Team Manager - Visual Merchandiser - Plymouth Area

Marks and Spencer; Exeter; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Marks & Spencer is seeking a Team Manager for Visual Merchandising to lead the creative direction for Fashion, Home & Beauty while aligning with the store management team to deliver the retail plan. You will drive layouts, displays, and customer experiences that reflect the M&S brand and boost sales, while ensuring safety and legal compliance across departments.

You will leverage trading data and customer insights to inform space planning and promotional execution and coach teams to build

Qualifications

• Experience leading visual merchandising strategies across fashion, home and beauty.
• Ability to analyze trading data and customer insights to optimize space and promotions.
• Proven track record of coaching and developing high‑performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the visual merchandising strategy for Fashion, Home & Beauty, ensuring brand standards are met.
• Ensure the store trades safely and legally, meeting compliance requirements.
• Use trading data and customer insight to optimize space, layout and promotional execution.
• Coach and develop teams, fostering a high‑performance culture.

Skills

Visual merchandising

Leadership

Data-driven decisions

Team coaching

Job description

All the details

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.