Visual Merchandising Manager

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION-
-Contribute to store profitability by-
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- Meeting or exceeding sales and KPI targets within the store through flawless visual merchandising

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- Coordinating team members to provide a leading shopping experience

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES-
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- Monitor and analyze performance data and make any necessary adjustments to drive commercial success, especially within VM

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- Allocate resources and organize processes, especially within visual merchandising, to drive efficiency and productivity in a variety of situations, including maintenance and layout of existing stores, floor plans and changes, In-store Communication, reporting, and controlling costs

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- Drive product presentation and best practice within visual merchandising for a meaningful consumer experience, from sell-in to sell-through

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- Be a role model for customer service and meeting or exceeding customers’ expectations

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- Supervise and coordinate the team to ensure all customers receive an optimal service level at all times

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- Lead your team to meet or exceed customer expectations at all times

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- Be a Brand Ambassador, consistently exhibiting the Brand Attitude and Values

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- Use advanced Category expertise to drive sales and customer loyalty in your assigned area

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- Be an execution expert when it comes to sale/promotional launches, floor changes

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- Lead training for visual merchandising techniques and guidelines to follow marketing concepts and brand campaigns while supporting all team Foundational and Seasonal Brand and product knowledge training

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- Have great understanding of the BI report tool, driving use of digital platforms ensure teams are proactive in analyzing blackhole reports, best sellers, category splits and departmental performances

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- Lead and coordinate team members to consistently execute and maintain established Visual Merchandising and In-Store Communication standards as per global guidelines and local directives, including placement and focus on key articles and ensuring alignment with given Buying and Merchandising timelines
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- Manage merchandise delivery processing on the same day it arrives

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- Keep an organized stockroom and direct sales floor replenishment to ensure the store’s complete product offer is immediately available and easily accessible to customers on a consistent basis

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- Execute all applicable loss prevention procedures

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- Maintain a safe and productive shopping and working environment


- Support the recruitment, onboarding, training, coaching and motivation of store team members to maximize their performance
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- Share best practices to drive the overall store team performance and market Visual Merchandising strategy and implementation
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- Support’s market Visual Merchandising strategy through coaching and supporting Visual
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- Merchandising Champions
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- Seek coaching and learning opportunities to continually improve your performance
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- Ensure there is a VM corner at BOH to keep all VM elements packed accordingly.
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- KEY RELATIONSHIPS
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- Customers
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- Peers and Supervisor
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- VM back office, Trade Marketing back office, Retail back office
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- KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
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- Ability to use critical thinking and creative ways to solve problems
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- Passion for fashion & sports
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- Organized and detailed oriented
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- Good numeracy, literacy, verbal and written communication skills
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- A good eye for style, coordination and attention to detail
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- Ability to make recommendations that effectively resolve problems by using judgment that is consistent with standards, practices, policies, and procedures
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- Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
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- Strong ability to collaborate and influence across different levels and departments
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- Thrives under ambiguity; open to change and act as advocate for the ‘new’
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- Open to feedback; able to keep composure in stressful situations
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- Passion for adidas brand and for sport
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- REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
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- Minimum 3+ years’ work experience in a sports/fashion customer
- and commercial
- focused retail environment with advanced selling experience and comprehensive product, retail and industry understanding, [as well as with first supervisor experience]
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- Intermediate numeracy and literacy and advanced verbal communication skills
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- Matric Certification
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