Visual Merchandiser

SUMMARY:

POSITION INFO:

• Interpret and implement floor plans and visual merchandising directives.
• Coordinate showroom changes, product movements and new product installations.
• Create cohesive furniture and décor settings considering proportion, scale, colour, texture and product placement.
• Regularly refresh displays in response to new ranges, product availability, seasonal changes and promotional activity.
• Work closely with design and retail teams to implement visual merchandising concepts and showroom updates.
• Ensure consistent visual presentation and merchandising standards throughout the retail environment.
• Assist with the planning and implementation of promotional and seasonal merchandising campaigns.
• Coordinate the integration of incoming products onto the showroom floor.
• Consider stock availability and incoming inventory when planning showroom changes and product placement.
• Identify opportunities to improve product presentation, customer flow and use of retail space.
• Coordinate and guide merchandising assistants and operational teams during installations and showroom changes.
• Ensure installations and merchandising changes are completed accurately and within required timelines.
• Maintain presentation standards across lighting, artwork, furniture, accessories and décor elements.
• Monitor showroom presentation continuously and implement adjustments where required.
• Support photography and visual reporting requirements relating to merchandising implementation.

• Minimum 4–5 years' experience in Visual Merchandising, preferably within furniture, homeware, interiors, décor, luxury lifestyle or premium retail.
• Demonstrated experience creating and maintaining physical retail displays and product settings.
• Experience implementing floor plans, store layouts or space-planning concepts.
• Strong understanding of visual merchandising principles including product placement, scale, proportion, colour, texture and customer flow.
• Experience working with furniture, homeware, décor, interiors or other visually led lifestyle products is highly advantageous.
• Experience coordinating merchandising installations and showroom changes.
• Comfortable working practically within a retail environment, including moving, positioning and styling merchandise.
• Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office applications.

• Qualification in Visual Merchandising, Interior Design, Consumer Sciences, Retail Design, Interior Decorating or a related discipline.
• Interior design or interior styling exposure.
• Experience within premium or luxury retail.
• Space planning and store layout experience.
• Experience developing visual merchandising standards, guidelines or implementation manuals.
• Experience leading or coordinating VM assistants or store teams.
• Exposure to stock planning, inventory management or product allocation.