Visual Merchandising Creative Manager

2 weeks ago


Kuils River, South Africa Ackermans Full time

**Job Advert**:
We are looking for a resilient, efficient, and confident individual with a creative flair to formulate the creative strategy for all visual merchandising in all stores across different store types and formats (Ackermans, Ackermans Woman & Ackermans Connect) and ensure alignment with Operations Visual Merchandising for effective execution. To enable a unique customer experience through creative interpretation of local and international fashion & visual merchandising trends from windows to the in-store departments.

**Qualifications**:
A Degree/National Diploma in visual merchandising, fashion merchandising, exhibition design, visual communications, marketing, or an equivalent qualification.

**Knowledge, Skills and Experience**:

- Knowledge
- Expert knowledge of local and international VM and Design best practices, merchandising or VM trends as well an excellent grasp of branding, store design and customer behaviour.
- An excellent comprehension of the marketing strategies, branding, customer behaviour and principles relevant to value retailing, as well as a practical grasp of the South African advertising and media industry.
- A comprehensive knowledge/understanding of SA’s retail clothing market, customers and competitors.
- An understanding of relevant trends with a flair/eye for marketing communication for the relevant target market.
- People skills:

- The ability to influence across various levels and functions within the business.
- The ability to communicate effectively at all levels both within, as well as outside the company.
- Excellent interpersonal, people management, team management & leadership skills.
- Conflict management skills.
- The ability to be resilient, have tenacity and maintain high levels of drive and initiative under pressure.
- Ability to perform in a pressurised environment with short lead times and deadlines.
- Cross-functional collaboration.
- The ability to create a shared vision and to positively influence others.
- The ability to give input into company-wide initiatives and translate these into actions required of Marketing.
- Networking skills & the ability to be resourceful.
- The ability to prioritise.
- The ability to be assertive.
- The ability to work independently, as well as be a team player.
- Technical skills:

- Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, or other visual design tools.
- High-level presentation skills.
- Experience
- A minimum of 5-7 years’ experience at a management level in VM / Design role, which specifically includes responsibility for the formulation and execution of the VM strategy, strong customer relations and branding knowledge as well as exposure to retail.
- Experience within a retail environment is critical.
- Solid experience in field visual merchandising, including window displays, signs, interior displays, and space utilisation.
- Experience in working across a few different business units and functions.
- Extensive experience of developing, maintaining, and delivering on marketing strategies to meet company objectives.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Define, design and implement a creative visual merchandising strategy.
- Create appealing and eye-catching visual displays that lead the customer into and through the entire store.
- Produce window displays, signs, interior displays, and special promotions displays.
- Identify key messages and set a clear image of the end result.
- Come up with, revise and present design ideas in collaboration with the Operations Visual Merchandise Team.
- Act in alignment with the organization’s culture, products, image and target market.
- Monitor costs and work within a budget.
- Change displays to promote new product launches and reflect seasonal themes.
- Research lifestyle, demographics and design trends to remain relevant.



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