Visual Merchandising Specialist

About the Role

An exciting opportunity for a Visual Merchandising Specialist to work under Marketing - QDFC.

Responsible to develop and implement creative visual concepts based on the visual merchandising strategy for all QDF stores in order to attract customer attention and increase sales revenue. Responsible to implement and document all window displays, signage, floor plan displays, and special promotions in line with company strategy.

Operational Accountabilities

• Implement seasonal changes based on brand guidelines to showcase new arrivals and the latest trends, which includes mannequin dressing, background implementation, window/in-store artwork changes.
• Following the implementation, compile reports and submit to QDF Management and to the brands.
• Execute daily, weekly and monthly promotional signages for the core and fashion shops across QDF.
• Work with external suppliers to manufacture and implement new window background. Assist the team in assembling and dismantling visual displays in store or in windows.
• Work closely with the buying and marketing team to submit monthly promotional list to ensure timely implementation of monthly collaterals.
• Update all travel allowance signages and update marketing collateral to ensure passengers travel with the correct allowances/products to their final destinations.
• Merchandise new product arrivals across all stores in QDF and assist store/kiosk opening to ensure proper product presentation.
• Request and maintain all marketing collateral/communication throughout the airport by liaising with the creative coordinators and external suppliers to maintain high standards of collateral.
• Order all eye-level and buy-level acrylic for all stores across QDF to ensure promotions are highlighted and the merchandising team complete product pricing.
• Order all visual merchandising props for calendar events to ensure visual aesthetics, and store and maintain them in the distribution centre.
• Visit all landside shops regularly to ensure visual merchandising standards are maintained at all time.
• Submit store/product/implementation photographs to QDF Management, brands, buyers, etc. as required.
• Create visual merchandising packs to communicate visual guidelines including layout principles, visual dressing and signage to ensure consistency and awareness of visual merchandising guidelines.
• Lead and motivate the team to complete displays on tight deadlines, set yearly objectives and development reviews for the team.
• Seek feedback from store managers, colleagues, sales assistants and customers on the visual impact of displays and recommend necessary changes.
• Perform other department duties related to his / her position as directed by the Head of the Department

Be part of an extraordinary story

Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community. Our best is here and still to come. To us, impossible is only a challenge. Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

About You:

• High School Qualification / Vocational Qualification /Diploma or Equivalent (Type of Diploma Based on Role) with Minimum 5 years of job-related experience OR Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent with Minimum 4 years of job-related experience.
• Well rounded visual merchandising experience
• Qualification in any design field
• Visual merchandising experience in Travel Retail industry
• Working knowledge of graphic software

About Qatar Airways Group

Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We’ve grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don’t slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.