Retail Visual Merchandising Architect

Massmart; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Massmart, a Walmart-owned company, invites you to join as Visual Merchandising Specialist. You will design, standardize, and govern visual merchandising across banners, translating category strategies into scalable standards that improve customer flow and storytelling.

The role requires expertise in planograms, layouts, and in-store execution with a focus on commercial performance across multi-format stores. Great collaboration and adaptability across formats are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Merchandising/ Retail Design/ Interior Design/ Marketing or related qualification.
• Certification in retail layouts/ graphic communication/ space planning advantageous.
• 4+ years’ experience in visual merchandising/ store layout optimization/ retail design in multi-format retail.

Responsibilities

• Design, standardize, and govern visual merchandising principles across categories and banners.
• Translate category strategies, space planning frameworks, and shopper insights into scalable visual execution standards.
• Optimize customer flow, enhance product storytelling, and improve commercial performance across store formats.
• Ensure visual standards, POS application principles, and pre-retailing guidelines are consistently applied.

Skills

Creative thinking

Structured problem-solving

Detail orientation

Collaboration across functions

Influence without authority

Planning and prioritization

Clear visual & verbal communication

Adaptability across store formats

Education

Bachelor’s Degree / Advanced Diploma in Visual Merchandising/ Retail Design/ Interior Design/ Marketing

Certification in retail layouts/ graphic communication/ space planning

Tools

Planogram software

Design software

Job description

Massmart, a Walmart-owned company, invites you to join as Visual Merchandising Specialist. You will design, standardize, and govern visual merchandising across banners, translating category strategies into scalable standards that improve customer flow and storytelling.

The role requires expertise in planograms, layouts, and in-store execution with a focus on commercial performance across multi-format stores. Great collaboration and adaptability across formats are essential.