Team Manager - Visual Merchandiser - Exeter & Torbay Area

MARKS&SPENCER; Exeter; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Marks & Spencer in Exeter is seeking a Team Manager for Visual Merchandising to lead the VM strategy for Fashion, Home & Beauty, ensuring brand standards and a compelling customer experience across store layouts and displays.

You will work with store management, use trading data and customer insight to optimise space, coach teams, and uphold safety and compliance in every department.

Qualifications

• Experience in visual merchandising leadership and team coaching.
• Strong understanding of brand standards in fashion, home and beauty.
• Ability to use data and customer insights to optimise layouts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the visual merchandising strategy for Fashion, Home & Beauty, ensuring brand standards are consistently met.
• Ensure the store trades safely and legally, meeting all compliance requirements.
• Use trading data and customer insight to make confident decisions on space, layout, and promotional execution.
• Coach and develop teams, building capability and fostering a high-performance culture.
• Maintain knowledge and oversight across all departments to support store performance.

Job description

As a Team Manager for Visual Merchandising, you'll lead by example, work alongside the store management team to deliver the retail plan while leading the creative direction for Fashion, Home & Beauty.

You'll combine commercial focus with visual expertise to deliver layouts, displays, and customer experiences that drive sales and reflect the M&S brand. You'll also take responsibility for ensuring the store trades safely and legally at all times, with knowledge and oversight across every department.

What you'll do

• Lead the visual merchandising strategy for Fashion, Home & Beauty, ensuring brand standards are consistently met.
• Ensure the store trades safely and legally, meeting all compliance requirements.
• Use trading data and customer insight to make confident decisions on space, layout, and promotional execution.
• Coach and develop teams, building capability and fostering a high-performance culture.
• Maintain knowledge and oversight across all departments to support store performance.