Value Retail PLC
Visual Merchandiser Manager
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Overview
About us:
Lead the visual merchandising strategy for Lacoste's flagship store, ensuring the brand is brought to life through inspiring product presentation, exceptional store standards, and commercial excellence. Working closely with the management team, you will drive sales, enhance the customer experience, and ensure the store is always presented to the highest standard.
At the crossroads of fashion and sport, Lacoste creates and liberates movement. Both universal and timeless, the brand transcends cultures and generations, with the crocodile as its iconic rallying signature.
Present in nearly 100 countries, Lacoste is a globally recognised French brand known for its distinctive expertise - from product creation to omnichannel retail.
At Lacoste, elegance goes beyond style - it influences everything we do, including our social and environmental commitments.
We are committed to equal opportunities, developing talent, and embracing diversity.
Lacoste is part of the MF Brands Group, alongside Aigle, Gant, and Tecnifibre (https://mf-brands.com/).
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What we offer:
- Competitive salary
- Attractive commission scheme
- 28 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Up to 65% employee discount on Lacoste products
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Uniform allowance
At Lacoste, we are committed to making equal opportunities a reality.
Inherited from our unique vision of fashion-sport, equal opportunities move us forward and our recruitment methods follow this commitment by focusing on skills and embracing all types of talents.
We commit to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where elegance goes beyond style and where each of us is given the chance to fulfil our greatest potential.
Responsibilities
Your mission:
- Deliver and maintain exceptional visual merchandising standards across the store.
- Lead seasonal launches, floor moves, window displays, and merchandising updates.
- Analyse sales and performance data to identify opportunities and improve results.
- Coach and develop the team to ensure consistent execution of VM standards.
- Ensure the store is always visit-ready for stakeholders and key business partners.
- Partner with senior management to deliver commercial and visual objectives.
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaborate with Operations and Back of House teams to ensure effective stock flow and presentation.
- Support key trading events, including occasional night shifts for launches and sales periods.
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Qualifications
What you bring:
- Proven visual merchandising experience within a retail environment.
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to use data to drive decisions.
- Excellent planning, organisation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience coaching and developing teams.
- A proactive, adaptable, and solutions-focused approach.
- Passion for premium retail and delivering exceptional customer experiences.
- Alignment with Lacoste values: Play by Daring, Play with Elegance, Play as One Team, Play with Tenacity.
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