and make your mark.

Typo is during a bold rebrand—reclaiming its place as a cultural disruptor for all. Once known for its cheeky tone and creative personality, Typo built a loyal following by offering stationery, lifestyle, and gifting products that stood out by design. You will be part of our exciting journey as we upgrade all touchpoints of the Typo brand and help to widen the reach of our brand across the world.

• 50% off Cotton On Group Brands | Cotton On, Cotton On Body, Cotton On Kids, Rubi Shoes, Typo and Factorie
• Local and Global career growth - progress your career across our 7 Brands
• Wellness support 24/7 – mental health, relationships, family + more
• Discounts for you and your family – Uniform Deal, financial + more
• Create meaningful change and make a positive difference in people’s lives

The Role

You will create a world-class customer experience that drive store performance by executing and elevating the visual brief, and coaching our store team on best practice vm principals

• Deliver the monthly visual directive, support execute vm event set-ups and new store openings
• Collaborate and partner across key business functions to problem solve issues and improve experiences for the team and our customer
• Train and coach store teams to deliver store presentation within the vm framework
• Assess store needs and use your judgement to make locally-relevant decisions that maximize sales

Who are we?

A diverse team of 20,000 around the world who love to think Big and have fun along the way. We develop, reward and recognize our team members, so they can feel empowered to reach their full potential. We know life’s more fun when you’re free to be you and our team bring their point of difference, making us into the unique global retailer we are today.

Being You can take you places at the Cotton On Group. Join us and let’s do good things together.

At Cotton On, we are focused on building a culture centered in belonging, and we are committed to creating workplaces where each individual can show up as their whole self, having an equal opportunity to succeed with us.

We are proud of our diverse global workforce of 20,000 team members from countless nationalities, and we strongly welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply with us.

We are focused on bringing more voices, experiences and backgrounds to our workforce as we drive diverse and inclusive outcomes for our team and our customers.

If you have any individual needs in order to fully participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail] so we may support you in completing the job application process.

About Us

From Australia to the world - The Cotton On Group (known in-house as COG) is Australia's largest global retailer. With 7 brands, 19 countries, 1500 stores and counting; we exist to make a positive difference in the lives of everyone we touch. Our people are optimistic, innovative and highly motivated; they share a genuine belief in themselves and others and they aren't afraid to think big.

About the Team

Typo is the ultimate gifting and stationery destination, and one of Australia's fastest growing lifestyle brands. We are the rowdy cousin, the black sheep; we’re quirky, vintage, irreverent and unexpected, adding spunk to everyday items through humour, graphics and design. What started as a stationery brand, is now so much more.