Strategic Visual Merchandising Manager - Hybrid

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

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