Visual Sales Merchandiser

Job title: Visual Sales Merchandiser

Salary:  Excellent + Bonus + Car + benefits

Sector: Branded Housewares

Location: Ideal location – M1 corridor Milton Keynes, Oxford, Reading

Job type: Permanent

Job reference: SV17929

The role:

As part of the commercial team your key role will be to optimise and grow the business by maintaining and improving space, presentation and relationships with key retail customers. Initially, the primary account is Debenhams but will include other leading department stores. Geographic focus will be Midlands/South East but could involve other regions. You will creatively maximise in store space ensuring all product is displayed to a high standard within high visibility areas and inspirational to the consumer. Understand Sales Team and Retailer needs through first hand in store interaction. Collaborate with Sales and Marketing Teams to action promotions. Manage local point of sale material.  Attend and activate Product/Sales Training Seminars (onsite and offsite) and in store Demonstrations within Key Retail Partners - this may involve some weekend work

The company:

A world famous and iconic UK manufactured housewares brand with exciting NPD credentials. High calibre senior management team that is driving organic and acquisitive growth. Long established with a proud heritage yet firmly focused on the future. Market leaders with almost 100% distribution.

The person:

You will be able to demonstrate a high level of self-motivation with a can-do attitude with proven problem  solving experience. Although principally customer and consumer facing, the role requires a significant amount of time un-supervised and its important the successful candidate has a high degree of independence as the role involves a lot of driving and overnight stays.

• Ideally 3+ years of creative Visual Merchandising and Trade Marketing in a retail environment.
• Experience of retail sales channels would be advantageous, especially department stores.
• Store focused product/brand marketing or trade/retail marketing.
• Product assortment and Promotion implementation is required.

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook)..

• Ideally graduate level or equivalent in a business field. Minimum A level standard.
• Full driving licence, preferably clean.
• Location – Ideally M1 /M4 corridor (M25 to M6), or (M25 to Reading).

Contact: Shelley@cavendishmaine.com

Name Shelley Velati

Telephone 01275 813029

Emailshelley@cavendishmaine.com

Footnote

If your application is successful we will contact you to discuss the opportunity in more detail, within 72 hours of receiving your application.

Due to the overwhelming Application response we receive through various sources should you not hear from us within one week then please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Please be advised that if unsuccessful for this role we may keep your details in our hold file for 6 months, during which time you may be contacted for other suitable vacancies.  If you do not want us to do this please call us.

In the meantime, we would like to thank you for your interest in Cavendish Maine.