Retail Product Manager — Visual Merch & CX Lead

River Island; Waterford; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discount & uniform allowance

Retail Trust discounts

Kindness Cupboards for essentials

Family support programs

Give as you earn scheme

Upskilling and progression

Bonus scheme & pension

Holiday entitlement ROI 30 days

Job summary

River Island in Waterford is seeking an energetic Store Manager to lead and inspire the store team, delivering an exceptional customer journey and visual standards. You will expertly handle product placement, drive sales performance, and support the Store Leader to develop a motivated, high-performing team.

You will empower staff to prioritise customer experience, use commercial tools to influence actions, and uphold health and safety while meeting store KPIs and business goals.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial mindset in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Passion for fashion with flair for visual merchandising.
• Problem-solving ability and adaptability to shifting priorities.
• Ability to turn sales data into actionable insights.
• Inspiring leadership to motivate a diverse store team.
• Exceptional attention to detail for a well-organised store.
• Proactive approach to optimise product placement and sales.

Responsibilities

• Deliver great product placement and 'wow' wearable outfits.
• Maintain strong visual standards with the customer journey at the centre.
• Duty manage across service, people and operations.
• Empower the store team to prioritise customer experience.
• Use commercial tools to drive actions for store performance.
• Support Store Leader to hit KPIs including sales, stock loss, payroll, conversion and RFID.
• Assist store operations and health & safety compliance.
• Develop the store team to be high performing and engaged.

Skills

Commercial mindset

Visual merchandising

Problem-solving

Creative and analytical

Inspiring leadership

Attention to detail

Proactive

Job description

River Island in Waterford is seeking an energetic Store Manager to lead and inspire the store team, delivering an exceptional customer journey and visual standards. You will expertly handle product placement, drive sales performance, and support the Store Leader to develop a motivated, high-performing team.

You will empower staff to prioritise customer experience, use commercial tools to influence actions, and uphold health and safety while meeting store KPIs and business goals.