Customer Assistant - Visual Merchandiser - Stratford City at MS

, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

06 Jun, 26

Salary

14.74

Posted On

08 Mar, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Visual Merchandising, Fashion, Digital Confidence, Merchandising Strategy, Efficiency, Team Player, Flexibility, Styling Mannequins, Window Implementation, POS Implementation, Customer Service, Digital Tools Utilization, Product Knowledge, Sales Engagement, Attention To Detail, Adaptability

Industry

Retail

Description

Join our team at M&S as a Visual Merchandiser in our Clothing & Home section, where you'll become a champion of our stylish products, and influencer of the latest trends. We're seeking passionate individuals who take pride in their eye for fashion and want to delight our customers every day. Your primary focus will be on creating remarkable visual displays that attract and engage customers, ensuring that our products are presented in the most eye-catching way. You'll also actively collaborate with the team to implement effective merchandising strategies. * Being digitally confident is essential. You'll utilise our digital tools, such as the Sparks App, to enhance both the customer experience and ensure they get the products they want when they need them. * Efficiency and effectiveness are key aspects of your role. You'll be a skilled operator, maintaining high standards in visual presentation consistently. You’ll be ready to roll your sleeves up, work hard and go above and beyond every day. * Being a team player is crucial. You'll take responsibility for creating a great inclusive store environment, supporting and respecting your colleagues and our customers. * Flexibility is also vital. You should be confident to work effectively across multiple areas within the store and adapt to the changing demands of the retail environment seamlessly. Are you ready for it? Take your marks and get ready to apply. Under 18 Disclaimer To comply with health and safety legislation and keep our colleagues safe in the workplace, colleagues in this role must be 18 years of age or older. Work Pattern Week 1: Monday 07:00-15:00 Tuesday 07:00-15:00 Wednesday 07:00-15:00 Thursday 07:00-15:00 Saturday 07:00-15:00 Week 2: Sunday 07:00-15:00 Tuesday 07:00-15:00 Wednesday 07:00-15:00 Thursday 07:00-15:00 Friday 07:00-15:00 Rate of Pay £14.74 per hour (increasing from £13.85 per hour from 1st April 2026) Purpose * To deliver a great shopping experience for their customers, putting customers before task every time * Champion new ways of working within stores through an open mindset and positive attitude * Complete tasks and processes that deliver ‘best in town’ standards * Serve and sell across all channels brilliantly well * Be the voice of our customer to help us continually improve Key Accountabilities * Dress and style mannequins to agreed standard each launch and throughout the season as required * Deliver seasonal Window implementation * Deliver ‘best in town’ standards through presentation standards, VM Principles, availability and keeping the store clean and tidy * Works alongside C&H colleagues to ensure correct implementation of POS each season * Serve our customers efficiently and brilliantly well – on the shop floor and at service points * Skilled to utilise all digital tools and communication channels to do the job * Share customer and colleague feedback to help us do things better * Share knowledge and experience with colleagues to support others in building skill and confidence * Own their own learning & development and proactively access digital learning solutions * Know the daily sales targets, priorities, promotions & selling opportunities * Have great product knowledge to sell and recommend our products and services * Proactively engage with customers to understand their needs and make recommendations * Understand the store priorities and their part to play * Complete tasks with pace and in line with SOPs * Minimise cost and waste through good process practice * Follow safe and legal working practices Key Capabilities * Understands how M&S operates, its strategy, future and the role they play * Committed to delivering excellent work fast with great attention to detail * Open to and acts on feedback, asking for this regularly * Sets performance objectives for self in conjunction with line manager and in line with business plans * Takes accountability for planning and managing own work efficiently to ensure objectives are met * Is curious and asks questions to challenge the status quo – ask why the company does things the way it does things * Effective at communicating their intentions to others; ensures communication is clear and simple * In control of their own reactions and considers how to share their perspective to create better reaction for team * Copes well with change and work challenges and recovers quickly from its impact * Builds positive relationships by being a good listener and getting to know people by establishing a connection Technical Skills/ Experience * Comprehensive Styling skills which can be applied across instore visual elements and windows * Strong knowledge of Visual Merchandising principles * Contributing to store sales and cost control * Work across the store to get things done right first time within timescales * Comprehensive knowledge of customer shopping channels * Good level of product knowledge and services across the store * Up to date knowledge of the commercial operation and brilliant basics * Good level of digital capability and use of digital tools and applications * Understand customer needs and spot selling opportunities * Adapting to change Key Relationships and Stakeholders * Customers * Colleagues * Store Leadership * BIG Everyone’s Welcome M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That’s why we’re revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working. If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment. M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That’s why we’re revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process and we are happy to talk smart/flexible working. Retail: The sweeping innovations we’re rolling out at M&S will define a new era of retail. And we want you to help us introduce them to our customers. There’s never been a more exciting time to join M&S! We’ve embarked on a business transformation and are looking for people who are thrilled by the challenge of introducing innovative, new experiences to the retail world – and surprising every single customer with reasons to shop in our stores and online - day in, day out. By embracing our digital tools to enhance the customer experience and remaining adaptable – both to the needs of our customers and our retail business – you’ll live and breathe our approach to sales and service and will ensure every time is just as special as the next.

Responsibilities

The primary focus is creating remarkable visual displays to attract and engage customers, ensuring products are presented attractively, while actively collaborating with the team to implement merchandising strategies. Key accountabilities include dressing mannequins, delivering seasonal window implementation, maintaining presentation standards, and serving customers efficiently.