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Blue Square; Chertsey; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Sick pay & Life Assurance: 4x annual薪

Discounts across partners

Job summary

Blue Square in the UK & Ireland, in partnership with Samsung, is seeking a strategic Visual Merchandising Manager who turns commercial priorities into in-store excellence. You’ll own merchandising strategy, space planning, and retail execution across a diverse UK portfolio, translating data into actionable in-store improvements and impactful product visibility.

You’ll collaborate with Activations, Operations, Channel Teams and HQ to standardise planograms, drive launches, and optimise the

Qualifications

• Experience in merchandising, retail execution, or space planning.
• Strong Excel skills and data interpretation.
• Excellent stakeholder management.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Own merchandising and space planning strategy across fixtures and displays.
• Develop, maintain and optimise planograms across formats.
• Collaborate with Activations, Operations, Channel Teams and stakeholders.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of merchandising activities and deadlines.
• Partner with external agencies to manage planogram platforms.
• Support product launches with merchandising requirements and fixture updates.
• Coordinate with HQ to adopt global merchandising standards.
• Conduct retail visits to assess execution and identify improvements.
• Manage merchandising databases, inventories, and retail systems.
• Analyse sales, customer behaviour, and retail insights to optimise outcomes.

Skills

Merchandising

Retail execution

Space planning

Category management

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Tools

Planogram platforms

Excel

Job description

We're looking for a strategic and commercially minded Visual Merchandising Manager who thrives on creating exceptional retail experiences, optimising product visibility, and using data-driven insights to maximise performance.

If you're passionate about retail, technology, customer experience, and merchandising excellence, love turning commercial priorities into impactful in-store experiences, and enjoy working with a wide network of stakeholders, this could be the perfect role for you.

Working across Samsung's UK & Ireland retail and contact centre estate, you'll play a key role in driving merchandising strategy, space planning, and retail execution across a diverse portfolio of locations. From product launches and retail activations to planogram management and customer journey optimisation, you'll ensure Samsung's products are presented consistently, effectively, and to the highest standard.

WHAT YOU’LL BE UP TO

• Own the merchandising and space planning strategy across Samsung retail fixtures and displays, ensuring product placement supports commercial objectives and customer engagement.
• Develop, maintain, and optimise planograms across multiple retail formats, ensuring alignment with launches, activations, and business priorities.
• Work closely with Activations & Operations, Channel Teams, Retail Operations, and key stakeholders to define product hierarchy, placement strategies, and customer journeys.
• Lead the end-to-end delivery of merchandising activities, ensuring planograms and retail updates are approved and implemented ahead of critical deadlines.
• Partner with external agencies to manage planogram platforms, continuously improving user experience, compliance, and operational efficiency.
• Support product launches by defining merchandising requirements, fixture updates, display changes, and security solutions.
• Collaborate with Samsung HQ teams to ensure global merchandising standards and best practices are adopted across the UK & Ireland retail estate.
• Conduct regular retail visits to assess merchandising execution, validate compliance, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Manage merchandising databases, fixture inventories, compliance tools, and retail systems, ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
• Analyse sales performance, customer behaviour, and retail insights to identify optimisation opportunities and improve commercial outcomes.

ARE YOU OUR PERFECT PARTNER?

• Proven experience in merchandising, retail execution, space planning, category management, or a similar retail environment.
• Strong analytical capability with advanced Excel skills and the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and make commercially driven recommendations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills, with experience working across cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Commercially minded with a passion for retail excellence, customer experience, and continuous improvement.
• Confident communicator and presenter, capable of influencing stakeholders and clearly articulating recommendations and insights.
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and resilient, with strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem solving.
• Passion for retail, technology, customer experience, and innovation.
• Flexible to travel across the UK & Ireland when required.
• Able to commit to 2-3 office or offsite days per week.
• Willing to embrace and embed our ETHIC values: Excellence, Together, Heart, Integrity & Curious.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US

• Company Sick Pay + Life Assurance: 4x Annual Salary
• Access to a range of discounts and perks across our key partners and beyond
• Pension Scheme
• Development and Career Growth Opportunities
• The opportunity to work with one of the world's leading technology brands.

WHO ARE WE?

Blue Square combines best-in-class retail solutions, seamless product activation and flexible staffing that empowers brands to maintain control of their customer experience across their distribution channels.

Working in partnership with Samsung, we bring innovative retail experiences to life across the UK & Ireland - helping brands create meaningful customer connections, deliver commercial growth and build lasting loyalty.

BUILD LOVE.

GROW SALES.

INCREASE LOYALTY.

POINTS TO NOTE:

• Reasonable adjustments: We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using

[e-mail] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

• Whilst we strive to adhere to our closing dates, we may close the vacancy early based on interest or the progression of the role.
• Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Blue Square.
• If you’re an internal candidate, remember to use your company email address to apply.
• Flexible working: We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.