Visual Merchandising Assistant Manager, Berluti Japan

Posizione

 

Japan VMD department’s aim is In line with the brand’s strategy and the guideline from the HQs, to optimize and maintain properly the brand visual merchandising in our stores in Japan, including sales occasions outside stores, such as department Gaisho events / pop up stores, in order to upgrade the brand image and maximize the sales.

Visual Merchandising Assistant Manager supervise our stores under the following missions;

- To manage and support visual merchandising in stores by the HQ guideline

- To Train store staff on VMD

- To make regular VM Reporting

- To support Visual Merchandising Manager to define and implement the VMD strategy

Responsabilità del ruolo

 

Visual merchandising guidelines for stores:

• To create JAPAN VMD strategy together with Visual Merchandising Manager
• To set up an optimized zoning and VMD plan in each store in cooperation with Sales Merchandising and Retail
• To implement visual merchandising in each store with Store Manager and store VM referee
• To monitor regularly the visual merchandising in each store through regular store visits and communication with Store Managers and store VM referee and give them advice/supports
• To manage and follow the products launches in stores in cooperation with Sales Merchandising, Retail, and Communication

 

Training on VMD:

• To train stores staff, especially store VMD referees, on visual merchandising to maintain properly the store VMD
• To make frequent and close communication with Store Managers and store VMD referees to give them advice for the improvement of their store VMD

 

Windows:

• To adjust the window plans made by the HQs and VM manager for each store in Japan depending on each location and stock availability
• To support make the product rotations in windows with the store VM referee

 

VMD community:

• To work together with Visual Merchandising Manager for develop strengthening the VM community for the local referees

 

Reporting :

• To make a regular report on VMD activities in Japan to the HQs and VMD manager

Profilo

Education & Professional experience :

Minimum 5 years of experience in VMD

Minimum 2 years of experience at Back office

 

Languages :

Japanese native level & English basic level

 

Specific competencies :
Ability to take initiatives and involve other teams to achieve the business results

Excellent interpersonal skills and business communication skills

Ability to take balance between coordination or daily operations and long term strategy

Ability to take decision, anticipate, prioritize while handling multiple tasks is required.

 

Basic computer skills:

Power Point, Excel, Teams, office etc.