Sr. Zone Visual Merchandising Manager

Belk; Malamulele; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent retail company seeks a Sr. Zone Visual Merchandise Manager to travel within their Zone, leading visual merchandising strategies and training associates to implement standards consistently. The role involves supervising store display setups, maintaining corporate visual directives, and ensuring optimal merchandise presentation. Ideal candidates will have strong communication and supervisory skills, along with an eye for fashion trends.

Qualifications

• Ability to effectively communicate with customers, co-workers, management, and corporate personnel.
• Ability to supervise, direct, and motivate associates.
• Knowledge of fashion trends, styles and colors.

Responsibilities

• Travel to stores and implement visual merchandising standards.
• Train and develop visual staff members.
• Supervise store management on visual issues.

Skills

Effective communication

Supervisory skills

Creativity in merchandising

Job description

Overview

The role of the Sr. Zone Visual Merchandise Manager is to travel to stores specific to their Zone and assume leadership role for influencing, directing and implementing visual merchandising standards and guidelines at store level that are consistent with the company's standards and directives.

In partnership plan, implement, communicate, and train visual and merchandising associates to properly execute dressing of mannequins, forms, signing, accent lighting, fixturing standards, and implementation of visual directives in all P43 stores to gain consistent presentation standards.

Supervise store management on communication and implementation of visual issues (i.e.: adjacencies, sale events, visual set-ups, shop installations, promotions, special events).

Train, develop, direct, and oversee visual staff members (VM Associates).

Supervise plan, and implement seasonal visual collateral with SM.

Oversee and perform daily visual maintenance for all areas. Work with SM, ASM’s, MTM’s,MTL’s VM’s to see that daily standards are executed and maintained.

Participate in occasional weekly walk-through with Store Managers and attend MGR meeting in-store.

Oversee and maintain all mannequins, forms, on a regular basis according to the merchandising corporate directives.

Responsible for the coordination, inventory, and proper storage of all seasonal trim to prevent damage or destruction of existing materials. Work with General Manager and Operations Management team to secure proper space and meet requirements.

Oversee planning, coordination, and installation of Cosmetic collateral based on Corporate Cosmetic Calendar and individual store setups. Maintain and inventory all cosmetic collateral properly to ensure no damage occurs.

Manage installation and current upkeep of vendor identification by Demand Center as indicated in the current monthly directives. Install departmental identification as prescribed in the store fore mentioned listing.

Work with store SM and Operations to oversee, adjust and target all accent (spotlights) lighting that are complementing mannequins, table forms, strike zones, icon walls, and fixturing along main aisles.

Responsible for keeping home base store maintained as an exemplary store for all corporate directives.

Work with Store Operations to verify and inspect all incoming receipts and transfer of visual merchandising items, fixtures, collateral and supplies. Communicate issues back to Corporate in timely manner.

Work with store operations in the packing and transferring of display items and supplies requested by corporate and follow-up as needed.

Manage, maintain, and organize stock room for visual items.

Follow corporate procedures and policies regarding merchandise borrowed from department stock that are used in visual displays and on mannequins. Manage and maintain accurate records.

Travel preplanned store visitation schedule (3 days/week) – review proper implementation of all seasonal strategies, shops, visual impacts, trend directives, and promotional setups at store level.

Supervise and oversee specific stores to maintain the integrity of corporate visual directives and their implementation with the stores.

Train and supervise less experienced visual and merchandising associate's in planning and installation of visual directives and installation of visual directives in the stores. Train visual and merchandising associates on the proper usage of tools.

Review and direct visual and merchandising associates and store managers in the planning and installation of visual directives for successful quality implementation.

Oversee and follow up on vendor and in store shop installations and report any issues back to corporate visual.

Maintain open communication with Store Managers, Regional Vice Presidents and Zone Group Vice President through weekly/monthly conference calls, e-mails and follow up calls to stores.

Interview, evaluate, and recommend visual candidates.

Suggest merchandise presentation ideas as necessary.

Facilitate, participate and assist in corporate projects, new store, remodels as needed by corporate.

Inform stores within Zone of upcoming promotional and visual impacts as directed from corporate.

Assist in special events and in-store promotions as directed.

Complete additional tasks as assigned.

Assist in new store openings, remodels, prototypes, special projects as directed.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Ability to effectively communicate with customers, co-workers, management, and corporate personnel.

Ability to supervise, direct, and motivate associates.

Ability to present merchandise in knowledgeable, creative and appealing manner.

Knowledge of fashion trends, styles and colors.

Eye for detail and color coordination.

Ability to work independently.

Basic knowledge of tools and measuring devices.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
• Basic knowledge of tools and measuring devices
• Ability to climb ladders and work at heights
• Ability to lift and carry props
• Ability to assemble displays and hang signage at elevated heights
• Ability to operate a computer
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Ability to stand for long periods of time