Visual Merchandising Manager

Job Purpose

The candidate will lead visual team in development of new stores designs, in-store merchandising concepts, visual displays, and seasonal product calendars, achieving a best-in-class shopping experience and visually attractive store journey.

Essential Job Roles

• Lead the Visual Merchandising team in creating, establishing, and ensuring an optimal visual level in the store contributing to commercial objectives of Safat Home.
• Implement and innovate upon store layout plan to best present the product range
• Maintain an organized and visually appealing environment for our customers
• Plan and execute effective visual merchandising strategies
• Utilize space planning tools to ensure simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and efficiency in store design
• Setting and maintaining standards and procedures with the VM’s and store teams
• Create Partnerships across multiple departments to maintain and update displays to continue seasonality and relevance to product calendar
• Analysis of current VM techniques, manuals, policies, and procedures and set up the standards and clear direction for stores to follow
• Maintaining and updating of detailed Planograms for all stores

• Drive shop-floor transformation
• Support with decisions regarding new sites and stores in terms of layout, functionality, space, and structure

• Contribute to Commercial Projects within Safat Home to include new stores, refits, new concepts, redesign, etc.

• Accountable for recruiting, developing, and training of the visual merchandising team

Skills, Knowledge & Experience Required

• 10 years’ experience in Home Furnishing Retail.
• Bachelor’s degree in Interior design or equivalent.
• Team builder can build an efficient team around her/him
• Ability to prioritize and organize multiple projects with strong attention to details.
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent knowledge of trends, styles of home-furnishing
• Creativity and ability to work with styles and wide product range
• Understanding of how to ascertain information regarding Life at home and how to show the solutions in the stores
• Ideally with Interior design competence and relevant technical PC software skills