Visual Merchandiser - Placement Year

The Company:

The JD Group is a leading omnichannel retailer of Sports Fashion, Street & Premium Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 60,000 colleagues over 3,400 stores across several retail fascia's in over 30 markets around the world.

We are an equal opportunities employer who embraces and values differences. We recognise the importance of an inclusive workplace culture in which everyone can thrive irrespective of their background or identity.

To be a part of this successful and continuously growing company, you will have the desire to engrain our strategic goals of being a people first, a digital leader and customer focused organisation which provides operational excellence and is continuous with identifying new areas of growth into our day to day.

• Work within the Global VM Department co-ordinating all Retail Visual direction/communication to all European Countries ensuring it is country relevant.

• Develop skills to analyse store performance to help guide stores on direction changes through commercial evidence.

• Work collaboratively with multiple functions within the business such as Marketing, Merchandising and Buying departments.

• Support in delivering and executing exemplary window and instore marketing campaigns across both Main and 3rd Party Brands.

• Develop skills to communicate strategic directions and guidance through weekly communication VM directives.

• Collectively influence the whole design of a store from the sales floor area and placement of furniture to planning an operationally efficient off sales space.

• Work cross functionally with Retail Designers, Space Planning and Property Projects teams to develop all aspects of store layouts.

• Interaction with key brands such as Nike & Adidas to develop furniture and influence instore locations to increase brand awareness and to maximise sales.

• Involvement in the design processes for new concepts and equipment to help improve the existing JD image and communicate this vision while aligning this to the current business model.

• Creating Store fixture documents and working closely with suppliers and the JD Procurement Team to co-ordinate furniture and equipment orders.

We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:

• Incremental Holiday Allowance
• Staff Discount on qualifying purchases across Group retail stores and online
• Exclusive Colleague Bike Discount scheme
• Discounted Gym membership
• Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work
• Access to Apprenticeships and accredited qualifications

Interested?

If you interested in this position, then press the Apply Now button.

Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of you applying, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion

Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager.

Thank you again for your time.