Visual Merchandiser Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Retail

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Visual Merchandiser Skills List in Retail

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Visual Merchandiser role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Visual Merchandiser job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 63% of Visual Merchandiser job descriptions contained apparel as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

apparel
63%
fashion
60%
excel
34%
product development
32%
sourcing
32%
product brief
29%
junior buyer
29%
buyer
29%
buying
29%
clothing
29%
merchandise admin assistant
27%
assistant merchandiser
27%
senior merchandise admin assistant
27%
spreadsheets
27%
wssi
27%
merchandising
23%
retail
23%
trading
18%
planning
14%
visual merchandising
12%
merchandiser
12%
senior merchandiser
9%
team
9%
stores
9%
merchandise manager
9%
data
7%
junior merchandiser
5%
visual merchandiser
5%
styling and marketing
5%
product display
5%
fmcg
5%
display advertising
5%
beauty
5%
visual merchandising manager
5%
retail management
5%
pos
5%
planogram
5%
inventory
5%
consumer
5%
womenswear
5%
promotions
5%
management
5%
customer service
5%
stock
5%
sales
5%
replenishment
5%
merchandising strategies
3%
cross-functional collaboration
3%
market trends
3%
inventory management
3%
full uk driving licence
3%
supply chain
3%
microsoft office
3%
retail industry
3%
sales analysis
3%
stock management
3%
assistant buyer
3%
adobe creative suite
3%
trade shows
3%
new store openings
3%
exhibition
3%
events
3%
customer engagement
3%
sign off
3%
range building
3%
factories
3%
critical path
3%

While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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