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GU, Headquarter VMD (Visual Merchandising)

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Brand GUGU
Location Ariake Headquarters: UNIQLO CITY, 1-6-7 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo
Location may be changed to other locations as determined by the company, including overseas.
Update Mar, 10 2025

Job Description

Background
GU, a Fast Retailing Group brand, operates under the brand message "YOUR FREEDOM. The brand's message is "YOUR FREEDOM" and its mission is to empower people through the power of fashion. In order to become a new global fashion brand from Japan that has never been seen before, we are constantly making changes to our brand and company with ideas that are not extensions of what we have done before. We are looking for a next-generation leader candidate who will work with us to create a global fashion brand from Japan and lead it from a VMD perspective.

■Department Overview
The In store merchandising (IMD) department, to which you will be assigned, aims to make as many customers as possible enjoy fashion by creating a sales floor that conveys our brand message in stores, which are the direct contact points with our customers. The IMD Department consists of two teams, the Merchandise Layout Team and the New Store/VMD Team, with approximately 20 members. This time, we are recruiting for the new store/VMD team, which has about 5 members including the department manager and leader. The team does not confine itself to its own department, but promotes operations while communicating with various departments within the company, such as the product layout team, MD team, and each store in the sales department.

Job Description
As a VMD and product layout manager, you will be involved in the evolution of VMD on the sales floor and the creation of a system for on-site VMD training. Specific Job Descriptions are as follows
Planning sales space creation in line with seasonal plans
Create guidelines for sales space creation to be deployed to each store.
Composition of torso styling to match the layout of each sales floor
Training of supervisors and store managers throughout Japan on VMD
Creation and ordering of materials related to VMD
Planning of promotional materials such as in-store sales promotion materials
Creation of mannequin styling for new stores and flagship stores
Job Descriptions are subject to change as a result of departmental or organizational changes within the scope of work related to each department of the headquarters.

■ Career Path
There is a possibility of career advancement as a global VMD manager in the future.

Qualifications

Required Experience, Skills, and Abilities
At least 3 years of experience in planning and creating sales space for a brand as a VMD.
Ability to understand trends, market changes, and the essence of things
Leadership skills and an attitude to cooperate with others
Basic Excel skills (vlookup functions, pivot tables, IF functions, etc.)
Experience with Photoshop

Experience, skills, and abilities that would be welcome
Good command of English and Chinese

Work Condition

Company Name
GU Corporation

■Employment Type
Full-time employee (no fixed term, probationary period (3 months))

■Annual Income
624 - 10,260,000 yen (monthly salary: 390,000 - 570,000 yen)
Decided after careful consideration of previous experience and annual salary.
After 1 year of employment, a bonus will be paid based on company rules and performance.

Allowance
Commuting allowance, overtime allowance depending on grade

Working hours
Flextime System or Supervisor
Flextime system
Standard working hours per day ... 8 hours, break ... 1 hour
Core time ... 9:00 - 14:00
Flexible hours ... 6:00 - 9:00 and 14:00 - 20:00
Or
Supervisors
Based on the working hours of the department to which the employee belongs, and left to the employee's decision.

Vacations and Vacations
2 days off per week (Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays), special vacations (8 days each half year), paid vacations, congratulation or condolence leave

Insurance】 【Allied Insurance
Social insurance (health insurance, employee pension, unemployment insurance, workers' accident compensation insurance, nursing care insurance)

Benefits】 Stock ownership plan, Mutual aid association
Shareholding association, Mutual aid association, Affiliated welfare programs, Employee sales
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We are actively recruiting mid-career workers for our group companies (Fast Retailing, UNIQLO, g.u., etc.) with the aim of becoming the world's number one apparel corporate group.
If you are interested in this position, please review the following information and consider applying.
You may apply to multiple companies within the Fast Retailing Group.
However, please note that even if you are selected by more than one company, you will only be allowed to proceed to the final selection process for one position at a time.

Location

Ariake Headquarters: UNIQLO CITY, 1-6-7 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo
Location may be changed to a location determined by the company, including overseas.

OPEN MID-CAREER POSITIONS