Vacancy Details
Employer: Mr Price Group
JOB DESCRIPTION
What does a Divisional Visual Manager do? Deliver and communicate the visual strategy and monitor the consistency of visual presentation throughout designated areas thus ensuring world-class stores & windows in order to maximise sales.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibilities
Visual strategy
· Communicate & implement merchandising principles & seasonal/monthly plans by:
- identifying opportunities to improve the overall visual appeal of stores once seasonal layouts are implemented
- ensuring that windows display & standards are in accordance to agreed concepts and consistent across division
- ensuring that visual fixtures & mannequins are maintained
- ensuring that promotional activities, trends & key looks are executed in accordance with agreed plan.
- liaise with Marketing regarding store signage
Leadership & Training
· Leading and driving the Area Visual team to ensure the delivery of world-class windows and visual standards across your designated areas.
· Train designated Ops management & visual teams in visual principles, standards & best practices.
· Identify and drive training needs, coaching and development with a key focus on Talent management, performance management and succession planning.
Sales Performance & Merchandise Management
· Drive consistency of high level visual merchandising presentation through regular store visits & feedback to Operations Management & recommend appropriate actions in order to increase sales and optimal space management.
· Analyse sales reports in order to identify opportunities, ensuring the Visual & Ops team can implement actions for improved performance.
Commercial Awareness & Trends
· Monitor & local & international retail market trends & investigate industry best practice, through comp shops & research, in order to recommend new ideas to be implemented.
Training & Development
· Training & development of Area Visual Team - Virtual training using teams
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Requirements
· Relevant diploma or degree
· 3 years visual experience (1 year of which must be in a management position)
· Valid driver’s license
· Experience with: Visual experience, people management, Financial budgeting, retail market intelligence & store trend awareness, store planning, store design, computer literacy, commercial acumen
Must have: Retail understanding and understanding of brand & custom
Required Skills
- Visual Merchandising: 3 to 4 years
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About Mr Price Group
The Mr Price Group is a cash based, omni-channel, fashion-value retailer. We employ over 15 000 people with over 1000 stores in Sub Saharan Africa and a few other African countries. The Group consists of six trading divisions – Mr Price, Mr Price Home , Mr Price Sport, MILADYS, Sheet Street and Mr Price Money.
Our company’s success is based on its people while its core values – PASSION, VALUE & PARTNERSHIP – set us apart as an employer of choice. We hire for attitude and train for skill - so, what does that mean for you? It means that if you're passionate and you have a great attitude, then you're one step closer to joining our family.
We're a company made up of free-thinkers, doers, makers, creators, crafters, art lovers, tech heads, planners, disruptors, wordsmiths, number crunchers, pun enthusiasts, engineers, left and right-brainers, award winners ... you get the picture. We take our work seriously. But ourselves? Not so much
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