Visual Merchandising Manager (COS - Collection of Style)

Alshaya

Kuwait

Ref: GP435-2086

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

COS, Collection Of Style, is for men and women who want high end design and good quality at an affordable price. Since our launch in 2007, COS has opened over 40 stores across Europe, each one placed in a carefully considered location with a design concept that preserves buildings' original features whilst creating a modern gallery space for our collection.
Always exploring our original concept of favouring style over fashion, COS appreciates timeless design that lives beyond the season. Merging traditional methods with new techniques and innovative fabrics, we work hard to create fashion pieces that look and feel at once classic and modern. We hope you enjoy the attention to detail shown in every garment and the wide breadth of inspiration that defines our collections.
COS likes functional design crafted from simple ideas.

The Role:

Manage & coordinate visual merchandising to drive sales performance through effective store layouts & window displays, maintaining the most effective visual merchandising standards including for promotions and all other general visual presentation opportunities across all operating markets.

Responsibilities:

*Ensure that the highest standards of visual merchandising are implemented & maintained. Work to assist the achievement of sales targets, driving sales performance through effective store layouts & window displays.

*Ensure brand standards are met & consistent throughout the brand and that equipment is put to cost effective use.

*Deliver on going training & coaching to share initiatives & best practices.

*Ensure the highest possible standards of customer service are offered on a daily basis.

*Follow Brand specific Visual Merchandising standards.

*Provide an up to date, consistently changing store visual display within brand specific guidelines.

*Arranges merchandise, signage, fixtures, mannequins and backdrops, utilising window packs, in-store layout guides, promotional collateral packs, equipment and fixturing updates.

*Sketch designs and store layout to maximise visual impact.

Requirements

*Good general education, further education in visual merchandising, art & design desirable.

*3-5 years retail operations to include 2 years visual merchandising management.

*Good General Education.

*Energetic and confident.

*Excellent communication skills.

*Flexible, able to work under pressure.

*Working in high end fashion environment, able to react and take the initiative quickly.

About the Company

As a leading international franchise operator, with nearly 90 of the world’s most recognised brands in its portfolio, Alshaya Group brings great shopping, dining, leisure and hospitality experiences to millions of customers across the Middle East & North Africa, Russia, Turkey, Europe and beyond.

Alshaya Group is a dynamic multinational business and family owned enterprise with a consistent record of growth and innovation. For 35 years, Alshaya has been a pioneering force in brand franchising, using its exceptional knowledge and experience to expand at pace.

Our portfolio of well-loved international brands includes Starbucks, H&M, Mothercare, Debenhams, American Eagle Outfitters, P.F. Chang’s, The Cheesecake Factory, The Body Shop, M.A.C, Victoria’s Secret, Boots, Pottery Barn, KidZania and, coming soon, Hampton by Hilton.

From one retail franchise store opened in Kuwait in 1983, Alshaya Group has consistently grown and diversified and today offers customers an unparalleled choice of brands across multiple sectors; Fashion & Footwear, Health & Beauty, Food, Optics, Pharmacy, Home Furnishings, Leisure & Entertainment, and Hotels. A diverse, skilled team of 53,000 people from 120 nationalities support more than 4,000 stores, cafes, restaurants and leisure destinations, a growing online business and a commitment to delivering great customer experiences.

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