Merchandising Team Member

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  • Travel with the Merchandising Team to Home Bargains stores throughout the UK preparing new stores for opening
  • Travel to existing store locations to revamp current displays 
  • Work in conjunction with Retail Operations to ensure strong and consistent visual merchandising
  • Ensure excellent visual standards are maintained
  • Assess competitor activity, ensuring store merchandising is on trend and appropriate to our customer base and maximises sales potential
  • Work to tight deadlines
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of internal systems and practices
Salary£30,942.
Hours44 hours worked over any 5 days
Contract TypePermanent
LocationNationwide
Closing Date2024-06-07

About the Role

Job Overview

  • Travel with the Merchandising Team to Home Bargains stores throughout the UK preparing new stores for opening
  • Travel to existing store locations to revamp current displays 
  • Work in conjunction with Retail Operations to ensure strong and consistent visual merchandising
  • Ensure excellent visual standards are maintained
  • Assess competitor activity, ensuring store merchandising is on trend and appropriate to our customer base and maximises sales potential
  • Work to tight deadlines
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of internal systems and practices

Package Description

  • £30,942 per annum
  • Due to the nature of the role, overnight stays will be required 4 days per week and night working will be required.
  • A company car or car allowance.
  • 28 days paid holiday per annum, rising to 33 days upon 5 years’ service (inclusive of bank holidays)
  • Contributable Company pension scheme

Employee benefits:

  • MyHB employee benefits platform with access to:
    • Retail and leisure discounts plus hundreds more
    • Free Financial Advice
    • Bank your savings into an ISA
    • 24/7 confidential counselling and advice line
    • Low cost voluntary insured health plans
  • Onsite heavily subsidised Health and Fitness Centre
  • Onsite canteen
  • 10% store discount
  • Access to social and sporting events
  • Free car parking
  • Death in Service Benefit (subject to 12 months complete service)
  • Long Service recognition scheme

Minimum Criteria to Apply

  • Creative flair
  • A full UK driving licence
  • For fleet insurance requirements, be at least 25 years of age
  • Hardworking and reliable
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills
  • Able to demonstrate excellent commercial awareness
  • A confident communicator with excellent problem solving skills and a real 'can do' attitude
  • Experience in merchandising preferable
  • Experience of working in a high volume, fast paced business is advantageous although not essential
  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of store health and safety and security