Visual Manager

Role overview

Zara is hiring a store-based Product Manager / Visual Merchandising Manager for its Reading location. This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week, suited to someone who is highly commercial, practical, and comfortable working in a dynamic retail setting. The focus of the role is to steer the performance of a key product area and keep the shop floor moving quickly and effectively.

What the role involves

You will take responsibility for your department’s trading performance, using product, customer, and sales insight to make fast, clear decisions that improve results on the shop floor. The job calls for someone who can keep availability strong, bring new products to market with impact, and help the team adapt quickly to constant change.

Trading and product performance

• Own day-to-day and weekly trading activity and convert insights into practical actions.
• Review commercial reports and use them to spot opportunities, risks, and priority actions.
• Improve sell-through by managing the right balance of new product, top sellers, and stock depth.

Newness and merchandising

• Launch new product ranges quickly and effectively so they make a strong impact.
• Keep the floor presentation in line with company standards and business priorities.
• Create easy-to-shop displays with strong outfit ideas and clear product storytelling.
• Respond quickly to customer behaviour to improve conversion and sales.

Stock and operations

• Safeguard product availability through disciplined stock management and store routines.
• Work closely with the operations team on deliveries, replenishment, and reporting.
• Keep the back-of-house area well organised and commercially effective.

Leadership and development

• Lead from the shop floor by coaching the team and driving daily execution.
• Support the onboarding of new starters and help them ramp up quickly.
• Develop team talent and contribute to building a strong internal succession pipeline.

Customer experience

• Raise customer satisfaction through excellent product execution.
• Support colleagues with confident product knowledge and styling guidance.

What they are looking for

The ideal candidate will have experience in fashion retail in a commercially focused or product-led role. You should be able to turn analysis into action, work confidently with numbers and trading reports, and lead teams in a busy environment. Strong organisation, attention to detail, and the ability to deliver quickly are essential.

Mindset and working style

Success in this role comes from being commercially minded, customer-focused, proactive, accountable, results-driven, and calm under pressure. You should also be adaptable to change and communicate well while bringing the team along with you.

Offer and benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25% staff discount
• More4Less benefits scheme
• Refer a Friend programme
• Real opportunities for internal progression

Inclusion

The employer supports an inclusive hiring process and can make adjustments for candidates with disabilities or long-term conditions.

Additional information

Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom. Employment is full-time and onsite. No vacancy count, salary figure, or start date was specified.