Regional Visual Merchandiser

Hillier Nurseries Ltd; Ampfield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Life assurance

Enhanced pension

31 days annual leave

Employee discount

Job summary

Hillier Nurseries Ltd is seeking a Regional Visual Merchandiser to support garden centres across the Hillier estate. The role involves travel and a company car, embedding our visual merchandising standards and coaching centre teams to deliver compelling displays.

You will work with space planning and merchandising teams to implement planograms, train staff and support seasonal launches, campaigns and new concepts across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Experience in a regional, area or comparable multi-site visual merchandising role.
• A track record of using visual merchandising to support sales and commercial performance.
• Strong knowledge of visual merchandising principles and retail presentation standards.
• Ability to train, coach and develop retail colleagues.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Embed Hillier visual merchandising strategy using planograms and guidelines.
• Maintain consistent brand and display standards across centres.
• Support seasonal launches, campaigns and new concepts.
• Coach teams to plan and execute launches and build capability.
• Support monthly meetings with Store Visual Merchandising Champions.
• Ensure equipment and POS materials are implemented correctly.
• Share centre feedback and action plans with central teams.
• Guide decisions using sales opportunities, customer experience and priorities.

Skills

Visual Merchandising

Brand standards

Coaching

Communication

Organisational skills

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you creative, commercially minded and passionate about helping retail teams deliver inspiring customer experiences? We are looking for a Regional Visual Merchandiser to support garden centres across the Hillier estate. This full-time, permanent role reports to the Garden Centre Area Manager and requires regular travel, so you should live within reasonable travelling distance of our locations. With a competitive salary and company car, this newly created role offers the opportunity to embed consistent, commercially focused visual merchandising standards across our centres. Working with centre teams and the central Space Planning and Merchandising Teams, you will provide practical guidance, training and coaching, and support seasonal launches, campaigns and new concepts. This hands-on regional role suits an organised, commercially aware visual merchandiser who can influence others, manage changing priorities and build teams’ confidence to deliver independently.

What You Will Be Doing

• Embedding the Hillier visual merchandising strategy using planograms, campaign guidelines and other resources.
• Maintaining consistent, commercially focused brand and display standards.
• Supporting seasonal launches, campaigns, new concepts and centre redevelopments.
• Coaching teams to plan and execute launches confidently and build visual merchandising capability.
• Supporting monthly meetings with Store Visual Merchandising Champions.
• Ensuring equipment and point-of-sale materials are implemented correctly.
• Sharing centre feedback, successes and opportunities with the central Space Planning Team.
• Providing constructive feedback and agreeing practical action plans where standards are not met.
• Using sales opportunities, customer experience and operational priorities to guide decisions.

What We Are Looking For

• Experience in a regional, area or comparable multi-site visual merchandising role.
• A record of using visual merchandising to support sales and commercial performance.
• Strong knowledge of visual merchandising principles and retail presentation standards.
• The ability to train, coach and develop retail colleagues.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Strong organisation and the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Good Microsoft Office skills.
• A proactive, commercially aware approach and confidence working independently.
• A full valid UK driving licence and flexibility to travel regularly between our garden centres.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and company car.
• Life assurance and enhanced pension scheme.
• 31 days’ annual leave.
• 20% employee discount and 50% off restaurant menu items whilst on shift.
• Free on-site parking.
• Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme for you and your immediate family.
• Retail discounts, deals and cashback offers.
• Company Christmas gifts, subject to eligibility.
• Free solo entry to Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Romsey, plus discounts at other gardens nationally.

Join a respected family business with over 150 years of history and a friendly, supportive environment where every team member is valued. We can only consider candidates who are already based in the UK and have the right to work. Hillier is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, sex, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation or age.