Visual Manager at Mr Price Group

Job Description

• To grow market share and maximize sales through leadership and development of seasonal Visual Merchandise (VM) strategies, visual merchandisers within team and brand accountability through regular interaction with key stakeholders (merchant teams, operations teams, marketing and Visual Merchandisers’ in stores and at support centre).                                                                                                                  

Responsibilities

• To ensure the effective implementation of the Visual Merchandise strategy to ensure consistency of visual presentation, increase profit, optimize space and enhance the customers shopping experience through continuous innovation and creativity. 
• Partner with Store Operations, Marketing, Merchants to deliver the Visual Merchandise strategy.
• Develop, train and drive the implementation of the Visual Merchandise strategy aligned with the Divisional strategy and KPIs to drive sales and profitability.
• Communicate & implement merchandising principles & seasonal/monthly plans.
• Attend Merch reviews/ post mortems etc. to ensure the Visual Merchandise Strategy is aligned with the Merch and Business Strategy.      
• Drive consistency of high-level visual merchandising presentation through regular store visits & feedback and recommendations to the National Visual Manager to increase sales and optimal space management.
• Analyse sales reports to identify opportunities, ensuring the Visual & Operations team can implement actions for improved performance. 
• Coach and drive the Visual Merchandise team to implement the Visual Merchandise strategy to ensure the delivery of world class windows and visual standards across your designated areas.   
• Assist in training associates at stores on visual merchandising standards via multiple channels to ensure Visual merchandising standards are consistently applied to all stores.
• Assist with training needs of the Visual Merchandise team.

Qualifications

• Degree in Interior Design and/or Visual Merchandising/ Fashion/ Retail Management
• 5 to 8 years visual merchandising for a clothing retailer
• Proficiency with graphics software, Adobe Suite (Photoshop & in- design), Illustrator – Sketch Up an added advantage and Microsoft suite.
• Must have good business understanding of Retail, Product Knowledge, Brand Knowledge, Store Layout, Fixture and Store Profile, People management and financial budgeting.