Visual Merchandising Graduate Programme 2023

JD Sports Fashion

Jul 10, 2023

Applications are closed

Job
Full-time
Entry Level
Hospitality & Retail
Manchester

Requirements

Passionate about JD, its brands and customer.
Some knowledge and understanding of Visual Merchandising.
Highly organised and strong attention to detail.
A good communicator able to build relationships with stakeholders and to work across teams.
Able to take ownership of your work and use your initiative to deliver…
Good teamwork skills, being able to work collaboratively to reach a common goal, sharing information and supporting colleagues.
Positive and flexible, responsive to business needs.
Curious with a continuous learning mindset

Responsibilities

As a Visual Merchandising Graduate, you will rotate in the key areas/specialties of the VM team to gain a holistic understanding. These include Visual Merchandising in Retail, the Visual Merchandising Department across UK & Europe, Retail Projects, and Retail Customer Operations:
Visual Merchandising in Retail:
Learn how to visually merchandise planograms supplied by the VM team across Footwear/apparel/accessories
Learn JD visual merchandising standards by working through level 1 and 2 training materials.
Merchandise new product as it arrives instore across all departments.
Learn how to make commercial decisions reviewing business intelligence and analysing store performance.
How to execute visual displays such as window and mannequin dressing.
Visual Merchandising Department – UK & Europe:
Develop skills to analyse store performance to help guide stores on direction changes through commercial evidence.
Work collaboratively with multiple functions within the business such as Marketing, Merchandising and Buying departments.
Support in delivering and executing exemplary window and instore marketing campaigns across both Main and 3rd Party Brands.
Develop skills to communicate strategic directions and guidance through weekly communication VM directives.
Retail Projects:
To collectively influence the whole design of a store from the sales floor area and placement of furniture to planning an operationally efficient off sales space.
Work cross functionally with Retail Designers, Space Planning and Property Projects teams to develop all aspects of store layouts,
Communicating closely with the Central VM Team to meet all visual aspects within a new store.
Interaction with key brands such as Nike & Adidas to develop and influence instore locations to increase brand awareness and to maximise sales.
Occasional travel to UK and European stores to attend site meetings and New Store Retail hand overs.
Involvement in the design processes for new concepts and equipment to help improve the existing JD image and communicate this vision while aligning this to the current business model.
Creating Store fixture documents and working closely with suppliers and the JD Procurement Team to co-ordinate furniture and equipment orders.
Retail Customer Operations:
Support with the development, testing and rollout of exciting, large scale group projects affecting retail across UK & EU. Examples have included Ship from Store, Click and Collect, Self Service tills and a new loyalty programme
Get involved in store operations and develop ways to make processes easier for our teams
Help with our Innovation and Lab Store Programmes – showcasing Best of the Best stores where cutting edge technology and process changes are trialled
Develop skills in data analytics, understanding trends in our data and how to use it to make improvements for retail.
Be involved in testing tech upgrades scheduled for to stores to make sure they are fit for purpose

JD Sports Fashion

Retail & Consumer Goods

Industry

10,001+

Employees

Mission & Purpose

JD Sports is a prominent UK-based retail company specialising in sportswear, athletic footwear, and related accessories. Their ultimate mission is to provide customers with a comprehensive range of top-quality sportswear brands, sneakers, and sports-related fashion items. JD Sports' purpose revolves around enabling individuals to pursue an active and healthy lifestyle by offering them the latest and most stylish sportswear options, catering to their athletic and fashion needs.