Junior Area Visual Merchandiser

ABOUT OKA

Founded over 20 years ago by three entrepreneurial women with a passion for beautiful, practical and comfortable homes, OKA is more than a furniture and homeware retailer: it is a love affair with living well.

We inspire people to confidently create a home that reflects their personality, a space where nothing should be too precious or perfect to be enjoyed with family and friends. British-born, today we have 15 stores across the UK - an established Interior Design and Trade business, a mail-order service and a thriving website.

We are looking to recruit an experienced full time Junior Area Visual Merchandiser to join our growing field based visual merchandising team, based in the southwest region or our London store. Working on projects both independently and as part of the team, you will be responsible for ensuring that instore visual merchandising is both innovative and in line with brand positioning at a consistently high standard that always strive to exceed our clients' expectations

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensuring brand visual merchandising (VM) standards are of a consistently high standard,
Recreating room-sets/displays/windows seasonal changes following guidelines; organise own adequate supplies of stock, props, materials, equipment and tools for all planned work
They will be required to carry out all duties consistent with the visual merchandising of Oka homeware products in their own stores in the Southwest area
Working across functions and key stakeholders to plan effective product range moves within stores with a constant commercial mindset using related analysis tools
The role requires manual handling of large furniture and regular changes of all product ranges
The role will require painting and decorating, and small DIY projects
Assisting on new store openings and refits nationally and assisting within other regions when required

ABOUT YOU

1+years' experience in visual merchandising, preferably within the interiors sector
Experience in retail interior styling is advantageous
Design and/or interiors qualification desirable
Very good DIY skills (painting, decorating, using power tools to install mirrors, wall art, curtains, etc.)
Commercial understanding of the power of VM and its ability to influence product and brand performance
Project management skills including the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines,
Confident in independent decision-making, troubleshooting and problem-solving,
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal; adept at promoting and explaining ideas to all levels of the business and influencing stakeholders, in order to achieve timely project completion
Able to work independently on projects with line manager support
Flexible approach to UK wide travel, including overnight stays
Passion for the OKA brand.

OUR BENEFITS PACKAGE

33 days holiday (including bank holidays entitlement) plus length of service increases
Day off for your birthday
Health Cash Plan
Generous staff discount
Enhanced Maternity Pay
Employee Assistance Programme
Eligibility for a discretionary company Bonus Scheme
Plus a suite of additional employee benefits including Company pension scheme, life assurance cover, free eye tests, cycle to work scheme, interest free travel loans, social events, online wellbeing centre and more.

If successful you will become part of the OKA family, a fast-paced and dynamic business. If you would like to apply for this position, please apply here.