Senior Visual Merchandising Manager in Banbury

• Define and deliver the overarching visual merchandising strategy across stores, showrooms, pop-up locations and temporary retail environments
• Bring seasonal campaigns, product launches and brand stories to life through inspiring, commercially effective visual merchandising concepts
• Lead immersive customer experiences that strengthen brand connection and create memorable retail journeys
• Create and implement visual merchandising frameworks, standards and toolkits
• Partner with Creative, Graphic Design and Marketing teams to translate campaign assets into physical experiences
• Lead seasonal visual merchandising campaigns from briefing through implementation and review
• Develop retail storytelling strategies, customer journeys and product presentation concepts
• Drive the evolution of store environments
• Lead window displays, flagship visual concepts and customer-facing retail experiences
• Develop seasonal window schemes, installations and bespoke visual displays with the Head of Creative
• Oversee visual presentation, styling, product placement, zoning and spatial planning
• Establish best-practice principles for customer flow, visual hierarchy and retail navigation
• Conduct regular reviews and audits across locations
• Act as visual merchandising lead on store openings, refurbishments, relocations, pop-up shops and experiential activations
• Support future retail concepts and innovative customer experience formats
• Build partnerships across Creative, Marketing, Retail, Buying, Operations and Commercial teams
• Influence senior stakeholders and represent Visual Merchandising on major projects and strategic initiatives
• Lead, inspire and develop the visual merchandising team, including coaching people managers
• Establish team objectives, development plans and performance expectations
• Manage the annual visual merchandising budget
• Maintain relationships with suppliers, agencies, fabricators and contractors
• Use customer insights, retail performance data and commercial trends to improve customer experience

Requirements

• Significant experience in a senior Visual Merchandising leadership role within a premium retail, lifestyle or consumer brand environment
• Proven track record developing and delivering visual merchandising strategies across multiple retail formats
• Demonstrable experience translating creative campaigns and brand concepts into physical customer experiences
• Strong experience leading seasonal visual merchandising campaigns from concept through execution
• Expertise in window display design, retail storytelling, spatial planning and customer journey development
• Experience managing large-scale retail projects including store openings, refurbishments, relocations and pop-up concepts
• Proven success leading, coaching and developing high-performing teams, including people managers
• Strong understanding of retail design principles, store layouts, customer flow and fixture development
• Knowledge of production processes, fabrication techniques, installation requirements and retail display solutions
• Excellent project management skills with ability to lead multiple complex projects simultaneously
• Strong commercial awareness balancing creativity, customer experience and business objectives
• Exceptional creative vision, strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities
• Outstanding stakeholder management skills with confidence influencing senior leadership
• Excellent communication, presentation and storytelling skills
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite
• Highly organised with exceptional planning, prioritisation and attention to detail
• Resilient, adaptable and comfortable in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Passion for exceptional customer experiences and innovative visual merchandising
• Desirable: experience in an international or multi-market retail business
• Desirable: experience supporting flagship store developments or retail concept evolution projects
• Desirable: knowledge of retail design software, spatial planning tools or visualisation platforms
• Desirable: full UK driving licence and ability to drive a manual vehicle

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in developing and executing visual merchandising strategies that enhance customer experiences and drive brand engagement. Proficient in leading teams, managing large-scale retail projects, and utilizing customer insights to inform visual presentation and storytelling.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Visual Merchandising Strategy Development
• Window Display Design
• Retail Storytelling
• Project Management
• Stakeholder Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Visual Merchandising
• Spatial Planning
• Customer Journey Development
• Retail Design Principles
• Fabrication Techniques
• Installation Requirements
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Retail Display Solutions
• Commercial Awareness
• Creative Campaign Translation

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Coaching
• Communication
• Strategic Thinking
• Problem-Solving

Certifications & Qualifications

• Full UK Driving Licence

Industry Keywords

• Premium Retail
• Lifestyle Brand
• Consumer Brand
• Store Openings
• Pop-Up Concepts
• Customer Experience
• Brand Storytelling
• Retail Navigation
• Customer Flow
• Experiential Activations

Tools & Technologies

• Retail Design Software
• Spatial Planning Tools
• Visualisation Platforms