About the role
As our Visual Merchandiser, you will assist in providing input on visual merchandising initiatives for the village, supporting brand and merchandising standards. You will work closely with our Senior Product Merchant and the Visual Merchandising Manager to effectively support the local teams. You will engage and influence the stores on the overall visual presentation.
Key responsibilities
The key responsibilities of this role will include the following:
1. Provide assistance for the Visual Merchandising team
2. Support any visual merchandising action or installation
3. Build and maintain a constructive relationshipwith the brands
4. Act as the liaison and contact person for any creative goals or actions in the village boutiques for both in-store and window displays for a better appeal and product presentation
5. Work closely with the appropriate teams in the Village with the distribution of props/deco, signage and display tools
6. Be responsible for prop storage and delivery of campaign assets and props to stores for seasonal changes
7. Ensure the signage across the village is coherent, windows displays are at its best and develop new ideas
8. Ensure that the Retail team has detailed feedback on the stores on visual merchandising and submit a bi-weekly report on the improvements to be made
9. Assist in trade show inspiration fairs and visit key city centres and off price competition in the surroundings and follow up by reports
10. Assist in developing training moments for village VM store staff, to optimize stores KPI’s
About You
We are looking for an individual who can display the following experience and skills:
11. Degree education or relevant qualification is preferrable
12. Strong background in visual merchandising working across multiple brands, for department stores or international brands in the international (luxury) retail industry.
13. Nice to have: Computer literate with high proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign
14. Passion about fashion with an understanding on current market trends and sound knowledge of the principles of visual merchandising to promote and strategical sell products and services.
15. Able to follow visual merchandising guidelines
16. A great communicator, energetic and hands-on approach
17. Ability to prioritise your work to meet tight and multiple deadlines
18. Participate in the induction of new Brands to introduce merchandising and window guidelines along our standards ensure store layouts and zoning requirements are met
19. Able to work well with all levels across the business and customers with a creative and open minded capability to adapt to a fast pace environment
20. Ability to both work as a team and work independently
21. Energetic and hands-on approach
22. Fluent in English and local Village language, any other European language would be beneficial
There’s no one quite like us
The Bicester Collection are the worlds’ leading luxury shopping destinations, and we are committed to creating magical and memorable experiences for our guests. Taking the name of the founding Village, The Bicester Collection distinguishes the 12 Villages in Europe, China and New York as one collection of destinations for our guests, our brand partners, our travel and tourism partners, our corporate and financial media, and our internal teams.
What we do for you
The key to our success is the quality and commitment of our people. In return for your dedication and hard work, you’ll receive a generous salary and along with a competitive benefits package including 31 days annual leave, along with extra leave on your birthday and if you are getting married or moving, you will receive discounts throughout our villages, a very generous employee referral bonus, access to private medical and dental cover, along with many more benefits!
Come and live your story with us
The key to our success is the quality and commitment of our people. We are diverse in background, age, experience and leadership style. We believe that an inclusive workforce makes magic happen. We have huge ambition for what we can achieve together and we want to have fun!