Store Merchandiser

  • Full-time

Company Description

Our Client is a retail supermarket located in the heart of Victoria Island. They urgently need an experienced Store Merchandiser to join their team.

Job Description

  • Plan and develop merchandising strategies that balance customers’ expectations and the company’s objectives
  • Analyse sales figures, customers reactions, and market trends to anticipate product needs and plan product ranges/stock
  • Collaborate with buyers, suppliers, distributors, and analysts to negotiate prices, quantities, and time-scales
  • Maximise customer interest and sales levels by displaying products appropriately
  • Produce layout plans for stores and maintain store shelves and inventory
  • Forecast profits/sales and plan budgets
  • Monitor stock movement and consider markdowns, promotions, price changes, clearouts etc
  • Build constructive customer relationships and team with channel partners to build pipelines and close deals
  • Remain up to date with the industry’s best practices
  • Implement and innovate upon store layout plan to best present the product range and your areas of responsibility are perceived by visitors as being a source of inspiration.
  • Maintain an organized and visually appealing environment for our customers
  • Utilize space planning tools to ensure simplicity, cost-effectiveness and efficiency in store design
  • You support the implementation of the store Commercial Calendar

Qualifications

  • Diploma or Degree
  • Proven working experience in merchandising
  • You have a constant desire for renewal. 
  • You dare to be different while striving to meet reality and being cost conscious. 
  • You are humble and willing to accept and delegate responsibility. 
  • You have a hands-on and Customer service-driven approach.
  • You have a passion for retailing.
  • You have an experience as a  Store Visual Merchandiser minimum 1 year, preferably in a supermarket. 

Additional Information

The deadline for submission is April 30, 2023. Interviews are on a rolling basis to this date. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Remuneration is competitive