Company Description

& Other Stories offers fashion-loving women a wide range of shoes, bags, accessories, beauty and ready-to-wear – all equally important for the whole look. We inspire women to create their own personal style and expression. Our ateliers design diverse collections with great attention to detail and quality, always with modern femininity in mind. Learn more about & Other Stories here. 

Job Description

As the Visual Merchandiser, you'll play a pivotal role in curating an excellent customer journey within the store. In this role, you'll have the exciting opportunity to elevate the collection in a way that's both inspiring and commercially savvy, aimed at maximising both indirect and direct customer service while driving sales performance to new heights.

Key Responsibilities:

Offering customers a high level of service through styling advice, product knowledge and store experience Analysing selling information and taking responsibility for the visual direction of the store  Installing window displays Creating inspiring outfits and styling mannequins  Merchandising stock on the shop floor as per company directivesSupporting the sales staff with store operations  Setting the visual merchandising standard for the store and training the teamBeing a brand ambassador and providing the best experience for our customers

 

Qualifications

For the role of Visual Merchandiser, we seek individuals who embody the spirit of Teamwork, Entrepreneurship and Constant Improvement, fostering an environment of collaboration and shared achievements. Your optimistic outlook and flexibility in adapting to evolving circumstances and customer preferences are key attributes we value. You take independent initiative, addressing business & customer demands with both efficiency and effectiveness.

 

What You Need to Succeed:

 

Knowledge

An understanding of the latest trends, fashion and silhouettesExperience working with visual-merchandising guidelines, including window display and mannequin stylingExperience taking informed VM actions based on commercial KPIs and sales dataAble to communicate in English

 

Motivation

You have a strong interest in fashion, VM strategy and trendsYou should be motivated by elevating customer experience in-store through visual outputs and direct customer serviceYou are open to learning new things and developing professionally and personally

 

Behavior

You listen to and show interest in all colleagues' ideas and opinionsYou support others to grow by giving constructive feedback and sharing product knowledgeYou express your own opinions and are willing to accept and contribute to agreed outcomesYou are self-aware, understand that actions have consequences and are respectful and non-judgemental in your interactionsYou prioritise efficiently and adapt to sudden changesYou get results through trial and errorYou come up with new ideasYou communicate clearly and conciselyYou see opportunities to improve everyday processes

 

Past achievements

You have a proven track record of delivering high standards of VM that is both commercial and inspirationalYou have experience managing store VM activations including window and mannequin changes, promotional set-ups and season-start layoutsYou have experienced success in collaborating with other managers/colleagues to achieve store goals

Additional Information

This is a full-time position with a contract of 39 hours a week. Apply by sending in your CV in English as soon as possible.

Benefits:

We offer all our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a 25% staff discount, usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here. 

 

Inclusion & Diversity  

At H&M Group, we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people who share and combine their knowledge, experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, what we perceive as possible and how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world, therefore all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.