Posted 5 months ago
Visual Manager
@ JD Sports Canada
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Overview
JD Sports Canada is hiring a full-time permanent Visual Manager at its Intercity Shopping Centre store in Thunder Bay, Ontario, for the Summer 2026 opening. The role sits in the store's junior management team, building windows and in-store displays, supervising staff on visual standards, and analyzing sales data for product placement. Pay is $20 to $21 per hour on site, with a flexible schedule required.
Pay:
$20–$21 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Create window and in-store visual displays
- Set up and monitor in-store promotions
- Analyze Oracle figures for product placement
- Train and develop staff on merchandising
- Maintain store cleanliness and JD Standards
Requirements summary:
- 6 months to 1 year of visual merchandising experience
- Creative flair for coordinating product flow
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent time management
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Flexible schedule
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-06-22
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-13
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-15
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Retail |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Store |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Languages | English |
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JD Sports Canada
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The Undisputed King of Trainers
Full company description
In 2021 JD Sports expanded into the Canadian market and you can now find us across British Columbia, Ontario, and Alberta. We combine the best of physical and digital retail to give a compelling consumer proposition with JD over 900 stores across 21 territories worldwide. Established in 1981 with a single store in the North West of England, JD Sports is a leading sports fashion multi-channel retailer of branded sports and casual wear. We are proud to offer customers the latest products from globally recognised brands such as Nike, adidas, Puma andThe North Face, with strong private labels such as Pink Soda and Supply & Demand. We inspire our people to reach for higher levels of performance. To achieve these standards, we only recruit the best! All of our colleagues are highly skilled, self-motivated and constantly pursue perfection. The opportunity to progress arise quickly for those with the right qualities and ambition. We encourage our people to seek ways to improve our business by challenging how we merchandise, sell and manage the business, being creative and always thinking forward by suggesting alternative solutions. Colleagues from all levels of the organisation come together to solve problems and seize all opportunities. Our people are at the core of JD Sports and everything we do – could you be the nextcolleague to join the King of Trainers?
- LinkedIn followers
- 45,876
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 741
- Reported office locations
- 941 E Hastings St, 6, Vancouver, BC V6A 0H1, CA
- Other recorded names
- JD Sports Canada
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In 2021 JD Sports expanded into the Canadian market and you can now find us across British Columbia, Ontario, and Alberta. We combine the best of physical and digital retail to give a compelling consumer proposition with JD over 900 stores across 21 territories worldwide. Established in 1981 with a single store in the North West of England, JD Sports is a leading sports fashion multi-channel retailer of branded…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Company size | 501-1,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, BC |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 399 |
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Department: Retail Stores
Location: Intercity Shopping Centre, Thunder Bay, ON
Workplace Type: On-site
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Wage: $20 - $21 hourly
Opening: Summer 2026
THE TEAM
JD Sports is a sports-fashion retail company with the incentive to inspire the emerging generation of globally minded consumers through a connection to the universal culture of sport, music and fashion. Established in 1981, the JD Group is a leading global omnichannel retailer of Sports, Fashion, and Outdoor brands. With our retail stores expanding and evolving all throughout Canada, The Group is continuously finding and developing talent that adds to the inclusive and diverse work culture. JD continuously and successfully sets the global standard for retail experience best through the unique delivery of the world’s most authentic brands to the market. Our commitment to showcasing brands in a premium environment and stores remain a key part of the JD strategy.
THE ROLE
Our team is looking to fulfill the role of the Visual Manager at our Intercity Shopping Centre location! Looking for someone with a high sense of urgency, keen eye for detail and driven mentality. The ideal candidate would be part of the store’s Junior Management team, you will provide managerial support and provide assistance in the supervision of all staff while maintaining the standards of the shop floor. As part of the in-store team you will provide visual support to the store, engaging our customers by creative product placement and utilizing the latest fashion trends. You will create window and in-store displays whilst maximizing store profitability through enticing visual concepts. Most importantly, you will be responsible for bringing out new and fresh products for our customers and ensure that the JD Standards are followed throughout the store.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Attract, engage and motivate customers into making purchases by using creative visual techniques.
- Ensure that mannequins, displays and windows are alternated through the seasons and the events of the retail calendar.
- Analyze Oracle figures to assist you in product placement and floor layout.
- Communicate and provide feedback to Town Merchandiser on visual merchandising activity in-store.
- Set up and monitor in-store promotions.
- Provide training and assist with team development on merchandising and displays.
- Ensure weekly development practices to grow current associates to fill future roles.
- Promote a high standard of hygiene, cleanliness and maintenance in line with company procedures.
- Conducting your work in a safe and responsible manner at all times.
- To work in a highly professional manner, leading by example at all times.
Skills/Experience/Knowledge needed:
- Minimum of 6 months - 1 year of visual merchandising experience.
- Be creative, imaginative and have a flair for coordinating product flow.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Willing to have a flexible schedule.
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