[AEON – Hanoi Office] VMD Officer (Visual Merchandising Officer)

Primary Objective:

– Work for Visual Merchandising strategy planning and execution in the Northern stores, ensure store’s visual appearance is maintained to the highest standard, at all times.

– Execute the tasks for store layout, Visual Merchandising Display, and VMD training program.

Key Activities:

– Implementation and maintenance visual merchandise standards for the Northern stores.

– Assist in VMD Training program

– Implementation for New store Opening and Renovation plan.

Roles and responsibilities:

1. Implementation and maintenance visual merchandise standards for the Northern stores (70%):

• Understand the concept of Aeon’s Sales floor, store’s layout, display and products.
• Daily store checking and support to ensure, maintain Visual Merchandising Display (VMD) standards on Sales floor.
• Monitoring the progress of VMD work and the implementation of the Operation team.
• Ensuring uniformity of merchandising display across multiple store locations (Ha Noi’s, Hai Phong’s stores…)
• Support Operation team in changing VMD to promote new product launches or to reflect festive or seasonal themes, changing monthly layout, mannequin styling, color theme…
• Cooperate with other related departments in Ha Noi office, including Merchandiser, Operation team… collect and report necessary information about specific categories and promotion in the Northern stores.
• Seek feedback from stores and customers on the visual impact of displays and of the changes implemented.
• Measure and report the VMD results across multiple store locations at a certain period of time.
• Manage and maintain VMD tools, Mannequins, display fixture and decorative items.     

2. Assist in VMD Trainning program (15%)

• OJT: Regular weekly visit to all stores to train and guide Operation team on basic display skills.
• OFF JT: – Cooperate and work effectively with other related Department in the North (Admin, HR, Operation Team…) to arrange reasonable training schedule for stores.
                – Prepare VMD training course at each store, keep tracking and evaluate the results after the training progress.
                – Prepare and maintain training tools, materials for training class (Mannequin, sample products, printing documents). Prepare & arrange areas on sale floor for practical.
                – Maintaining, and entering information into databases

3. Implementation for New store Opening and Renovation (10%):

• Understand the VMD concept, implement visual display for New store Opening and Renovation plan according to VMD plan.
• Support planning for new store Visual Merchandising. New ideas to enhance the merchandise and store value.

4. Others (5%):

• Research lifestyle, trends, survey competitors in the Northern market and report survey results.
• Other tasks as needed to ensure all works is performed efficiently and effectively

Qualification and Job Requirements:

• University degree
• Previous retail experience, have experience as a visual merchandiser or similar role.
• Enthusiastic and passionate about Fashion/ Display. Working on fashion area or retailers which is similar to AEON’s business nature can be a plus.
• Aesthetic, dynamic, flexible, agile
• Good cooperating and supporting related parties
• Follow all working procedures, the company’s policies
• Must be able to accept critique/ feedback
• Good communication skill and be able to use basic English 
• Have MS Office proficiency skills (Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point)
• Good planning, time management and organization skills
• Experience with design software, scheduling, or similar software preferred.
• Flexible working hours, including evenings and weekends; The work often involves some travelling.
• The job can be physical with lots of lifting and carrying, climbing of ladders and use of power tools. Subsequently, good levels of stamina and manual dexterity are useful.

Other information:

• Work location: 27 Cổ Linh, Long Biên, Hà Nội
• Working time: 8:30 – 17:30 from Monday to Friday and 1 Saturday per month (Sometimes, this job requires flexible working hours, including evenings and weekends)

Please send your updated CV to email: anh.duong@aeon.com.vn (Ms. Minh Anh) to apply for this job!