Regional Visual Merchandise Manager South - Cotton On South Africa(Western Cape Region) at Cotton On Group

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement visual merchandising strategies to enhance brand presence and drive sales across multiple locations including Africa stores.
• Lead and train field visual merchandising teams, ensuring adherence to brand standards and effective execution of merchandising strategies.
• Work closely with marketing, merchandising, and retail store operations teams to align visual merchandising initiatives with business objectives.
• Monitor and analyze sales data to assess the effectiveness of visual displays and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Stay updated on industry trends and competitor activities to ensure the brand remains competitive and relevant.
• Conduct regular store visits to evaluate visual merchandising standards, provide feedback, and identify areas for improvement.
• Oversee the visual merchandising budget, ensuring cost-effective use of resources while maintaining quality and impact.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels to ensure alignment and buy-in for visual merchandising initiatives.

Skills & Qualifications

• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in visual merchandising, with a strong background in retail.
• Proven leadership and team management skills across multiple regions.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret sales data and translate into actionable strategies.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including regional leadership.
• Strategic thinker with a strong commercial mindset and customer first philosophy. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• High resilience and adaptability in fast paced, change driven environments. 
• Strong planning, decision making and problem solving capabilities.
• It’s more than a job. It’s about making a positive difference in everything we do.