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About the Role
As a Visual Merchandising Manager for the Prestige Division, you will be responsible for delivering outstanding Visual Merchandising and Store Design projects across the Prestige portfolio, ensuring launches, stand updates, seasonal activations, and permanent installations are executed with excellence. You will lead projects from concept through execution for prestigious beauty and fragrance brands, translating global vision into impactful, commercially successful retail experiences across the UK & Ireland.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, project management, and implementation of permanent and temporary Visual Merchandising executions across the UK & Ireland.
- Translate global brand vision into locally relevant retail experiences that drive engagement, brand equity, and commercial performance.
- Deliver new product launches, stand updates, and retailer activations while maintaining consistency across all consumer touchpoints.
- Support new door openings and retailer launches, coordinating stakeholders and ensuring seamless execution.
- Create customer-centric retail concepts that elevate the shopper journey and strengthen brand presence.
- Integrate sustainability principles into all Visual Merchandising initiatives.
- Manage VM & Store Design projects from brief through to final installation, ensuring delivery on time and within budget.
- Own allocated CAPEX and OPEX budgets, including forecasting, reporting, invoice management, and purchase order processes.
- Coordinate external agencies and suppliers, ensuring quality, efficiency, and compliance with brand standards.
- Oversee production, prototyping, material specifications, and implementation logistics.
- Conduct regular store visits to evaluate execution standards and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Support maintenance programmes to ensure retail environments consistently reflect prestige brand standards.
- Partner closely with Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, Commercial Excellence, Creative, and Global teams to deliver integrated launches and activations.
- Develop VM planograms, launch toolkits, and monthly execution guidelines for field teams and retail partners.
- Brief internal design teams and external agencies clearly and effectively to optimise timelines, quality, and efficiency.
- Build strong relationships with retailers, suppliers, and agencies to ensure seamless delivery and accelerated approval processes.
- Support training and coaching of field teams to ensure consistent in-store excellence across all locations.
- Act as a brand ambassador, building trusted partnerships that strengthen Coty's reputation with retail partners.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in Visual Merchandising, Store Design, or Retail Design roles.
- Experience within beauty, luxury beauty, or premium retail environments.
- Proven experience managing multiple projects and complex stakeholder networks simultaneously.
- Strong understanding of retail production processes, materials, and manufacturing techniques.
- Experience managing external suppliers, agencies, and retailer relationships.
- Confident presentation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence different audiences.
- Experience with forecasting, reporting, invoicing, and purchase order management.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills including PowerPoint and Excel.
- Ability to read and interpret CAD drawings and manufacturing specifications.
- Understanding of 3D design processes and architectural renders.
- Excellent attention to detail combined with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
Skills
- Visual Merchandising
- Store Design
- Retail Design
- Project Management
- Operational Excellence
- Stakeholder Collaboration
- Creativity
- Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
- CAD drawing interpretation
- 3D design processes
- Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel)
Location
- SW19 – Wimbledon
Work Type
- Hybrid (2 to 3 days per week in the office)
- Omni-Working model (up to 50% remote)
Experience Level
- Manager
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package
- Private medical insurance with fast access to specialist and mental health support
- 8% pension fully contributed by Coty
- Life assurance and income protection
- Generous family-friendly policies including enhanced parental leave, birthday leave, volunteering days, and sabbatical options
- Employee discounts
- Salary sacrifice schemes
About the Company
- Coty is one of the world's largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, colour cosmetics, skincare, and body care.
- We are deeply committed to Changing the Conversation around Diversity, Equity & Inclusion to create a more open, inclusive, and diverse workplace where all employees can be their authentic self.
- Join us in shaping the future of beauty.