Asst. Visual Merchandising Manager | Retail | Al Futtaim Watches & Jewelry | UAE

Job Requisition ID: 176062 

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

Overview Of The Role:

• The Asst. Visual Merchandising Manager is responsible for implementing, maintaining, and developing visual merchandising trends in stores to generate customer attention and increase sales. This role requires a creative approach to merchandise presentation, aligning with corporate guidelines and making optimal use of resources. The manager ensures uniformity in the presentation across multiple locations, consistently working within budget constraints while researching lifestyle, demographic, and design trends to inform strategies.

What You Will Do:

General

• Define, design, and implement creative visual merchandising plans as per brand guidelines.
• Maintain store display standards and ensure adherence to company and brand display standards.
• Produce window displays, signs, interior displays, brand display plans, and special promotions displays.
• Monitor visual merchandising costs and work within budgetary constraints.
• Provide ongoing visual training to stores team to ensure consistency in brand standards and execution across all stores.
• Research lifestyle, demographics, and design trends to inform merchandising strategies.
• Ensure uniformity of displays across multiple store locations in alignment with AFWJ standards.
• Liaise frequently with Retail Executive, Showroom Managers, Brand Managers, Marketing Executives, and Retail Merchandisers to achieve optimal visual impact at each store.
• Oversee production and brief staff on arranging displays.
• Change displays seasonally, promoting new product launches and festive or thematic updates.
• Create sketches and floor plans for visual displays, liaise with suppliers to source props and materials as needed.

Required Skills To Be Successful:

• Proven visual merchandising experience in fashion, watches, and jewelry.
• Creative and innovative thinking with a strong portfolio demonstrating visual design skills.
• Proficiency in visual design tools such as Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Ability to analyze sales reports and survey results to inform merchandising strategies.

What Qualifies You For The Role:

• University degree in Visual Merchandising, Interior Design, Merchandising, Fashion, or similar.
• At least 2 years of experience in visual merchandising within the retail fashion industry.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and advanced knowledge of PowerPoint.
• Experience in creating compelling seasonal product presentations that align with brand strategies and visual design skills.

About Al-Futtaim Retail

Al-Futtaim Retail has established itself as one of the leaders in Retail across the Middle East, Africa & Asia over the past 30 years. We have developed partnerships with some of the biggest and most respected Brands in the world including IKEA, ACE and Toys R Us in the Middle East and the Inditex Group of Brands (Zara, Mango, Bershka and P&B) across Asia. We are also one of the largest Global partners of Marks and Spencer’s in both regions with over 75 stores offering both fashion & food options.
 
Most recently we have been responsible for bringing brands to the Middle East for the first time with the exciting launches of Watsons and B&Q and we aim to continue to be agile and adaptive to our markets with new launches and further development. For this to be possible we aim to recruit the best talent from all backgrounds who will continue to challenge and develop our diverse workforce which includes over 100 nationalities across 12 countries. Join us today and make a difference…