Kathmandu: Field Visual Merchandiser

Kathmandu; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

B Corp certified

Generous staff discounts

Job summary

Kathmandu is seeking a Field Visual Merchandiser in Melbourne to lead in-store presentation across a network of stores, bringing campaigns and product stories to life. This field-based role involves close collaboration with store teams and regional stakeholders to drive commercial performance.

The role requires travel between stores, regular visits, and the ability to coach teams on standards and guidelines while maintaining accurate records and reporting.

Qualifications

• Previous visual merchandising experience within a retail environment.
• Able to interpret and execute visual guidelines.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to use sales data.
• Confident coaching and building capability within store teams.
• Excellent planning, organisation and time management.

Responsibilities

• Execute seasonal launches and visual directives across assigned stores.
• Ensure brand presentation standards and visual guidelines are consistently delivered.
• Create engaging displays that support product storytelling and sell-through.
• Style windows, mannequins and focal points according to campaigns.
• Travel regularly across the region, visiting stores to assess standards.
• Provide feedback to store leadership and coach teams.
• Maintain store visit records and photographs.

Skills

Visual merchandising

Coaching store teams

Planning

Commercial awareness

Communication

Job description

Join Our Team at Kathmandu — Field Visual Merchandiser

Location: Melbourne, Australia (Field-Based Role)
Brand: Kathmandu

Are you passionate about creating inspiring in-store experiences that bring a brand to life? Do you have a strong eye for presentation, a commercial mindset, and enjoy working directly with store teams to drive results?

We’re looking for a Field Visual Merchandiser to join our Visual Merchandising team at Kathmandu. In this field-based role, you’ll deliver strong visual standards across a designated network of stores, bringing campaigns, seasonal launches and product stories to life.

Working closely with Store Managers, Regional Managers, Buying teams and the National Visual Merchandising Manager, you’ll be the key link between our Support Office and stores. You’ll provide practical visual direction, coach store teams and identify opportunities to improve presentation, customer experience and commercial performance.

This role involves regular travel between stores, including extensive driving and overnight stays where required.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

At Kathmandu, we believe your job should enrich your life — not just fill your time. When you join our team, you get access to a range of genuinely valuable benefits:

A brand with purpose

• We are B Corp certified — sustainability and people are at the heart of everything we do. Work for a business that prioritises protecting the planet and giving back.
• Generous staff discounts across Kathmandu and Rip Curl. Access to additional perks across our wider brand family.

Grow with us

• Meaningful career opportunities across stores, support offices, and distribution in Australia and New Zealand. Pathways into more departments.

A culture built on teamwork and adventure

• Work alongside people who share your passion for the outdoors. Be part of a supportive, fun and inclusive team environment.

As our Field Visual Merchandiser, you’ll execute and maintain visual merchandising standards across your designated store network.

You’ll use your visual merchandising expertise and commercial understanding to create engaging store environments, improve product visibility and help store teams deliver a consistent Kathmandu experience.

You will:

• Execute seasonal launches, promotional campaigns and visual merchandising directives across assigned stores.
• Ensure brand presentation standards and visual guidelines are consistently delivered.
• Create engaging and commercially focused displays that support product storytelling and sell-through.
• Style windows, mannequins, focal points and feature areas in line with current campaigns.
• Conduct regular store visits to assess standards and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Use sales performance and stock insights to inform merchandising recommendations.
• Partner with Store Managers to optimise store layout, product presentation and visual effectiveness.
• Coach store teams on visual merchandising standards, styling principles and best practice.
• Provide clear, practical and constructive feedback to store leadership teams.
• Support new store openings, relocations, refits and store refresh projects.
• Maintain accurate store visit records, photographs, reports and action plans.
• Build strong relationships across Retail Operations, Buying and Regional Leadership teams.
• Travel regularly throughout the designated region, including overnight stays when required.

What We’re Looking For…

You’ll thrive in this role if you:

• Have previous visual merchandising experience within a retail environment.
• Understand visual merchandising principles and how store presentation supports customer engagement and sales.
• Can confidently interpret and execute visual guidelines.
• Have strong commercial awareness and can use sales and stock insights to inform decisions.
• Are confident coaching, influencing and building capability within store teams.
• Have excellent planning, organisation and time management skills.
• Can work independently while managing multiple stores and competing priorities.
• Are adaptable, solutions-focused and comfortable working in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Have strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Have intermediate Microsoft Office skills and confidence using retail reporting tools.
• Hold a current driver’s licence and are willing to undertake extensive driving, frequent regional travel.