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Visual Merchandiser

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B&Q

7d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Junior & Mid Level
  • Sales & Business Development
    Creative Arts & Fashion
  • Southampton

AI generated summary

  • You need experience in visual merchandising, strong customer focus, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Creativity, problem-solving skills, visualization ability, and excellent communication are essential.
  • You will design product layouts, analyze customer insights, collaborate with teams, ensure brand adherence, innovate designs, and communicate effectively for successful store implementations.

Requirements

  • Relevant Experience: Have experience in Visual Merchandising, Commercial, Store Operations, or Store Design roles.
  • Customer Understanding: Respond to the needs of both internal and external customers.
  • Technical Skills: Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office; desirable skills in Sketch Up, Space Planning Software, and CKB.
  • Trend Awareness & Creativity: Stay ahead of trends with a creative mindset.
  • Problem Solving & Innovation: Tackle challenges with innovative solutions.
  • Imagination & Visualization: Use your imagination to visualize concepts effectively.
  • Outstanding Communication: Excel in both written and verbal communication at all levels.

Responsibilities

  • Each Visual Merchandiser is responsible for the design and execution of product layouts in B&Q stores in the UK and Ireland, ensuring that those layouts deliver the needs of the B&Q customer and UK Market.
  • Customer Insights: Dive deep into how our customers shop and the projects they undertake, both in-store and online, by analysing customer insights and market trends.
  • Product Knowledge: Master our product range and understand how each item can benefit our customers.
  • Store Operations: Gain a thorough understanding of store operations to simplify processes for our store teams.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with the Visual Merchandising (VM) and Commercial teams, ensuring the needs of B&Q’s customers are central to planning and layout development.
  • Continuous Improvement: Stay ahead by learning from other businesses to continually enhance Visual Merchandising at B&Q.
  • VM Principles: Define and update clear VM principles using commercial tools, aligning them with the overall commercial strategy.
  • Innovative Design: Create innovative product layouts and solutions, from initial concepts to physical construction and store implementation.
  • Consistent Layouts: Ensure product layouts adhere to brand guidelines, are easy and safe for customers and store teams, inspire shoppers, and maximize sales and margin returns.
  • Problem Solving: When business principles can’t be fully achieved, collaborate with stakeholders to find and agree on the best compromises.
  • Stakeholder Communication: Maintain clear and consistent communication with all stakeholders throughout the planning process.
  • Effective Implementation: Clearly communicate product layout details to ensure correct implementation.

FAQs

What is the job title for this position?

The job title is Visual Merchandiser.

What is the duration of the contract for this role?

The role is a 12-month fixed term contract.

What is the salary range for this position?

The salary is up to £35,000 plus bonus, pension, and other benefits.

Where is the location of the Store Support Office?

The Store Support Office is located in Southampton.

How many days a week will I be required to work in the office?

You will be required to work in the office 3 days per week in a hybrid format.

What type of experience is required for this role?

Relevant experience in Visual Merchandising, Commercial, Store Operations, or Store Design roles is required.

Are there any specific technical skills needed for this role?

Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office is required, with desirable skills in Sketch Up, Space Planning Software, and CKB.

What benefits are included in the compensation package?

The benefits package includes an award-winning pension scheme, bonus, ShareSave options, 6.6 weeks holiday, payroll giving, Employee Assistance Programme, shopping discounts, and colleague wellbeing benefits.

How does B&Q ensure diversity and inclusion in the workplace?

B&Q is committed to making the company more diverse and representative of the communities it serves, offering networks for colleagues and allies, and prioritizing diversity and inclusion in its business practices.

How can I request adjustments during the application or interview process?

You can contact recruitment@b-and-q.co.uk for any recruitment adjustments.

B&Q

Retail & Consumer Goods
Industry
10,001+
Employees

Mission & Purpose

We are the UK’s leading home improvement and garden living retailer with over 300 stores throughout the UK and Ireland, offering great prices, with over 100,000 products available to order at diy.com for home delivery or click and collect. We launched the UK’s first home improvement marketplace in March 2022, adding additional choice for consumers. The marketplace offers a unique, integrated experience with in-store returns for many products and Click + Collect options being explored. Our team of more than 26,000 colleagues of all ages are respected nationwide for providing great home improvement help to customers. They’re the beating heart of B&Q and their iconic orange aprons are worn with pride. Every year, more than 20 million people improve their homes and make life better with B&Q, and every year the company achieves ever-higher standards for sustainable sourcing and supports our local communities, including funding B&Q Foundation grants and Shelter’s DIY Skills Advisors