Develop, deliver and communicate visual concepts and strategies that promote the Home Centre brand, products and services in stores, in windows, in catalogues or online. Collaborate closely with key departments to create annual visual strategies and promotional events in order to generate sales, increase brand awareness and to maintain and grow target consumer markets.
Lead a team of Visual Merchandisers to create the visual merchandising standards and guidelines for all categories
Coach and develop Visual Merchandisers to ensure high quality performance and build talent strength within the VM Concept office
Liaising with teams such as buying product development, retail and marketing to create design themes and plans that include windows, department displays, signage and pricing concepts
Ensure all widows are displayed in line with specified marketing calendar/campaigns and comply with window guidelines. Ensure these are presented to a high standard, including window stickers, graphics and props
Negotiate with suppliers of visual materials and props to meet budget targets
Work with fixtures and architectural space in the store to maximize space for product assortments
Using artistic skills or computer aided design such as Sketch up or Adobe Creative Suite to create visual displays and product display plans.
Create visual merchandising packs to communicate visual guidelines including layout principles, visual displays, styling and signage
Comparison shopping to maintain awareness of other retailer’ visual merchandising concepts
Lead and motivate teams to complete work to tight deadlines through strategic and organized planning
Seek feedback from colleagues and customers on the visual impact of displays and implementing changes when required to support the needs of the business
Identify specific market issues and develop solutions that have the potential to impact earnings to drive sales and margins
Identify and develop training opportunities to address merchandise presentation skill gaps
4 – 6 years of experience in a Visual Merchandising role for a retail brand that includes leading a team of 3-5 people. Post Graduate or Diploma in Visual Merchandising, Merchandising, Fashion, Design etc.
Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value led, own-built brands across retail, hospitality, food, and leisure.
Over the years, our UAE - based group has evolved into a comprehensive retail and hospitality entity, with over 2200 retail stores, leisure, and hospitality outlets, panning the GCC, Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Today, Landmark Group is one of GCC's largest omnichannel retailers and India's top home and fashion retailer.
We take immense pride in the organic growth of our retail brands, which have blossomed into household names. From Max, Splash, Babyshop, Centrepoint, Shoemart, Homecentre, Emax, Fitness First, to Funcity, to name a few, our brands span across a multitude of categories, enriching the lives of countless families over the past decade.
Founded in 1973 in Bahrain, Landmark Group has grown to become one of the largest and most successful omnichannel retail and hospitality conglomerates, with presence across 17 countries in the Middle East, Africa, India and Southeast Asia. Based in the UAE since 1990, the Group owns and operates 21 established homegrown and 4 franchise brands across an extensive network of more than 2,200 outlets, encompassing a gross leasable area of 30 million square feet.
Landmark Group's success is driven by its diverse portfolio of established brands, across multiple retail categories, offering a comprehensive range of products across fashion, home, groceries and electronics. These include Centrepoint, Max Fashion, Home Centre, Babyshop, Splash, Shoemart, Lifestyle, Viva, Emax, Home Box, Styli, Shoexpress, Spar and Easybuy.
Beyond retail, Landmark Group has diversified into the leisure, fitness and hospitality sectors with brands like Fitness First, Citymax, Fun City, Fun Ville, Zafran and Carluccio’s. The Group boasts unparalleled logistics capabilities, owning the MENA region's largest privately-owned distribution hub - Omega Logistics and Logistiq, which offers state-of-the-art third-party logistics services.
Landmark Group places a strong emphasis on delivering exceptional value and achieving customer satisfaction throughout its comprehensive product range. Across its loyalty programmes, the Group enjoys a loyal customer base with more than 35 million active users.
The company has a dedicated workforce of more than 53,000 employees and continues to be certified as a Great Place to Work (GPTW) since 2017.
