Puma - Regional Visual Merchandiser - South

Regional Visual Merchandiser - South

Basic Function :

- Incumbent will implement and support well displayed PUMA stores through national/local brand campaigns, creative merchandise presentations, seasonal fashion trends, three-dimensional visual presentations and well trained staff.

Responsibilities :

- Provide support to store teams to ensure brand and visual merchandising standards are understood and consistently upheld

- Order and coordinate installation of VM supplies for seasonal/ monthly changes for all stores in the region.

- Organizing and sending weekly/monthly reports to HO and implementing feedback

- Troubleshoot and address merchandising/zoning concerns expressed by stores and senior management (ARM- s)

- Identify and communicate with stores to convey changes in visual direction. Collect feedback, photographs and regularly send reports of stores to all involved.

- Train Store Management and Support teams on merchandising standards, proper fixture utilization and techniques

- Create and Implement merchandising techniques for new arrivals, fast movers and slow movers at the store level

- Responsible for visual direction and floor set up for new stores as per the International/Head Office standards

- Recruit, select, train and develop Visual staff in your areas.

- Keep VM costs under allotted vm budgets and following proper finance cycle of estimate approvals, purchase orders and invoice submissions to coordinate timely payments for vendors.

- Coming up with local initiatives and ideas for stores (macro and micro level)

- Building a vendor base for various branded supply elements for your region

- Communicate store & merchandising deficiencies i.e. missing fixtures, lighting etc. to the respective team to help getting it done

- Creating, Training & Leading a pool of VM resources - AVMs

Knowledge And Skills :

- Current knowledge of sportswear/lifestyle trends

- Art, design or creative background with knowledge of design software

- Talent for creative merchandising presentation and styling

- Ability to create three-dimensional Visual Merchandising displays

- Strong organizational, planning, prioritizing, interpersonal, communication and leadership skills

- Ability to work with all levels of Store Management for VM implementation

- Able to manage finance, vendors and negotiate best prices for supplies.

Qualifications :

- Bachelors/Masters degree in Art/Design/Fashion

- Knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw and Microsoft office.

- 5-7 years vm/styling/designing experience in a retail environment preferably footwear & apparel