About the position
The main purpose of a Visual Merchandiser for a luxury brand is to create visually compelling and immersive retail environments that reflect the brand's identity, elevate the customer experience, and drive sales.
This involves curating high-end product displays, ensuring consistency with global brand standards, and strategically using aesthetics-such as lighting, color, layout, and storytelling-to evoke desire, exclusivity, and emotional connection with the clientele.
The implementation of a to do list that is updated, feedback must be sent through weekly. A key aspect of the job is continuous follow up and ensuring implementation.
Key Results Area:
- On-shelf Execution Excellence
- Market Strategy and Planning
- Key Accounts Management
- Self-Management
Duties/ Job Specific Requirements:
- Manage Visual Merchandising portfolio for temp/on shelf POSM.
- Ensure consistent implementation of merchandising guidelines by AM's
- Ensure synergy between Visual department, Area manager implementation, Brand manager briefing.
- Ensure implementation and correct ordering of current correct POSM, visuals, logo's, shelf strips, tester stands.
- Ensure database and updated distribution lists of all implementation POSM is maintained.
- Defend shelf space and identify additional opportunities.
- Identifying additional 2nd POS opportunities
- Feedback on POSM improvements.
- Develop Merchandising guidelines, planograms and implementation requirements.
- Training and Development of AM's regarding POS and guidelines
- Ability to photograph and test out prototypes.
- Monthly maintenance of visual library & monthly meetings with area managers.
- Efficient distribution of POSM.
- Assistance with design of basic POSM
- Lead for professional images in trade
- Lead for warehouse management of POSM; Barcoding when required
- Regular upkeep of POSM in the basement (warehouse vs basement)
- Frequent maintenance and updates of brands database, for example brand space in stores.
- Coordination of International POSM from suppliers.
- Follow up implementation of ordered POSM (including tracking and tracking of POSM)
- Accurate and sufficient SOH of POSM in the warehouse
- Identifying any additional market opportunities and escalating
- Competitor Feedback and response
- Biweekly visitation of markets
- Monthly Planning
- Response time to general communication/e-mails/queries/telephonic
- Escalation of issues that cannot be resolved.
- Escalation of build snags from AM's to suppliers, with follow ups and final sign offs.
- Executing 3 axe counter visual updates; briefing document, all communication required, approvals and sign offs.
Minimum requirements:
- Proficiency in MS office and excel.
- 2-5 years Visual merchandizing background.
- Grade 12 matric pass.
- Merchandising skills.
- Design knowledge/work experience.
- basic understanding of VM/visual/design.
- Organisational skills and efficient time management.
- Able to multitask.
- Ability to work in high pressure and fast paced environment
- Attention to detail.
- Good administration skills.
- Analytical thinking and problem solving.
- Creativity.
- Ability to self-manage, take initiative and run with projects.
- Efficient time management.
- Solid communication skills.
Desired Skills:
- visual merchanising
- product placement
- store build
- Designing
- floor space modelling
- supplier management
- Budgeting
Desired Work Experience:
- 2 to 5 years Merchandiser / Product Promoter / Demonstrator
Desired Qualification Level:
About The Employer:
African Sales Company (ASCO) is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to inclusion and diversity.
Employer & Job Benefits:
- Medical Aid
- Pension Fund
- Group Life Assurance
