Location: Bradford / Hybrid
Division: Creative, Product & Marketing
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract up to 12 months
Salary: Competitive
We are looking for a Visual Merchandiser to join our team for up to 12 months. In this role you'll bring to life our customer focused creative vision & commercialised range builds at store level, across all formats & channels, within and outside of the core category space. You will also support Product & Range Managers with preparation for customer range builds, internal system set up, customer SKU set up and required range-led administration.
Your main responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
Understand the total retailer strategy, creative vision & commercial KPIs to translate ranging strategies, inclusive of visual merchandising principles, into store level planograms, by Mission, format & channel
Use display planning software – Scorpion, Card Manager & CRM – to execute all cascades from Largest & Most Common range builds, with the use on system led product ranking.
Support with preparation for Customer Range Sign Offs, inclusive of core range & any out-posting opportunities.
Manage the customer POS matrix, in line with range builds, to support wider function requirements
Utilise Scorpion to help Product & Range Managers in the form of visual aids for internal & external sales analysis.
Gain internal approval from Product & Range Manager for all store level plans prior to buy & external sign off.
Support Trade Plan delivery in the form of visual aids, system driven range builds & administrative requirements
Ensure required products are uploaded & maintained in CRM, in line with Critical Date Path
On-going maintenance of competitor product pools in CRM & maintenance of template plans to delivery latest ranging principles
Maintain template plans & other planning tools to ensure they meet the latest ranging principles and have no obsolete products
Support retail SKU set up, with maintenance of central set up trackers.
Set up of Store Plan Library for all new launches to support on-going maintenance in wider functions.
Brokerage admin, including request of images, sending out final selections and requesting item set up sheets from publishers, completing the finished goods uploader, checking data in JDE is correct for new brokered skus, ranging skus in CRM
This is a great entry level role if you are looking to build on your retail/product centered education or if you are looking to expand your current visual merchandising experience.
To be successful you will need to demonstrate:
You are educated to degree level, retail focused apprenticeship or experience within store level visual merchandising & administration
Commercial awareness of retail and the shopper experience to develop your decision making
Your skilled systems and software expertise, at ease with solving problems, identifying root causes issues, and implementing solutions
You are organised with a keen eye for detail
Experience delivering to fixed objectives and KPIs
Experience managing workload & adhering to Critical Date Paths
Experience in using sales data to make decisions within a range build, would be an advantage
Knowledge of Scorpion Planogram, Card Manager & CRM, would be an advantage
You are flexible, resourceful, agile, and resilient, whilst staying focused on objectives and targets
You are comfortable with insights driven decision making, data management and reporting for varying audiences
Previous experience of working to policies and procedures to ensure disperse groups can work consistently, to enable efficiencies and continuous improvement
Your understanding of influences, changes, and risks to retail, FMCG and our category, to flag needed adjustments and changes to planning, to mitigate risks and maximise sales
Based at our Dawson Lane site in Bradford, close to key motorway links you’ll be able to take advantage of:
Competitive salary
26 days holiday plus bank holidays
Health cashback scheme
Pension benefit
Flexible working opportunities including working from home opportunities - typically you will be in the office 2 days per week
Free onsite parking for when you are in the office
A variety of other cultural and lifestyle benefits, aimed at promoting a positive work/life balance
You may have experience in the following: Retail Space Planner, Visual Merchandising Specialist, Store Layout Coordinator, Range Planning Coordinator, Visual Display Coordinator, Retail Merchandising Analyst, Product Merchandising Assistant
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