Visual Merchandiser - Luxury Brand

Job description / Role

The Visual Merchandiser is responsible for developing, delivering and communicating visual concepts to promote retail brands, products and services and maximizing sales through store and window displays.

- Follows up brand visual guidelines/ direction when executing store set-ups; adapting a brand appropriate way when necessary.
- Liaises with Brand Management and Marketing teams to create design, themes and plans including window and in-store displays.
- Identifies and sources props, fabrics, hardware and lighting – in line with approved budget.
- Works with architectural features of the store to maximize on the available space.
- Uses artistic skills and computer-aided design packages to create visuals and plans.
- Creates Visual Merchandising packs to communicate guidelines to the Store Teams.
- Carefully assembles or dismantles visual displays in windows or in-store. Maintains product availability and protection by minimizing loss during handling.
- Regularly visits stores to coach teams on Brand Visual Merchandising guidelines and train them in the execution and maintenance of visual concepts.
- Jointly with the Brand Visual Merchandisers, conducts store visits and ensure displays comply with brand standards and guidelines.
- Prepares weekly report on store displays (including photos and snapshots).
- Creates themes in the store and changes displays to promote new product launches that correspond with store promotions and reflect seasonal or festive themes.
- Maintains an organized, visually appealing and welcoming store environment.
- Conceptualizes visual merchandising strategies and ensure they are properly executed.
- Seeks feedback from Area Managers and Store team on the visual impact of displays and implement changes accordingly.
- Conducts research on current and future trends in design and associated target market features. Maintains awareness of competitive visual merchandising concepts.

Requirements

- Degree or certification in visual displays and merchandising
- 3 years of retail visual merchandising experience.

Job-Specific Skills
- Creativity and imagination
- Excellent IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work under tight deadlines.
- Communication skills / Interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team as well independently.
- Planning and organization ability
- Ability to visualize three dimensional setting.

Competencies
- Quality Orientation
- Creative, imaginative and energetic
- Customer Understanding
- Flexibility

About the Company

Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons is a family owned entity with a large portfolio of Swiss Watch brands. Thanks to its brand strategy and the vision of the late Mr. Ahmed Seddiqi, Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons has enjoyed a steady expansion since its inception in the late 1940s.

At the group, we believe that each employee contributes to the growth and success of the company, and this is evident with the strong and loyal workforce of 480 plus employees, some of whom have been with the organization since 1968.

Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons is the largest distributor of Swiss Brand watches in the Middle East. We offer world-class and exquisitely designed watches and jewellery. From a humble beginning of a single store in 1950s, today Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons portfolio consists of over 50 prestigious brands across 52 locations in the UAE.