Senior Global Store Design and VM Manager

Clarks Outlet; Street; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible/hybrid working options

Career development and progression

Supportive and collaborative culture

Job summary

Clarks is seeking a Senior Global Store Design and VM Manager to lead the physical brand expression across all stores. You will set global direction for store design, visual merchandising and POS, develop concepts and fixtures from sketch to production, and partner with regional teams to land consistent, commercially effective executions.

You will manage a small global design team, produce floor plans and 3D renders, and drive brand guidelines and landlord pitches.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in global retail store design and visual merchandising.
• Strong ability to develop concepts from sketch to production.
• Proven leadership of design teams and cross‑functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Own global store design and VM direction across markets.
• Produce fixture drawings, prototypes and sign‑offs for global rollout.
• Develop store concept principles and landlord pitch decks.
• Deliver 2D floor plans and 3D renders for landlord requests.
• Lead global VM planning and coordinate with regional teams.
• Manage UK-based Global Retail & VM Manager and a design team.
• Create global brand guidelines and pitch documents.
• Drive commercial store layouts to improve conversion and sell‑through.

Job description

Senior Global Store Design and VM Manager

UK HQ, 40 High Street, Street, Somerset, United Kingdom

Job Description

Posted Thursday 13 August 2026 at 23:00

Location: Street, Somerset

The Role:

Own the physical expression of the brand across every global store environment. The role sets and cascades global store design, visual merchandising and retail POS direction, develops new concepts and fixtures from sketch through to signed-off production, and partners with regional retail, marketing, properties and procurement teams to land consistent, commercially effective executions in every market.

Key responsibilities:

Global Store Design and Concept development

• Design new global store formats, fixtures and concepts, including collection and non-footwear requirement
• Produce fixture technical drawings, prototypes and final sign-off for global roll-out
• Develop global store concept principles and landlord pitch decks
• Deliver 2D floor plans for all new stores, relocations and refits, plus 3D renders for landlord requests
• Build store fixture order lists and support global procurement on materials and cost reviews
• Manage a team of 3 Global Store Designers based in Kuala Lumper
• Create global VM principles documents across all concepts and seasons
• Set and cascade VM direction to regional retail and VM leads
• Build product lists and flow documents using HQ samples
• Support regional new store VM planning, openings and store visits
• Run HQ mock shop window, in- store and showroom set-ups for stakeholder review
• Management of UK based Global Retail and VM Manager

Global Retail Marketing

• Lead the creation of global seasonal retail marketing guidelines across all brand tiers
• Management of Global retail graphic designer and freelancers
• Cascade POS direction to regional retail and marketing leads
• Support all regions pre-season and in-season planning
• Review regional executions and feed back on brand consistency
• Support new store POS planning, events and pop-up design

What you’ll bring

Brand guardian: rigorous about consistency of execution across every market

Highly organised , able to run multiple seasonal and project workstreams in parallel

Collaborative and diplomatic across regions, functions and external partners

Hands-on and practical, comfortable in mock shops and stores as well as in design software

Willing to travel to Street HQ for mock shop set ups/ presentations and seasonal kick off meetings

• Substantial experience in retail store design, brand environments or visual merchandising within a global or multi‑market retailer
• Proven record of taking store concepts and fixtures from initial design through prototyping to full roll-out
• Experience setting seasonal VM and POS direction and cascading it to regional teams
• Track record of working with overseas manufacturing and procurement partners, including cost and material sign‑off
• Line management experience with a small design team
• Strong understanding of 2D and 3D design: floor plans, renders , technical fixture drawings
• C onfident in building Global brand guideline s and pitch documents
• Commercial understanding of how store layout and VM drive conversion and sell-through
• Working knowledge of retail construction, materials, lighting and fixture manufacture
• Excellent presentation skills, including presenting concepts to senior stakeholders

What We Offer

• Flexible/hybrid working options
• Career development and progression opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative culture

At Clarks, you’ll be part of a brand with heritage, craftsmanship, and style at its core. We offer great training, career progression, and the chance to make your mark in a global business.

About Clarks

Clarks, based in Somerset, England, has been at the forefront of innovative shoemaking since its foundation in 1825 when brothers James and Cyrus Clark made a slipper from sheepskin off‑cuts. At the time, it was ground‑breaking: a combination of invention and craftsmanship that has remained at the heart of what the brand does now. In the Clarks archive, more than 22,000 pairs of shoes have sparked revolutions and defined generations. From the original Clarks Desert Boot, first designed by Nathan Clark and launched in 1950, to the iconic Wallabee, each design has an instantly recognisable signature that makes it unmistakably Clarks.

Disclaimer

This document describes the general nature and level of work only. It is not designed to cover an exhaustive list of all skills, activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Other activities, duties, and responsibilities may be added at any time. This description may be changed at the company’s discretion at any time, with or without notice.

UK HQ, 40 High Street, Street, Somerset, United Kingdom