Job Description

Responsibilities:
Customer

• Drive and Manage VM operation functions within store of the assigned region/area, ensuring the store(s) are presented with high level standards inspirationally and commercial.

Process

• Provide an effective implementation pre-planning documentation(s) i.e., illustrations, schematics, critical path etc... when working on campaign launch, store improvements and VM activities in the store(s)
• Develop a customer profile-based display solution(s) of either HH and/or FRN department, display solutions which are demographically relevant to its market.
• Align and work in close collaboration with the store leadership team as a part of commercial team, focused on-store merchandising adherence to the brand directives pertaining to VM and Retail business commitments.
• Responsible for optimizing the opportunities of product display/presentation with store architectural layout(s), and/or to developing store improvement plan(s) to continuously better the customer shopping experience thru ease of shopping inspirationally and commercial.
• Drive high level Visual Merchandising Principles adherence discipline, along with store manager/regional manager throughout the store(s).
• Develop an effective VM calendar plan in alignment with retail, capturing monthly store activities i.e., campaign launch, guidelines implementation, store recoveries/improvements etc.
• Perform VM checklists and regular floor walks/review along with store manager/regional manager ensuring high quality of product presentation(s), merchandising principles adherence and disciplined store upkeep strategy are in place and are performed effectively.
• Monitor commercial environment, competitor activity and market trends through competitor store visits.

VM Commercial and Finance

• Align VM strategies with the Retail priorities to drive business forward.
• Collaborate with store leadership team in providing solution(s) addressing low and high product performance and product display inventory discipline i.e., Demo hold/Demo release.
• Provide (Non-Trading Item) store requirements supporting Retail and VM activities within the allocated annual budget allocation.
• Regular monitor on VM assets ensuring good condition(s) and are properly used such as computer, gadgets and tools.

People

• Drive consistent and transparent communication with the VM team member(s) on business expectations and priorities.
• Responsible for Performance Management of VM Team member(s) through timely KPI setting, mid-year and annual performance reviews and honest feedback.
• Ensure Learning and Development programs for both functional & behavioral aspects, are provided/delivered to VM team member(s) in line with set personal/individual development plans.
• Continuously drive VM team member(s) talent up skill and succession planning for future growth.
• Guide and develop VM Team member(s) to ensure high quality performance deliverables.
• Responsible for ensuring adherence to company policies and regulations with regards to behavior and work ethics.

Qualifications:
Graduation in Design, Fashion, Visual Merchandising, Merchandising or a similar field
6-8 years of experience in Visual Merchandising with 2-4 years VM experience in furniture / houseware format store
About Us:
Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value led, own-built brands across retail, hospitality, food, and leisure.
Over the years, our UAE - based group has evolved into a comprehensive retail and hospitality entity, with over 2200 retail stores, leisure, and hospitality outlets, panning the GCC, Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Today, Landmark Group is one of GCC's largest omnichannel retailers and India's top home and fashion retailer.
We take immense pride in the organic growth of our retail brands, which have blossomed into household names. From Max, Splash, Babyshop, Centrepoint, Shoemart, Homecentre, Emax, Fitness First, to Funcity, to name a few, our brands span across a multitude of categories, enriching the lives of countless families over the past decade.
About the Team:
Home Centre is the largest omnichannel retailer for home furnishings in the Middle East, North Africa & the Indian sub-continent.
Home Centre offers outstanding value, quality products, and exceptional customer experience which is revealed in their new brand identity that is underpinned by their customer-first approach of enabling every home to tell its own unique story.
Established in 1995 with its first store in the UAE, today Home Centre has a wide network of over 80 stores, across the UAE, KSA, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and India. Easy to navigate and serving as a one-stop solution for all home furnishing, the Home Centre e-commerce platform provides customers an extensive range of over 14,000 products at the tip of the fingers.

Skills Required