Planogram & Space Planning

• Develop, implement and maintain planograms and retail space plans, ensuring products are positioned effectively and in line with brand guidelines and commercial priorities.
• Review and adapt planograms and VM layouts based on retailer requirements, available space, product launches and commercial priorities.
• Ensure product launches, promotional activity and campaign changes are accurately reflected within relevant planograms and retail environments.

Supplier, Contractor & Vendor Management

• Manage and maintain strong working relationships with VM suppliers, contractors and external vendors.
• Coordinate the production, delivery and installation of VM materials, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the required quality standards.
• Work closely with suppliers and contractors to resolve issues and ensure accurate implementation of VM guidelines and specifications.
• Lead and execute VM projects while optimising budgets and maintaining appropriate cost control.

Communication and Project Leadership:

• Manage VM projects from a head-office perspective, coordinating with Commercial, Marketing, Sales, Product and Global teams.
• Lead project communication with retail partners, including presenting design concepts, obtaining approvals and coordinating implementation timelines.
• Maintain strong knowledge of competitor campaigns, retail trends and changing customer behaviour, communicating relevant insights to key stakeholders.
• Proactively plan for upcoming product releases to ensure excellent in-store representation.
• Deliver VM training and guidance to relevant teams to ensure display, window and merchandising standards are understood and maintained.

Collaborative Teamwork:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Marketing, Sales and Product Development to align visual merchandising strategies with overall brand objectives and product launches.
• Provide guidance and support to store and retail teams on maintaining visual standards and executing merchandising changes effectively.
• Collaborate with Marketing to ensure in-store digital touchpoints are aligned with product drops, campaigns and social media activity.

Key Experience and Skills

Qualification and Experience

• Minimum 4 years' Visual Merchandising experience within the beauty industry is mandatory.
• Previous head-office/corporate Visual Merchandising experience is required.
• Experience working with UK beauty retailers such as Boots, Space NK and/or Superdrug is highly desirable.
• Strong hands-on experience with planograms, space planning and retail merchandising is required.
• Experience managing suppliers, contractors and external VM partners, with a strong ability to build and maintain supplier relationships.
• Understanding of the beauty industry, competitor brands, treatments, trends and changing customer behaviour.
• College or higher degree in Visual Merchandising, Design, Marketing or a related field is preferred.
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator or other visual design tools is preferred.

Skill Sets

• Demonstrable visual merchandising skills with a strong retail merchandising portfolio.
• Strong understanding of planograms, space allocation, retail layouts and visual merchandising principles.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to coordinate multiple projects, departments, retailers and suppliers.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with retail partners and external suppliers.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to ensure VM execution is delivered accurately against brand standards.
• Willingness to learn and study key information and characteristics of existing and new products.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule and undertake local travel, with occasional international travel where required.