Visual Merchandising Manager

Coty; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global beauty company is seeking an experienced Visual Merchandising Manager to implement merchandising strategies and drive excellence in-store. This role involves managing design projects and collaborating with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of experience in a similar role, strong project management skills, and a passion for creative design. You will work in a fast-paced, international environment focusing on delivering outstanding launches for prestigious brands.

Benefits

Inclusive workplace

Diverse team

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in similar roles.
• Strong presentation skills, particularly using Power Point.
• Experience in administrative tasks such as POs and invoicing.

Responsibilities

• Manage design and implementation of Visual Merchandising executions.
• Integrate sustainability principles into VM initiatives.
• Lead projects ensuring compliance and brand standards.

Skills

Project management

Creative design

Stakeholder management

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Overview

The Visual Merchandising Managerwill play an integral role managing the implementation of the VisualMerchandising strategy and driving in-store excellence for the Prestige division in UK&I. An operational and creative mind, who can work autonomously within the Beauty field., As our Visual Merchandising Manager, you are responsible for translating the VM & Store Design strategy into leading retail experiences that inspire, engage, and delight. Reporting to the Head of Visual Merchandising and Store Design you will lead projects from brief to final execution for brands such as Gucci, Burberry, Chloe, Hugo Boss and Marc Jacobs, amongst many other prestige brands.

You are a professional experienced in managing VM & SD projects within the Beauty industry and you bring expertise of the UK&I retailer landscape. You will be adapting the global vision into locally relevant, commercially impactful executions. You will be an active contributor to an excellence-driven team, a professional that blends creativity with operational expertise. You will deliver outstanding launches, fixtures, and retail experiences on-time and within budget, always with sustainability and brand equity at the forefront.

The Visual Merchandising Manager role takes place in a multi-functional environment involving the management of multiple stakeholders.

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for design, project management and implementation of Visual Merchandising executionsboth Permanent and Temporary, within budget and agreed deadlines.
• Responsible for implementation of NPD and stand updatesconsidering all customer touch points to build customer centric concepts. This includes the development of conceptual designs, achievement of internal, Global and retailer's approvals, owning briefs and managing external agencies, communicating to internal teams, final implementation, and reporting.
• Responsible for integrating sustainability principles into all VM initiatives, from concept through production to end-of-life.
• Responsible for new door openings, leading the organisation and operations to ensure all elements and teams are appointed for physical set out and launches.
• Ownership of allocatedOPEX and CAPEX budgets, being responsible of accurate forecasting reporting and control as well as performing administrative tasks for raising Purchase Orders, invoicing and tracking.
• Ensure compliance and maintenance of brand standards across all stores, leading coaching and training for field teams, managing maintenance processes, and overseeing aftermarket agencies to uphold a permanent state of retail excellence.
• Drive best-in-class in-store execution by developing UK&I VM planograms, monthly guidelines, and product launch packs; collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver visual and video updates, forecast global items, and conduct regular store visits to guarantee optimal VM standards and successful product launches.
• Brief the in-house designer and external agencies in line with brand guidelines in a creative, effective, and professional way to minimise reworks and optimise timings.
• Lead the collaboration and develop good relationship with external suppliers and agencies from creative brief to production. Regularly visiting suppliers to check and supervise production processes, quality of materials, prototyping and managing the organisation of product launches.
• Develop strong relationships with retailers to ensure best in class executions. Acting as a brand ambassador and fostering collaborative relationships, building trust in Coty's VM department to accelerate approval processes.

Working for Coty means belonging to one of the largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, colour cosmetics, skincare, and body care.

You will work closely together with several departments such as Marketing, Global teams, CoMex, Sales, Supply Chain, Field team, Creative, and externally with retailers and agencies. All your colleagues at Coty VM are a collective of amazing individuals doing best in class creative executions. Working in the team, you will have the best visibility of the Beauty industry.

You like to blend your creative skills with your project management abilities and have extensive experience in the beauty field and are comfortable challenging the status quo with innovative ideas. As a Visual Merchandising Manager, you are an accomplished team player, passionate about Beauty and in-store design, with experience and appetite for owning all aspects of the VM action, supported by excellent organisational skills and attention to detail. You get energy from working in a fast-paced, diverse and international environment.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in similar roles
• Experience in managing a diverse and complex matrix of stakeholder and achieving approvals in required times.
• Office package literate: Excel, Power Point, Outlook. Strong Power Point skills to create outstanding presentations and ability to present to different stakeholders inside and outside the organisation.
• Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign skills are desirable.
• Experience with administrative tasks: raise POs, invoicing, forecasting, reporting.
• Able to read and understand CAD, Manufacture designs.
• Knowledge and understanding of 3D design, able to read, brief and support the creation of architectural renders.
• Technical knowledge about materials and production techniques.

Coty is one of the world's largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, skincare, and body care. At Coty, we celebrate the entire human kaleidoscope and cultivate a culture of fearless kindness. Therefore, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate against any candidate or employee and strive to be an open, inclusive and diverse workplace where all employees can be their authentic self. Join us in making over the world of beauty!