Visual Merchandiser

**Calling all fashion and athleisure visual merchandisers**:

- **Full-time opportunity with global sportswear giant**:

- **Field and office time**:

- **Perfect opportunity for field merchandisers to take the next step in their career**

We are seeking a passionate and dynamic Full Time Visual Merchandiser to join Play Retail working exclusively for our client who is one of the world’s biggest Athleisure & Sportswear Brands. Hint
- an iconic 3 stripes logo

You will become an integral part of their VM team based mostly in the field and take ownership of the brand’s best presentation across multiple Rebel stores and key accounts across Melbourne.

**About Us**

Play Retail is an Australian-born company backed by our parent company The International Fusion Corporation (fusioncorp.co) that provides skilled merchandising teams to local and global fashion brands across many retailers including department stores.

We love people and they are at the heart of everything we do Our team of experienced, passionate, and committed Visual Merchandisers who work hard to deliver the best commercial outcomes for our clients. We are committed in providing brand knowledge through ongoing training and workshops to create a fun, engaged and highly skilled workforce.

With continued growth, comes greater opportunity. We are on the lookout for great people that want to be part of a fast-paced environment that inspires others.

**About the Role**
- Report to VM Team Leader
- Work as part of a winder visual merchandising team of 10, who work exclusively for our clients brand across Australia and New Zealand
- Four days in the field, one day in our clients Australian Head Quarters in Mulgrave
- Visit Rebel stores and key accounts across Melbourne, executing visual merchandising in accordance with the global brand directive.
- Build and maintain solid relationships with store teams.
- Coach and develop in-store teams on VM standards and best practices.
- Photographing all work and uploading it into an online app.
- Completing online reports to provide our client with valuable market feedback and insights
- Supporting the VM Team Leader in operational and administration duties to drive the ANZ program. This may include support with reviewing VM images and providing the wider field team with feedback, preparing and collating reports, preparing visual merchandising directives and communication out to the ANZ field team
- Representing client brand and values in a professional and positive way

**About You**
- Proven minimum of 2 years’ experience in retail store Visual Merchandising from multi-site format - Apparel experience is essential, sportswear is an advantage
- Strong communication, and time management skills
- The experience to understand retail dynamics and how effective visual merchandising can deliver on business performance. This is not the role where you will simply be making things pretty.
- Multi-site retail experience
- Basic PowerPoint experience and the ability to help create reports, directives and photo recap presentations
- Be adaptable and flexible with schedule
- Have a reliable smartphone with a great camera, you must be great at taking photos
- Relevant tertiary qualifications - desirable however not essential
- Driver’s License and reliable car

**Benefits**
- Structured roster each week, no weekends or public holidays
- Salary and Super
- Mileage allowance
- Wardrobe allowance
- Amazing team culture and on-going training & development
- A great work-life balance
- Work with the world's biggest sportswear & lifestyle brand

**To Apply**

**Applications will only be considered if you meet the following**:

- Include a cover letter detailing how your experience matches the role requirements as outlined in this ad
- Have a VM portfolio or examples of your VM work ready to present

**Salary**: $55,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Referral program
- Travel reimbursement
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
- Shift work

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Melbourne VIC: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Visual Merchandising: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driver Licence (required)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)