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Merchandising Team Member

Job Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity to join our field based Merchandising Team who travel and cover our stores nationwide.

Our Merchandising Team Members are responsible for setting up and merchandising new store locations from scratch ready for their grand openings, as well as revamping existing stores and helping to implement new store projects. 

The ideal candidate will have excellent commercial awareness and attention to detail, the ability to identify key trends through proactive research and social media and a strong focus on achieving visually pleasing displays throughout our network of Home Bargains stores that put us at the forefront of our competitors. 

This role requires travel and overnight stays for four nights each week, including weekends, with night working.

This is the perfect opportunity for someone who is looking for a role that offers tonnes of creative freedom and the ability to bring their fresh ideas into fruition.

  • Salary £30,942.
  • Reference HO/KD/MTM/0424/MD
  • Contract Type Full Time
  • Closing Date April 26, 2024
  • Category Head Office
  • Business Unit Stores
  • Location Nationwide, United Kingdom
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Role Responsibility

  • Travel with the Merchandising Team to Home Bargains stores throughout the UK preparing new stores for opening
  • Travel to existing store locations to revamp current displays 
  • Work in conjunction with Retail Operations to ensure strong and consistent visual merchandising
  • Ensure excellent visual standards are maintained
  • Assess competitor activity, ensuring store merchandising is on trend and appropriate to our customer base and maximises sales potential
  • Work to tight deadlines
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of internal systems and practices

The Ideal Candidate

  • Creative flair
  • A full UK driving licence
  • For fleet insurance requirements, be at least 25 years of age
  • Hardworking and reliable
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills
  • Able to demonstrate excellent commercial awareness
  • A confident communicator with excellent problem solving skills and a real 'can do' attitude
  • Experience in merchandising preferable
  • Experience of working in a high volume, fast paced business is advantageous although not essential
  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of store health and safety and security

Package Description

  • £30,942 per annum
  • Due to the nature of the role, overnight stays will be required 4 days per week and night working will be required.
  • A company car or car allowance.
  • 28 days paid holiday per annum, rising to 33 days upon 5 years’ service (inclusive of bank holidays)
  • Contributable Company pension scheme

Employee benefits:

  • MyHB employee benefits platform with access to:
    • Retail and leisure discounts plus hundreds more
    • Free Financial Advice
    • Bank your savings into an ISA
    • 24/7 confidential counselling and advice line
    • Low cost voluntary insured health plans
  • Onsite heavily subsidised Health and Fitness Centre
  • Onsite canteen
  • 10% store discount
  • Access to social and sporting events
  • Free car parking
  • Death in Service Benefit (subject to 12 months complete service)
  • Long Service recognition scheme

About Us

TJ Morris Limited trading as Home Bargains is a privately owned family run discount retailer selling top brands at the lowest possible price on the UK high street.

Having started 45 years ago in Liverpool our customers continue to be at the heart of everything we do and throughout our 600 stores we have over 5 million customers each week.

With plans to increase our store portfolio to 1,000 stores throughout the UK we are a fast-paced retailer opening 50 stores a year (nearly one every weekend) - and we wouldn't have it any other way!

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