Visual Merchandiser

Visual Merchandising - High Street Kensington

United Kingdom London

Part- time or full- time

JOB DESCRIPTION

Purpose

To deliver a great shopping experience for their customers, putting customers before task every time

Champion new ways of working within stores through an open mindset and positive attitude

Complete tasks and processes that deliver ‘best in town’ standards

Serve and sell across all channels brilliantly well

Be the voice of our customer to help us continually improve

Key Accountabilities

Dress and style mannequins to agreed standard each launch and throughout the season as required

Deliver seasonal Window implementation

Deliver ‘best in town’ standards through presentation standards, VM Principles, availability and keeping the store clean and tidy

Works alongside C&H colleagues to ensure correct implementation of POS each season

Serve our customers efficiently and brilliantly well – on the shop floor and at service points

Skilled to utilise all digital tools and communication channels to do the job

Share customer and colleague feedback to help us do things better

Share knowledge and experience with colleagues to support others in building skill and confidence

Own their own learning & development and proactively access digital learning solutions

Know the daily sales targets, priorities, promotions & selling opportunities

Have great product knowledge to sell and recommend our products and services

Proactively engage with customers to understand their needs and make recommendations

Understand the store priorities and their part to play

Complete tasks with pace and in line with SOPs

Minimise cost and waste through good process practice

Follow safe and legal working practices

Key Capabilities

Understands how M&S operates, it’s strategy, future and the role they play

Committed to delivering excellent work fast with great attention to detail

Open to and acts on feedback, asking for this regularly

Sets performance objectives for self in conjunction with line manager and in line with business plans

Takes accountability for planning and managing own work efficiently to ensure objectives are met

Is curious and asks questions to challenge the status quo – ask why the company does things the way it does things

Effective at communicating their intentions to others; ensures communication is clear and simple

In control of their own reactions and considers how to share their perspective to create better reaction for team

Copes well with change and work challenges and recovers quickly from its impact

Builds positive relationships by being a good listener and getting to know people by establishing a connection

Technical Skills/ Experience

Comprehensive Styling skills which can be applied across instore visual elements and windows

Strong knowledge of Visual Merchandising principles

Contributing to store sales and cost control

Work across the store to get things done right first time within timescales

Comprehensive knowledge of customer shopping channels

Good level of product knowledge and services across the store

Up to date knowledge of the commercial operation and brilliant basics

Good level of digital capability and use of digital tools and applications

Understand customer needs and spot selling opportunities

Adapting to change

Key Relationships and Stakeholders

Customers

Colleagues

Store Leadership

BIG

ABOUT US

M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That’s why we’re revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There’s never been a better time to be part of our team.

Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process and we are happy to talk smart/flexible working.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Retail: The sweeping innovations we’re rolling out at M&S will define a new era of retail. And we want you to help us introduce them to our customers. There’s never been a more exciting time to join M&S!

We’ve embarked on a business transformation and are looking for people who are thrilled by the challenge of introducing innovative, new experiences to the retail world – and surprising every single customer with reasons to shop in our stores and online - day in, day out.

By embracing our digital tools to enhance the customer experience and remaining adaptable – both to the needs of our customers and our retail business – you’ll live and breathe our approach to sales and service and will ensure every time is just as special as the next.