Visual Merchandiser Fidenza

Visual Merchandiser
Fidenza
Emilia Romagna, Fidenza

COMPANY BACKGROUND:

MORE THAN 1000 BOUTIQUES, 11 VILLAGES, 8 COUNTRIES AND 2 CONTINENTS.

ALL IN JUST OVER 20 YEARS.

HERE'S OUR STORY

It is a story of how we transformed ourselves from a real estate company into one of the world's most inventive retailers, creating experiences that delight almost 40 million guests every year.

Each of the 11 Villages in The Bicester Collection was created with its own unique narrative reflected in its design and architecture, making them a collection of unique destinations, located in Europe's and China's most important luxury and fashion markets.

Each Village is home to a distinctive curation of international fashion and lifestyle brands, together with celebrated designers unique to the respective regions.

Our guests come from all over the world.

They seek out originality, unparalleled levels of service, an emotional connection and - most importantly - fun.

Our job is to engage their five senses and ensure their experience exceeds expectation.

We want them not only to discover us and shop with us, but to talk about us and return to us.

Our vision is to be the best shopping experience destination in the world

It is a story of entrepreneurial spirit.

We never stand still.

That's why and how we achieve double digit growth year on year.

Our "secret sauce"?

Four different perspectives working together to deliver the magic: real estate, retail, hospitality and curation of experience.

When we combine the sense of place, the product, the guest services and the emotional connections, we deliver our brand promise: 'Something extraordinary every day ' for our guests, brand partners and colleagues.

It is a story of a family.

Ours is made up of 1, 200 colleagues of over 45 nationalities with diverse backgrounds, ages, experience and leadership styles.

Our infectious enthusiasm and the fact that every colleague is an entrepreneur at heart is in our DNA and forms the foundation of our culture, which values invention, innovation and risk taking.

We do not (and never will) have a head office.

Instead, we have a decentralised and matrixed organisation and we challenge ourselves every day to think global and act local.

Our five Values (Authenticity, Critical Thinking, Innovation, Passion and Vision) are the glue that binds us together and allows us to look ahead.

Our five Guiding Principles ('Experience is everything', 'Double digit growth', 'Joined-up thinking', 'Differentiation adds value' and 'Keep improving and raising the bar) help us both prioritise and retain the sense of spirited restlessness that keeps us innovating in order to anticipate the needs of our guests and our brands.

Simply put: It is a story of extraordinary people doing extraordinary things, together.

Step into the story and help us write the next extraordinary chapter.

The Visual Merchandiser is responsible to provide input to retail merchandising initiatives for the village, supporting brand and merchandising standards partnering with the retail team.

He / She works closely with the Group Visual Merchandising Director and local Retail Director to effectively support the local teams.

Communicating effectively and working closely with the village brands, the Visual Merchandiser is engaging and influencing their teams regarding overall presentation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Improve store productivity, maintenance, customer service and sales by:

Being the main point of contact between the Marketing Team and the local Retail Teams on all Visual Merchandising issues, ensuring standards and consistency achieved.

Supporting the brands with their windows, in-store displays, working with the retail team and stores to ensure store layouts and zoning requirements are met.

Liaising with the Retail Director/s, Retail Managers and creative teams to ensure each and every store has the right visual impact in order to increase revenue.

Developing commercial communication tools and manuals to raise standards in signage and merchandising for window displays and in-store.

Coordinating the distribution of relevant materials to stores with the local Retail Teams.

Establishing and managing a calendar for merchandising and window dressing.

Assisting the business teams on all promotions, special events, and window display programmes.

Developing guidelines on VM to support the brands.

Working closely with the Marketing, and Retail Departments on all signage issues to correspond with the Merchandising and Marketing calendars.

BACKGROUND & SKILLS:

3 - 5 years of VM experience in working across multiple brands or for department stores

Established creative skills with capabilities to work effectively with product from all categories; Luxury, Premium, Lifestyle and Accessories

Excellent communication skills and ability to work at all business levels.

Ability to use initiative, pre-empt requests, and think ahead.

Ability to prioritise and manage several tasks simultaneously, with a keen eye for detai