Visual Merchandiser

Nebraska Furniture Mart•Kansas City, KS

2d•$21 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

At Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM), we’ve been hiring friends since 1937—people who share our passion for helping customers feel right at home. If you share our vision, we invite you to be one of us! People love working here! Named one of Furniture Today’s Best places to work, and here a few reasons why: A FUN, stable work environment, with no layoffs in our history. A safe place to work and shop, development opportunities leading you to the career of your dreams and a culture that encourages volunteering and serving our communities. Do you have an eye for design and display? If so, we have the perfect job for you! As NFM’s Visual Merchandiser, you will be responsible for creating a compelling customer experience by ensuring that room settings and stand-alone displays are cohesive, on-trend, and inspiring. This will be accomplished while taking initiative to add additional responsibilities, projects, and tasks to support Visual initiatives within the store.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in merchandising, display, design, art or related area or equivalent experience required
3 years of visual display or related experience, preferably in a retail home furnishings or fashion-related business required
Ability to multi-task, prioritize and meet deadlines
Good color vision and the ability to coordinate colors and styles
Excellent communication skills
Ability to work with little to no supervision
Computer skills to include MS Office applications required
Ability to work nights and/or weekends. Ability to work night, weekend and/or early morning hours based on business needs
Pre-employment screening includes, but isn’t limited to, criminal background check

Responsibilities

Create the overall appearance of assigned department while demonstrating an eye for quality detail with regard to design and composition, in keeping with brand standards
Approach tasks and deadlines with a sense of focus, urgency and attention to detail while delivering high quality work
Collaborate with Merchandising, Display, Facilities, and Visual Leadership to streamline planning and implementation of moves, spotlights, and floor sets
Keep up-to-date on industry trends, best practices, and market trends
Implement visual merchandising strategies and current trends to support the store and drive sales
Provide exceptional service to internal and external customers through professionalism, ownership and initiative

Benefits

Same day pay - access to your earned pay on-demand, when you need it the most
Competitive pay - generous annual increases up to 7%
Inclusive culture – Because everyone who works or shops at NFM should feel right at home
Health, dental, vision, life Insurance, short and long term disability
Paid holidays (upon hire) and paid time off (after 90 days)
Staff discount on merchandise
Virtual and in-person career development opportunities at all levels
Paid community volunteer opportunities
Tuition Reimbursement
401(k) and company match after one year