Visual Merchandising Manger

Our Visual Merchandising Manager will ensure our brand DNA is rolled out consistently across the full estate. Working in a fast-paced environment, the Visual Merchandising Manager is serious about style, has an unwavering attention to detail, a deep understanding of our brand values and has a commercial eye for ensuring our product strategy is executed well in line with customer expectations.

In this field based role you will travel to our stores throughout the UK, so ideally you will be located centrally around the Birmingham / Nottingham areas. You will manage your own diary and would need to stay overnight around 2 / 3 nights a week.

A key part of the role will be managing and developing a small team of Visual Merchandisers. With a passion to succeed, the UK VM Manager is determined with aspirations to be the best in class, understands that the customer is at the heart of everything they do and has a natural ability to create display lifestyles that engage and delight, resulting in both increased sales and driving repeat business.

Key responsibilities :

Responsible for recruiting, managing and developing a high calibre field team of Visual Merchandisers and Display Assistants

Ensure new product launches are executed in line with VM strategy

Ensure the field teams are executing VM display principles in stores nationwide

Manage visual consistency across the estate through a hands-on approach

Create VM guidelines and style packs for the field team on all ‘room set’ stories in line with the Brand DNA

Ensuring the field team are supported within their divisions with regular nationwide travel, inspiring and motivating the team

Creating and managing store visit reports

Supporting the team in creating eye catching displays that lead the customer throughout the store

Ensure the field team are following the VM communications and launch packs

Ensure digital floor plans are accurate and always kept up to date

Supporting on New Store Openings and Refits, a real brand advocate who rolls their sleeves up alongside VM colleagues to ensure the store is the best in the estate and in a timely manor

Keep track of VM team spend, ensuring it’s kept within budget

Identify training needs to build and retain a high calibre team, ensuring they are kept up to date with all required training

Set and review key objectives, monitoring performance and progress of individuals

Supporting the senior leadership team with project work

Skills and experience :

Proven experience as a senior Visual Merchandising manager, managing a field-based team

Exceptional interpersonal skills, collaborative and engaging with the ability to build successful relationships with others at all levels of the business

Continually focused on supporting individuals in achieving their goals and targets

Not willing to compromise on quality and therefore sets clear expectations and monitors performance of team

Ability to work using own initiative

Creatively minded, highly organised and with an analytical approach to problem solving with a strong can-do attitude

Is proactive in planning to achieve objectives which deliver profitable outcomes

Demonstratable visual skills with a strong VM portfolio

Excellent leader and proven record of managing a field-based team

Creative and innovative thinker

Willingness to travel nationwide on a regular basis, overnight stays each week are a must

Benefits :

Employee discount : amazing discounts available on all Oak Furnitureland products after successful completion of probation

Life assurance : free cover of a minimum of two times your annual salary up to the age of 65

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Birthday : an additional day off for you to celebrate your birthday

Pension : 4% employee contribution matched by the company

Employee Assistance Programme : gives all employees access to both telephone and face-to-face counselling services

My Rewards Programme : offers discounts on everything from restaurants and supermarkets, to entertainment and holidays

Company car

Premier Inn card to pay for overnight stays including meal allowance

Phone allowance

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