Town Visual Merchandiser #JD Sports Stores (Athens)
Cosmos Sport S.A.About the role
Established in 1981 with a single store in the North West of England, the JD Group is a leading global omnichannel retailer of Sports, Fashion and Outdoor brands. The Group now has approximately 3,400 stores across 32 territories, with a strong presence in the UK, Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. In JD Group, we believe in extending our entrepreneurial and competitive spirit beyond financial performance to making the world around us a better place. We always strive to do the right thing for our colleagues, our customers, and our communities.
We are looking for a talented and passionate Town Visual Merchandiser for our JD Sports Stores in Athens & Chalkida. Τhe position can be based in Agia Paraskevi, Athens. If you are a team player and you love Sports and Fashion, we want to meet you! As part of our team you will be accountable for a number of stores, being the point of contact for visual support. You will monitor and encourage your visual team to create leading visual merchandising displays. Further to this you will support the Retail team encouraging progression, while making sure that you are maximising store profitability at every opportunity.
Responsibilities
Merchandising
- Ensure that the weekly VM guidelines has been actioned and that all points have been achieved in given stores.
- Conduct weekly floor walks of your stores, making sure that points that need to be addressed are raised and actioned.
- Check that stores are commercially set up and all marketing materials in the correct location.
- Analyse Oracle figures to assist you in deciding product locations and floor moves.
Training & Development
- Train and develop the In-Store team.
- Produce Training plans with the In-Store Merchandiser for staff progression.
- Prepare and conduct training sessions with instore teams and potential future talent.
Communication
- Regular communication with the Visual Support Manager and Area Sales Manager.
- Store Visit Reports conducted and submitted to the Visual Support Manager and Area Sales Manager on a weekly basis, ensuring that the In-Store Merchandiser and management team are aware of what needs to be actioned.
- Communicating new ideas and ways to improve the ongoing developments of JD Sports Fashion plc to your Visual Support Manager.
General
- To conduct your work in a highly professional manner, leading by example at all times.
- To conduct your work in a safe and responsible manner.
- Promote a high standard of hygiene, cleanliness and maintenance in line with company procedures
Requirements
- Visual Merchandising experience
- Retail Management skills
- Excellent Leadership and Time Management skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong Commercial awareness
- IT skills - Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Ppt advantageous
- English language is advantageous
- Driving license is preferable but not essential.
- Willing to travel to assist with new store openings.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package & performance bonus
- Car / Transportation costs / Mobile phone / Laptop
- Career development opportunities & education programs
- Health & wellness programs to keep you active
- One day off, part of our "parents’ day off" program
- Generous employee discount in all our brands
- Extras, discounts and perks - We offer a variety of 100+ cool extras! Link here.
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