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.
Mr Price Group Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to Employment Equity.
Skills Required
- Grade 12
- Degree/Diploma in Graphic Design or Visual Merchandising
- 2+ years experience in Visual Merchandising and space planning
- Proficient with Adobe suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- General retail/operations & Leadership
What We Do
Mr Price Group Limited is an omni-channel, fashion value retailer. The Group retails Apparel, Homeware and Sportsware and is one of the fastest growing retailers in South Africa. Our History: 1885 - The first John Orrs store opens 1934 - The first Hub store opens 1952 - John Orrs is listed on the JSE 1967 - Acquisition of two Miladys stores 1986 - Laurie Chiappini and Stewart Cohen, together with BOE, acquire a major shareholding in John Orr Holdings 1987 - The first Mr Price store opens 1991 - Laurie Chiappini and Stewart Cohen acquire control of the Group from BOE 1993 - Launch of the Mr Price Group Share Partnership Initiative 1996 - Acquisition of Galaxy & Co. and Sheet Street 1997 - Alastair McArthur is appointed as CEO 1998 - Mr Price Home launched 2000 - Mr Price opens stores in Botswana and Namibia 2001 - Specialty Stores becomes MR Price Group 2005 - Over 100 million units are sold across the group 2006 - Sale of the Hub and Galaxy divisions 2007 - Launch of Mr Price Sport stores and Mr Price Franchising 2008 - Miladys wins the Orange Index award for excellence in customer service 2008 - Mr Price Apparel is voted the most loved and most frequented retail apparel brand for the first time 2008 - This year Mr Price Home is voted the most loved and most frequented homeware retailer 2011 - Retail sales exceed R10 billion and profit attributable to shareholders exceeds R1 billion for the first time 2011 - The group celebrates the 25th anniversary of change in control, recording a CAGR share of 25.3% and headline earnings per share of 23.5% over this period 2012 - First Corporate owned Mr Price store opens in Lagos, Nigeria 2013 - Mr Price launches its online store
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