Associate Visual Merchandiser - Faces

INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHTFor over six decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. The Group, in its endeavor to excel as a hybrid retailer, has reinforced its distribution and marketing services with a portfolio of eight owned brands and over 300 international brands in the luxury, beauty, fashion, and art de vivre categories. More recently, the Group expanded its expertise into new categories of luxury watches, jewelry, and eyewear.Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken with the customer at heart. Be it constantly reinventing itself or focusing on innovation to provide luxury experiences at over 750+ experiential retail stores, online and through mobile apps, each touch point leads to delighting the customer.Today, Chalhoub Group stands for 14,000 skilled and talented professionals across seven countries, whose cohesive efforts have resulted in the Group being ranked third in the Middle East and first in Saudi Arabia as a Great Place to Work®.To keep the innovation journey going, the Group has set up “The Greenhouse”, which is not just an innovation hub, but also an incubator space and accelerator for start-ups and small businesses in the region and internationally. This is just one of the several initiatives taken by the Group to reinvent itself, catalyzed by forward thinking and future‑proofing. The Group has also been embedding sustainability at the core of its business strategy with a clear commitment towards people, partners and the planet, and by being a member of the United Nations Global Compact Community and signatory of the Women’s Empowerment Principles.What you'll be doingImplement high quality visual merchandising strategy and presentations through seasonal event calendar and brand guidelinesCoach and build strong relations with in-store VM teams (if applicable) and frontline team, so that they can help maintain displayMeasure the impact of merchandising action plans and issue weekly report to the Regional team/ VM Manager (if applicable) with photographs, comments and measurements of sales impactFollow and implement brand seasonal VM guidelinesHelp prepare and Invite in-store VM team to attend Brand training events and workshopsWork closely with Marketing to provide support throughout the management of internal brand eventsGuide the installation of window and in store animations, design events and campaigns in line with the global marketing and event calendarsConduct regular store and market visits to check adherence to Brand standards and report back to the Regional team/ VM Manager (if applicable)Stay up to date with Brand activities and external competitor activitiesDefine the implementation in store for all launches/animationsWork closely with the Graphic Design team to produce the visualsOrder POS tools from the Brand headquarters and/or produce locallyReview the suggested merchandising plan linked to launches and provide inputCommunicate the merchandising guidelines to the stores and follow-up on installationEnsure merchandising levels in the store are met as per the Brand’s guidelinesFollow the performance of the ranges and categories, and adjust the merchandising if necessaryPropose any merchandising amendments enabling an optimization of the turnover by m²Manage new projects merchandising in coordination with the Marketing team (order and implementation)Implement new store concept whenever neededWork on the planograms for new store openingsWork on the floor plans and zoning of the new storesDetermine and order the store merchandising elements and small furniture/decorationWork in coordination with logistics to ensure the dispatch of the PLV furnitureDefine the minimum merchandising for all new launchesCommunicate with retail manager on out of stock situationsCommunicate with retail manager on impact of new merchandising on salesWhat you’ll need to succeedDetailed knowledge of the product and industry preferredAbility to work diligently with little supervisionConfident in creating and communicating concepts in business meetings and to supervisorsExcellent communication and interpersonal skills are essentialProficiency in Oracle (for basic reporting, stock visibility, or retail data reference)Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD for store layouts, fixture placement, and zoningAdvanced skills in Adobe Photoshop for visual mockups, campaign adaptations, and in-store visual simulationsProficiency in Adobe Illustrator for signage, graphics, and VM collateral developmentAbility to create 3D mockups and visual simulations to present store concepts and seasonal setupsExperience in concept creation and visual storytelling aligned with brand guidelinesAbility to take on-site photos and digitally integrate visuals to demonstrate proposed VM changesUnderstanding of retail space planning, window displays, and in-store customer journey flowWhat we can offer youWith us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journe