Visual Merchandiser

Job description

Country: United Arab Emirates                                               Job Function: Retail (Back Office)

State / Province: United Arab Emirates                                 Position Type: Full time

City / Location: Dubai                                    Brand: adidas Group

Relocation: No Selection

 

 

    At adidas Group, our love of sport drives who we are and what we do. But just as a ball is more than leather and thread, and a shoe more than padding and plastic, we are bigger than our products. We don’t just work to create faster shoes and lighter fabrics: We strive to help athletes everywhere perform their best. We believe that it’s hard work inventing the future of sport, and that’s why we love it; that when you push your limits, you make it possible for others to push theirs.

 

At adidas Group, this drive it what connects us, whether we’re working for TaylorMade, adidas, Reebok, or Rockport. We’re all working toward a future motivated by passion, original thinking, and the desire to build upon a proud legacy.

 

From design to production to logistics to technology, every role in all our brands is connected to this. Our roles span the range of our brands, as well as spanning the globe. No matter what you do, or what country or city you do it in, your work helps make greatness possible.

 

 

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:

Improve sell through by implementing the best and most attractive brand and product presentation/visual merchandising in order to win the consumer

 

Key Responsibilities:

· Give advice and information to retailers on the adidas brand, POS materials and products to support the marketing concepts and Brand Campaign.
· To train store staff in Visual merchandising techniques.
· To execute Visual Merchandising (VM) in store following global VM guidelines.
· Be responsible for maintenance and layout of existing stores and communicate needs for floor plan/layout changes, fixturing, signage, graphics etc.
· Assist Sales team in merchandising the showrooms during sell-in period. Implement VM showroom guidelines.
· Help drive product presentation and champion best practices in visual merchandising for a meaningful customer and consumer experience.
· Be the internal champion, cross functionally, for the Visual Merchandising process as it pertains to the consumer shopping experience, from sell-in to sell-through.
· Review directives and executions for areas of improvement with all stakeholders and make improvements as appropriate.

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

· Photo shop skills.
· Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, fostering the ability to deal with internal and external business partners in all levels of an organization.
· Ability to work independently and make decisions with limited direction and under tight deadlines.
· Ability to cope with change, make decisions and act comfortably with risk and uncertainty.
· Ability to create, plan and deliver presentations.
· Ability to work on several projects simultaneously.
· Ability to read, write and speak English fluently.
· Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.

 

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

· University degree in Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related field and a minimum of 3 years retail experience OR equivalent combination of education and/or training and experience.

 

 

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