Customer Assistant - Visual Merchandising Stylist - Handforth

M&S Handforth is looking for a Visual Merchandising Stylist and this should be someone with a keen eye for window-dressing and mannequin styling and the ability to follow and interpret policy and seasonal guidelines in accordance with the inter-departmental floor layout. Could this be you?

This is a Permanent vacancy for a Visual Merchandising Stylist at the Handforth store. 
Contracted to 30.00 hours per week.
Standard Rate of Pay at £12.00 per hour. 
Work Pattern all Early Morning shifts with 1 Late Night shift per 2 week rota. 

Due to the nature and commitments required of this role, ALL applicants must be AT LEAST 18 years of age. 
Applicants must have experience of working as a Visual Merchandising Stylist, either for M&S or for another retailer. 


Working Pattern:
Week 1:
Monday 07:00-15:00
Tuesday 07:00-15:00
Wednesday 12:00-20:00
Friday 07:00-15:00

Week 2:
Monday 07:00-15:00
Tuesday 07:00-15:00
Friday 07:00-15:00
Saturday 07:00-15:00

Job Description:
Purpose
Visual Merchandiser to be focused 100% on visual execution and coaching in a Best In Town Store.

Key Accountabilities
Best In Town execution
80% of time spent

• Delivers an aspirational and consistent visual execution that inspires our customers to buy more and buy more often
• Executes the dressing and styling of mannequins and VM displays every launch, ensuring consistent handwriting in line with M&S Principles and the key looks
• Focuses on styling updates and refreshes when there is product newness, including the placing of new lines across C&H
• Implementation of large format marketing every launch for all BU’s and small format placement in the right area in line with the marketing guidelines
• Implements and refreshes Best in Town windows and entrances, with a daily focus on 1st Bites and key customer journey touchpoints
• Creates appropriate outfit building following the guidelines and relevance to the store customer, handling the product within departments focusing on key lines and best sellers

Develop Brilliant People
20% of time spent

• Supports the store coaching of outfit building and product handling alongside the M&S principles including the upskilling of wider store team members in these areas
• Deliver the highest visual standards on the high street, showcasing the product through mannequins and styling, product handling, outfit building & windows implementation, coaching the C&H team on C&H standards and presentation
• Look for opportunities to raise the bar visually in stores by working with the Store Visual Manager and Store Manager

Academy Visual Merchandisers

• With Store Visual Manager, support the Region with Visual & C&H training and coaching that sets the standard 
• Consistently deliver upper quartile Best in Town standards & VM execution
• 100% execution of new initiatives

 Key Relationships and Stakeholders  

• Customers 
• Colleagues 
• Store Leadership
• Wider Visual Teams
• Regional Manager
• Visual Lead 
• Visual Support
• Store and Regional BIG