Permanent Visual  Merchandiser Role

• Anticipated Start Date - 03/04/2022
• This is a specialised role, experience in Visual Merchandising is an expected requirement.

Example Working Hours

Week One

• Sunday - Day Off
• Monday - 07:00 - 15:00
• Tuesday - 07:00 - 15:00
• Wednesday - Day Off
• Thursday - 07:00 - 15:00
• Friday - 07:00 - 15:00
• Saturday - 07:00 - 15:00

Week Two

• Sunday - Day Off
• Monday - 07:00 - 15:00
• Tuesday - 07:00 - 15:00
• Wednesday - 07:00 - 15:00
• Thursday - 07:00 - 15:00
• Friday - 07:00 - 15:00
• Saturday - Day Off

Purpose

• Visual Merchandiser to be focused 100% on visual execution and coaching in a Best In Town Store

Key Accountabilities 

Best in town execution (80% of time spent)

• Delivers an aspirational and consistent visual execution that inspires our customers to buy more and buy more often
• Executes the dressing and styling of mannequins and VM displays every launch, ensuring consistent handwriting in line with M&S Principles and the key looks
• Focuses on styling updates and refreshes when there is product newness, including the placing of new lines across C&H
• Implementation of large format marketing every launch for all BU’s and small format placement in the right area in line with the marketing guidelines
• Implements and refreshes Best in Town windows and entrances, with a daily focus on 1st Bites and key customer journey touchpoints
• Creates appropriate outfit building following the guidelines and relevance to the store customer, handling the product within departments focusing on key lines and best sellers

Develop brilliant people (20% of time spent)

• Supports the store coaching of outfit building and product handling alongside the M&S principles including the upskilling of wider store team members in these areas
• Deliver the highest visual standards on the high street, showcasing the product through mannequins and styling, product handling, outfit building & windows implementation, coaching the C&H team on C&H standards and presentation
• Look for opportunities to raise the bar visually in stores by working with the Store Visual Manager and Store Manager

Academy Visual Merchandisers

• With Store Visual Manager, support the Region with Visual & C&H training and coaching that sets the standard
• Consistently deliver upper quartile Best in Town standards & VM execution
• 100% execution of new initiatives

Key Relationships and Stakeholders

• Customers
• Colleagues
• Store Leadership
• Wider Visual Teams
• Regional Manager
• Visual Lead
• Visual Support
• Store and Regional BIG