Visual Merchandising Manager

Zachary Daniels Recruitment; Bicester; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Benefits package

Career progression

Influence visual strategy

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Zachary Daniels Recruitment is seeking a Visual Merchandising Manager for a leading fashion retailer in Bicester. You will own the visual direction of the flagship store and lead a talented VM team to deliver inspiring customer experiences while driving commercial performance.

This role suits someone who blends creativity with strong commercial awareness and thrives in a fast-paced fashion retail environment, reporting to senior leadership and influencing visual strategy across the brand.

Qualifications

• Experience as Visual Merchandising Manager or senior VM leader.
• Strong leadership and people-management skills.
• Ability to interpret sales data and translate into in-store visuals.
• Experience in trend-led or premium fashion environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the VM team to deliver world-class visual standards.
• Execute the brand's VM strategy across the flagship store.
• Ensure displays and window schemes are on-brand and commercially focused.
• Create seasonal launches and promotional displays to drive engagement and sales.
• Collaborate with Buying, Merchandising, Marketing and Retail Ops on campaigns.
• Analyse sales and customer behaviour to optimise layouts.
• Support new store openings, refits and concept launches.

Skills

People management

Commercial mindset

Organisational skills

Fashion retail experience

Visual merchandising leadership

Job description

Visual Merchandising Manager | Fashion Retail | Bicester | Salary up to £38,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Are you an experienced, Senior Visual Merchandiser, or Visual Merchandising Manager looking for your next challenge with a leading fashion retailer?

We're recruiting an exceptional Visual Merchandising Manager to join a trend-led fashion brand in Bicester. This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of the visual direction of a flagship store, leading a talented team to deliver inspiring customer experiences while driving commercial performance.

This role is ideal for someone who combines creativity with strong commercial awareness and thrives in a fast-paced fashion retail environment.

The Role

As Visual Merchandising Manager, you'll be responsible for delivering world-class visual standards, implementing seasonal campaigns, and ensuring the store consistently reflects the brand's identity. Working closely with senior leadership, you'll lead, coach and inspire your Visual Merchandising team while using sales insights to maximise performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire the Visual Merchandising team to deliver exceptional standards every day.
• Execute the brand's visual merchandising strategy across the flagship store.
• Ensure all visual displays, window schemes and in-store presentations are commercially focused and on-brand.
• Create inspiring seasonal launches and promotional displays that drive customer engagement and sales.
• Collaborate with Buying, Merchandising, Marketing and Retail Operations to deliver key commercial campaigns.
• Analyse sales performance, customer behaviour and KPIs to optimise product placement and store layouts.
• Support new store openings, refits, relocations and concept launches where required.
• Identify emerging fashion and retail trends to keep the customer experience fresh and relevant.
• Conduct regular floor walks, coach teams and maintain outstanding visual standards.
• Develop visual merchandising guidelines, training materials and best practice across the business.

About You

You'll be an experienced Visual Merchandising leader with a passion for fashion retail and a proven ability to combine creativity with commercial results.

• Experience as a Visual Merchandiser, Visual Merchandising Manager, Senior Visual Merchandiser, or similar leadership role.
• Strong people management experience, coaching and developing high-performing teams.
• A commercial mindset with the ability to interpret sales data and make impactful visual decisions.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills within a fast-paced retail environment.
• A passion for fashion trends, customer experience and delivering exceptional retail standards.
• Experience within fashion, premium, lifestyle or trend-led retail.

What's on Offer

• Salary up to £38,000
• Performance bonus
• Excellent benefits package
• Career progression with a growing fashion retailer
• Opportunity to influence visual strategy within a flagship environment
• Collaborative, creative and supportive culture

If you're an ambitious Visual Merchandising Manager ready to take the next step in your career, we'd love to hear from you.