OKA Direct LTD
Junior Area Visual Merchandiser
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Junior Area Visual Merchandiser
We are looking to recruit an experienced full-time Junior Area Visual Merchandiser to join our growing field-based visual merchandising team, based in the southwest region or our London store. Working on projects both independently and as part of the team, you will be responsible for ensuring that in-store visual merchandising is both innovative and in line with brand positioning at a consistently high standard that always strives to exceed our clients’ expectations.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensuring brand visual merchandising (VM) standards are of a consistently high standard
- Recreating room-sets/displays/windows seasonal changes following guidelines; organize own adequate supplies of stock, props, materials, equipment, and tools for all planned work
- They will be required to carry out all duties consistent with the visual merchandising of OKA homeware products in their own stores in the Southwest area
- Working across functions and key stakeholders to plan effective product range moves within stores with a constant commercial mindset using related analysis tools
- The role requires manual handling of large furniture and regular changes of all product ranges
- The role will require painting and decorating, and small DIY projects
- Assisting on new store openings and refits nationally and assisting within other regions when required
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About You
- 1+ years’ experience in visual merchandising, preferably within the interiors sector
- Experience in retail interior styling is advantageous
- Design and/or interiors qualification desirable
- Very good DIY skills (painting, decorating, using power tools to install mirrors, wall art, curtains, etc.)
- Commercial understanding of the power of VM and its ability to influence product and brand performance
- Project management skills including the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
- Confident in independent decision-making, troubleshooting, and problem-solving
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal; adept at promoting and explaining ideas to all levels of the business and influencing stakeholders, in order to achieve timely project completion
- Able to work independently on projects with line manager support
- Flexible approach to UK-wide travel, including overnight stays
- Passion for the OKA brand
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Our Benefits Package
- 33 days holiday (including bank holidays entitlement) plus length of service increases
- Day off for your birthday
- Health Cash Plan
- Generous staff discount
- Enhanced Maternity Pay
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Eligibility for a discretionary company Bonus Scheme
- Plus a suite of additional employee benefits including Company pension scheme, life assurance cover, free eye tests, cycle to work scheme, interest-free travel loans, social events, online wellbeing center, and more.
If successful, you will become part of the OKA family, a fast-paced and dynamic business. If you would like to apply for this position, please apply here.
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