Visual Merchandising Manager

Axel Arigato Sweden; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 550,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

Axel Arigato Sweden is seeking a Visual Merchandising Manager to lead a cohesive visual identity across all stores and showrooms as we expand in Gothenburg. You will merge responsibilities from Visual Merchandising and aspects of Concept & Visual Design while coordinating with Creative, Store Development, and external partners.

The role requires a strong eye for aesthetics, excellent communication, and the ability to manage multiple projects and calendars in a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• VM experience within retail and/or store design coordination.
• Strong project management skills, ability to manage heavy calendars and multiple external partners.
• Excellent communication, influence ability, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong visual sensibility, detail and brand experience.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, highly operational environment.
• Able to manage and budget allocation.
• Customer-centric and analytical.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and maintain VM strategy across all stores and showrooms.
• Act as coordinator between Creative, Store Development, and third-party design agencies for installations.
• Manage internal VM calendars, ensuring seasonal sequencing and commercial alignment.
• Oversee execution quality of window rotations, floor refreshes, and store updates.
• Ensure brand toolkits, critical guidelines, and visual standards are followed globally.
• Visit stores regularly to assess best-sellers, visual standards, layout, and customer experience.
• Develop or propose VM props and tools required for strong visual presentation.
• Maintain up-to-date VM guidelines and distribute to stores.
• Support new store openings, refits, and layout proposals.
• Work closely with Store Managers to gather insights and improve store performance.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously across discovery, development, and execution phases.
• Deliver store event and showroom set-up.

Skills

VM experience

Project management

Communication

Visual sensibility

Operational environment

Budget management

Customer focus

Job description

We're making a big move and we want you to be part of it.

We are relocating several of our core departments from London to Gothenburg, and as a result, we're growing our Swedish team in a major way. This means we're hiring across multiple departments simultaneously - including Brand, Product, Design, and more.

This is a unique moment to join a fast-moving, internationally recognised fashion brand as we expand our presence in Sweden. If you've been waiting for an opportunity to be part of something exciting - this is it.

Explore our open roles and find where you fit.

We are looking for our next Visual Merchandising Manager. This role is responsible for ensuring a consistent, commercially strong visual identity across all retail locations, merging key responsibilities from Visual Merchandising and selected coordination elements from Concept & Visual Design.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

You have a strong eye for aesthetics, detail, and brand experience - someone who is customer-centric, analytical, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, highly operational environment with multiple external partners.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Deliver and maintain VM strategy across all stores and showrooms
• Act as coordinator between Creative, Store Development, and third-party design agencies for installations
• Manage internal VM calendars, ensuring seasonal sequencing and commercial alignment
• Oversee execution quality of window rotations, floor refreshes, and store updates
• Ensure brand toolkits, critical guidelines, and visual standards are followed globally
• Visit stores regularly to assess best-sellers, visual standards, layout, and customer experience
• Develop or propose VM props and tools required for strong visual presentation
• Maintain up-to-date VM guidelines and distribute to stores
• Support new store openings, refits, and layout proposals
• Work closely with Store Managers to gather insights and improve store performance
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously across discovery, development, and execution phases
• Deliver store event and showroom set-up

ARE YOU THE ONE?

• VM experience within retail and/or store design coordination
• Strong project management skills, ability to manage heavy calendars and multiple external partners
• Excellent communication, influence ability, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Strong visual sensibility, detail and brand experience
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, highly operational environment
• Able to manage and budget allocation
• Customer-centric and analytical

DETAILS

• Contract type: Full-time
• Location: Gothenburg
• Work mode: Travel required to stores and wholesale showroom
• Direct reports: None
• Reports to: Head of Retail

A BIT ABOUT AXEL ARIGATO

Founded in Sweden in 2014 by Albin Johansson and Max Svärdh, Axel Arigato was born with a disruptive mindset, modernising and democratising the sneaker landscape through a blend of style, quality, community and a digital-first approach.

Grounded in Scandinavian minimalism and elevated with playful, intentional details, every piece is designed with care: crafted to move globally, worn with individuality.

What began online expanded into physical spaces built for energetic cultural exchange: stores and experiences where conversations, performances and unexpected activations dissolve the boundaries between brand and culture.

Today, Axel Arigato continues to evolve with purpose via a people-powered approach. It shows up where culture happens: on streets, at events and across cities.

Built on curiosity. Driven by connection.

OUR VALUES

DROP: Diversity, Respect, Openness and Passion are our core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds.