Visual Merchandising Specialist

Posted:
12/23/2024, 11:02:54 AM

Location(s):
Bicester, England, United Kingdom ⋅ England, United Kingdom

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Product

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

OVERVIEW:

At Gymshark, our mission is to Unite the Conditioning Community. We do this by bringing together the Gymshark family – whether it be through a love of conditioning, wearing our product, following our Athletes or viewing content across our various social platforms.  

Working in our Bicester Village, store you’ll play a pivotal part in bringing Gymshark to life, in real life. Our community and customers are our ‘family’, so we treat them as such. We don’t care if they buy, browse, or just hang out. What matters is providing a safe space where everyone belongs and feels welcome. 

To thrive in this role, you must be passionate about the brand and our mission.  You must inspire, guide and encourage the team to create a great experience for all who visit and will be responsible for supporting our Visual Merchandising/Go To Market pillar.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

  • Reporting into the Bicester Village VM Manager, and working closely with the Global VM Team, you’ll be responsible for the visual merchandising execution of the store.
  • Be a champion for all things ‘Go to Market.’ Anything customer facing needs to be implemented to the highest standard to ensure a seamless in-store experience for our community.  
  • Collaborating with the in-store visual team to inspire both customers and internal team with vision and trend setting. Pushing boundaries with styling and product displays. 
  • Ensuring you are always setting brand guidance to the highest standard and ensuring the VM guideline layouts are interpreted and implemented in the best commercial way for your store. 
  • Supporting the planning and execution of all VM layouts. 
  • Supporting the execution of window displays when required by the global team. 
  • Keeping on top of mannequin styling, ensuring outfits are to guidance and in line with current trends and showing Gymshark in the best possible way. 
  • Maintaining the POS and the store equipment. 

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

  • Experience in a similar visual merchandising role.   
  • Experience of working in a fast-paced, high volume, agile environment. 
  • A passion for community, wellbeing and fitness. 
  • Highly effective communicator, written and verbal.  
  • Be a team player. 
  • You are comfortable shifting gears and spinning multiple plates. 
  • Must be able to take and give constructive feedback. 

You must be able to commit to working at weekends, bank holidays and overnights. 

VALUE DRIVEN BEHAVIOURS:

  • BE HUMAN: Accessible, inclusive & humble 
  • GIVE A S**T: Conscious, caring & proactive 
  • DO THE RIGHT THING: Honest, trustworthy & genuine 
  • FIND THE GYMSHARK WAY: Ambitious, agile & disruptive 
  • PUT FAMILY FIRST: People focus

In order to comply with PCI-DSS standards (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) which governs how we handle, store and access payment data, this position is subject to satisfactory results from necessary pre-employment checks, including a basic DBS check. This will be conducted at offer stage and covers unspent convictions only. In all cases we’ll always speak to you first and no offers will be automatically withdrawn.



BELONGING AT GYMSHARK.

Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. We’re an equal opportunities employer, and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment, right from your application. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind.
 *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment please email [email protected]

ABOUT US.

We’re here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today, prepares us for tomorrow. So, we give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster, be stronger. We celebrate those who show up – for themselves – to be their physical or mental best, whatever that means for them. It’s what we want for our community, and our team. A team that’s growing rapidly around the world. A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymshark’s future. Our plans are ambitious, and we’re looking for people who want to join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.

THE PERKS.

At Gymshark we believe in the importance of investing in our employees through their physical, mental, and financial health along with being able to provide some fun and inclusive perks along the way. 

🏖 33 days holidays (including Bank Holidays) + your birthday  
💰 Employer pension contributions up to 7% 
🏋️‍♀️ Contribution to a gym membership  
🦈 50% Gymshark Discount 
🥇 Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support 
🤒 Paid time off when you’re physically and mentally unwell 
🧸 Generous Family Leave package – we support you extending your family 
💰 Bonus potential