Team Manager - Visual Merchandiser - Plymouth Area

MARKS&SPENCER; Exeter; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Marks & Spencer is seeking a Team Manager for Visual Merchandising in Exeter. You’ll lead by example alongside the store management team to deliver the retail plan and drive the creative direction for Fashion, Home & Beauty.

You’ll combine commercial focus with visual expertise to create layouts, displays and customer experiences that reflect the M&S brand, while ensuring safe, compliant store operations.

Qualifications

• Experience leading visual merchandising in fashion/retail
• Strong understanding of brand standards and customer experience
• Ability to interpret trading data and insights for space and layout decisions
• Proven coaching and development of store teams

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.

Skills

Leadership

Visual merchandising

Compliance

Coaching

Data-driven decisions

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.