FolliFollie Group, a leading global force in the fashion world operating in 30countries, is looking for a Visual Merchandiser (Folli Follie) to joinour creative team.
JobOverview
We are looking for a talented andexperienced professional, a team player with a drive for communication and agood perception of today’s retail environment who possess a sophisticatedaesthetic, a mentality for success and, most of all, a passion for fashion andvisual merchandising design.
She/hewould work within the Group’s Creative Department, as well as on the field,providing expertise, to effectively plan, design, manage and implement variousaspects of visual merchandising and point of sale activity, ensuring maximumsales success. Furthermore, to seek new and exciting ways of building the brandperception through the elements of visual display.
Essentialduties and key responsibilities:
- Ensure that all POS represent the highest standard of visual display and merchandising in accordance with the company guidelines
- Develop creative ideas & concepts for window merchandising under a marketing brief
- Design, prototype, procure and order props and window materials. Ensure that are sent to global markets according to schedule
- Devise and communicate thorough and comprehensive display guidelines, and point of sale material effectively and in a timely manner to all markets
- Keep abreast of competitor activities and visual merchandising standards to contribute recommendations and present initiatives accordingly to the team
- Develop, issue and manage the installation instructions for all sales channels and communicate accordingly as required.
- Train, advise and develop store staff, when in field work, on how to operate and maintain visual merchandising guidelines and standards
- Control and add efficiency and consistency to all aspects of procurement, costing, purchasing and distributing all visual merchandising collateral (props, graphics etc.) across the shop network
- Manage and liaise with suppliers, alongside with procurement department, to ensure fit for purpose, consistency, best costs and service are always achieved
- Develop commercial merchandising proposals in order to maximize customer journey and increase sales
- Be a Folli Follie ‘brand ambassador’
Qualifications, skillsand abilities :
· Bachelor/Master’s Degree demonstratingcreative ability
· Minimum 3 years of equivalent work experience inretail Visual Merchandising in the fashion/luxury industry
· Excellent communication skills, both written andverbal
· Stronglyself-managing, yet a team player
· Creative flair, Artistic
· Professional use of design & office software(Adobe CS, MS Office suite etc.) on PC/MAC platforms
· Knowledge/interest on how to introduce or utilizetechnology on visual merchandising solutions in a fast-pace world
· Fluencyin English language. Fluency in Greek language will be considered as an asset
· Successfully able to handle multiple demands andcompeting priorities
· Strong project management skills, numerate
· Awareness of market trends & a Passion for Fashion
· Previous line management experience of a VM field teamwill be considered as an asset
· Holder of a valid Driving License
· Ability and willingness to travel
