Summary
Apparel Group is seeking a Visual Merchandising Manager in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The role develops visual merchandising strategies, brand standards, seasonal concepts and store execution guidelines. It partners with marketing, store operations and field teams, and leads visual presentation for store innovations and re-inventions. The manager also supports store layouts, space allocation, fixtures, signage and talent development. Previous experience in visual merchandising or a related field is preferred.
The posting
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Position Objective:
- Coordinate with Brand Principals, Buyers, Sales Promotion, Marketing, Procurement, and Retail Operations to develop compelling Visual Merchandising strategies.
- Development, refinement and execution of display and flow guides and make sure appropriate processes are in place to ensure these areas meet their productivity and quality requirements.
- Leading the design, creation, testing and rollout of strategic growth initiatives relating to format in stores.
Key Responsibility:
- Develop visual merchandising strategies and brand standards for specific business units.
- Understand strategic merchandising initiatives for areas of accountability and develop visual concepts for each season and merchant initiative based on the visual merchandising roadmap.
- Partner with Marketing and Store Operations to communicate and execute visual concepts for each season and merchant initiative based on Visual Merchandise Roadmap.
- Partner with field Visual Merchandising leadership to ensure consistent high quality execution of visual ideas through providing vision and tools, creating communications and training content, and performing audits.
- Leads visual presentation on innovation and re-invent projects.
- Create user-friendly VM Guidelines format for store execution, based on the product assortment/space.
- Develop specific store and departmental space allocations and adjacencies that maximize consumer appeal and contribute to sales objectives
- Identify, recruit and develop talent for growth and advancement within the organization.
- Provide input to overall in-store branding and consumer experience, including the design and placement of fixtures, layouts and graphics/signage to drive sales and customer satisfaction.
- Partner in the development of new prototypes and concepts to address specific customer needs and opportunities.
- Provide input into the pace and scope of store remodel or renovation programs.
Desired Experience:
The ideal Manager - Visual Merchandiser in a retail company should have strong artistic and creative abilities to design visually appealing displays with understanding of the retail environment, customer experience and store layout. previous experience in visual merchandising or a related field is preferred.