Visual Merchandising Executive

Job description

JOB TITLE: Visual Merchandising Executive

 

REPORTING TO: Managing Director KSA

 

FUNCTIONALLY REPORTING TO: Regional Merchandising Manager

 

LOCATION: Riyadh Office

 

Main Purpose:

The visual merchandising executive is reponsible for implementing POSM in KSA, both in retail and wholsale channel, including ordering, distributing, installing, maintaining following the international guidlines for entire network. 

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

·  Responsible for all Visual Merchandising elements for KSA: ordering, distributing, installing, maintaining.
·  Maintaining the POSM across the network
·  Ensuring visual merchandising across the Montblanc network in KSA is done to International Montblanc standards
·  Maintaining & updating the annual regional POS budgets
·  Liaising and coordinating with the furniture & POS warehouses

Visual Merchandising:

·  Overall responsibility for the visual merchandising undertaken in all points of sale for the network and timely execution of implementation to ensure that all visual merchandising within the sales network is done to the International. 
·  Montblanc Visual Merchandising standards and aligned with Montblanc luxury brand and image manage and coordinate the implementation of both seasonal & product animation in the sales network.
·  Develop, implement and communicate the annual visibility plan for the individual boutiques within the network.
·  Regular market visits and reporting on visibility for all points of sale within the market to ensure visibility plans, implementation and maintenance is consistent with Montblanc standards.
·  Responsible for the diffusion of all relevant information to the retail network and all other relevant stakeholders.

 

Commercial Visibility:

·  Support of the retail boutique network with supporting commercial visibility plans
·  Develop and implement commercial visibility best practice within all retail points of sale to increase the sale of products at each location in line with the overall sales strategy for the region
·  Ensure all visibility plans are implemented as per the individual requirements in accordance with Montblanc standards
·  Provide visibility plans and guidance for new boutiques and points of sale to be opened in the network
·  Assist with set up and establish of new points of sale within the network

 

Management of Points of Sale (POS) Material:

·  Overall management and responsibility of the POS material required for the full sales network including ordering, logistics, distribution etc.
·  Forecast and order all POS material for KSA including the annual POS material replenishment and special launch and decoration requirements.
·  Management of POS material in the regional logistics system (NSI) including creation of idents and pricing, transferring and management/tracking of POS material through internal retail network
·  Management and maintenance of the visibility budget as set within the annual AaP budget.
·  Management and coordination of any locally produced visibility material for specific displays
·  Control and distribution of all POS material throughout the network
·  Development and maintenance of a POS material database kept of each point of sale for both wholesale and retail partners - including type of boutique, display cabinets, photos of each of the displays and POS material on display and in storage
·  Regular review of POS material held for internal sales network and coordination of culling material no longer required

 

PR Events/Exhibitions/Special Decoration

·  Provide hands on assistance and management in the installation, running and dismantling of event productions, exhibitions and special decoration installations
·  Develop layout plans and designs for locally produced exhibitions and oversee the implementation in accordance with plans
·  Management of creation and implementation of special decoration installations
·  Assists in the organization and implementation of all local events, local exhibitions and Boutique/point of sale openings etc

 

Reporting:

·  Management of visual merchandising reports for full KSA network following regular visit program.
·  Providing Montblanc International visual merchandising with regular reports and images of seasonal launches in the network.

 

Education:

·  Education as a Visual Merchandiser (alternatively -2 years of experience as VM)

 

Required experience:

·  Minimum 2 years experience as a Visual Merchandiser/Decorator for Luxury Brand.
·  Displays a clear understanding of the luxury jewelry and watch industry and the Middle East retail and wholesale distribution channels
·  Project management skills essential

 

Technical skills / abilities:

·  Very good knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint))
·   Ability to work independently but as part of a regional team
·   Strong organisational skills

 

Language skills

·  Excellent knowledge of English (written and spoken)
·  Arabic is a must
·  French is an advantage