Visual Merchandising Manager (Retail Design)

Location: London, United Kingdom; hybrid work with 2 to 3 days per week in the SW19 Wimbledon office. The role supports retail activities across the UK and Ireland.

Company

hirify.global is a global beauty company with brands across fragrance, colour cosmetics, skincare and body care.

What you will do

• Lead the design, project management and implementation of permanent and temporary visual merchandising executions across the UK and Ireland.
• Translate global brand vision into locally relevant retail experiences for Gucci, Burberry, Chloé, Hugo Boss, Marc Jacobs and other prestige brands.
• Deliver product launches, stand updates, retailer activations, new door openings and maintenance programmes.
• Manage projects from brief through installation, including CAPEX and OPEX budgets, forecasting, reporting, invoices and purchase orders.
• Coordinate agencies, suppliers, retailers, production, prototyping, materials and implementation logistics.
• Partner with Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, Commercial Excellence, Creative and Global teams; create planograms, launch toolkits and execution guidelines.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in visual merchandising, store design or retail design.
• Experience in beauty, luxury beauty or premium retail environments.
• Experience managing multiple projects, complex stakeholder networks, external suppliers, agencies and retailer relationships.
• Strong knowledge of retail production processes, materials and manufacturing techniques, with the ability to interpret CAD drawings and manufacturing specifications.
• Experience with forecasting, reporting, invoicing and purchase order management; advanced Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint and Excel.
• Understanding of 3D design processes and architectural renders, with excellent attention to detail and a proactive, solution-oriented approach.

Nice to have

• Adobe Creative Suite experience, including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid working through the Omni-Working model, with up to 50% remote work.
• Private medical insurance, mental health support, life assurance and income protection.
• 8% pension contribution fully paid by hirify.global.
• Enhanced parental leave, birthday leave, volunteering days and sabbatical options.
• Employee discounts, salary sacrifice schemes and opportunities to participate in DE&I, sustainability and employee-led initiatives.
• Career development across visual merchandising, retail design, brand experience, sustainability, innovation and international retail projects.