Almondsbury Garden Centre is a family run independent garden centre in Bristol that has been supporting the community for the past 93 years.
We are looking for an ambitious, self-motivated and experienced Visual Merchandise Manager to join our team. A love of everything gardening and a particular love of Christmas are desirable. You will be hands on and an effective team player.
As a Visual Merchandise Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring our Centre looks immaculate and inspiring everyday. Youll need to:
Responsibilities
* use your creativity and awareness of trends to develop ways to promote our products
* liaise with teams about buying, design and marketing to create design themes and plans, often months in advance, including window and in-store displays
* meet with retail managers to implement store sales strategies
* identify and source props, fabrics, hardware and lighting
* maintain a budget and negotiate with suppliers of visual materials
* work with architectural features of store to maximise the available space
* create visual merchandising packs to communicate visual guidelines including layout principles, visual dressings and signage
* assemble or dismantle visual displays in windows or in-store
* seek feedback from colleagues and customers on the visual impact of displays and of the changes implemented.
* Support retail teams when needed.
Skills and Experience
* Previous experience of being in visual merchandising role
* Proven record of utilising merchandising to drive sales
* Knowledge of visual merchandising principles
* Ability to develop merchandising skillset through coaching within our estate
* Able to build and maintain excellent relationships with colleagues in different areas of the business as you will be working with a multi-functional team
* Ability to adapt your communication style to work with colleagues of varying levels of merchandising abilities
* Able to manage multiple projects at one time
* Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
* Able to manage diary and changing priorities
Job Offer
* A positive and collaborative company culture.
* 28 days holiday leave.
* A range of company benefits.
* Salary £30 to 32k
To apply for the role, please send a covering letter and CV to Richard Truscott, General Manager.
Closing Date for Applications is Wednesday 25th February
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