Visual Merchandiser | Marks & Spencer | Cairo Festival City

Job Requisition ID: 180964 

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. 

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

• The Visual Merchandiser's role is to implement and maintain the M&S brand image in-store, ensuring visual consistency and providing an inspirational shopping experience. They play a critical role in strategizing and executing visual displays both in-store and in windows, contributing to the store's advertising, marketing, and sales efforts. The role involves close collaboration with store colleagues and the Regional Visual Merchandising Manager to maintain brand consistency and meet commercial standards.

Visual Merchandising Implementation

• Accurately implement all company Visual Merchandising policies.
• Implement easy to shop store grids.
• Create well-styled mannequins in line with the styling policy.
• Use appropriate styling techniques and visual elements for customer segmentation.
• Ensure excellent visual standards across all Business Units and Windows.

Seasonal and Event Launches

• Implement seasonal launches and events on time and on brand.
• Be aware of store and company best sellers.
• Maintain an awareness of competitor activities and trends in Visual Merchandising.
• Work and communicate regularly with store colleagues and Regional VM Manager to ensure brand consistency.
• Deliver effective seasonal launches and events.

Window Display and Corporate Initiatives

• Implement window display guidelines on time and on brand.
• Ensure effective implementation of corporate initiatives in stores.
• Maintain and adhere to VM checklists.
• Execute marketing initiatives in stores.
• Liaise with Store Managers daily for updates on VM processes and requirements.

• Proficient in visual merchandising and styling techniques.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with various stakeholders.
• Ability to manage seasonal and event-based merchandising projects.
• Awareness of market trends and competitor activities in visual merchandising.

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in sales, marketing, or a related field.
• Postgraduate degree in marketing, visual merchandising, or retailing with 2–5 years of related experience.
• 3+ years of experience in visual merchandising.
• Exhibiting leadership, strong business acumen, and communication skills with partners at all levels.

About Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate
The real estate development and operations arm of Al-Futtaim, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate is responsible for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio across MENA. With high-quality residential, business, retail, tourism, educational and healthcare developments, the master developer caters to the diverse needs of cities and communities in the region. From origination, conception, development, sales, procurement and construction of mega-projects and the leasing, operation and management of these projects after completion, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate (AFGRE) has been developing and managing owned landbanks, unlocking the economic potential of the region and contributing to future development for more than 40 years. 
Our focus is to enable and invest in meaningful relationships to make our properties the best places to live and work, build additional products and services and enable partnerships to create true value to our customers throughout their entire experience with us.
AFGRE is responsible for master planning of all projects in its portfolio, including two large scale mixed use destinations: Dubai Festival City and Cairo Festival City.

About Al-Futtaim Malls 
Al-Futtaim Malls provides development and asset management expertise, specializing in building retail-led super regional malls in prime locations across MENA and beyond. With a proven track record of creating both sustainable revenue growth and value enhancement for tenants, Al-Futtaim Malls delivers exceptional experiences and exciting shopping environments for customers. 

Part of the Al-Futtaim Group, Al-Futtaim Malls leadership team brings more than 30 years of experience and a deep understanding and knowledge of the retail sector, both from a shopper’s point of view but as curators of space or landlords to other brands. The company has a directly managed portfolio including over 9 million sqft of retail space across four malls in the MENA region and two under development. Malls under the Al-Futtaim Malls portfolio include Dubai Festival City Mall and Festival Plaza in the UAE, Cairo Festival City Mall in Egypt, Doha Festival City in Qatar and Zenata Mall, Morocco.

Leveraging on the expertise of its parent company, Al-Futtaim Malls established PLEX Management Services offering a full array of services including asset management and development, leasing, and brand experience expertise to shopping mall landlords and retail organizations globally. Implementing global best practice and deploying Al-Futtaim Mall’s deep understanding of mall management and retail dynamics, PLEX promises to deliver continuous growth and long-term value for its partners.

For more information on Al-Futtaim Malls, please visit https://www.al-futtaimmalls.com/

About Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies
Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies offers customers complete engineering and systems integration solutions. 
 
The Engineering arm operates in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt providing a wide variety of products and services from air conditioning, scaffolding and access solutions, elevators and escalators, control and life safety, facilities management, building products, MEP, Energy Management, Technology Infrastructure and Digital Transformation. 
 
The Technologies division provides complete business solutions to large, medium and small customers that include, contact centre solutions, business applications, business intelligence, data management, advanced analytics amongst others. The IT infrastructure portfolio comprises IP telephony, ELV systems, networking solutions, professional audio-visual solutions and managed services. 
 
These solutions are further complemented by services that include project management, installation, testing, commissioning and after-sales maintenance contracts.