National Visual Merchandising Manager

About the Role

Take charge as the leader of visual merchandising strategy and implementation across a high-traffic national retail chain. Shape the in-store experience to boost sales and enhance brand aesthetics on a large scale. Lead major seasonal campaigns, promotional events, and oversee new store openings and refurbishment projects. Collaborate closely with senior leadership teams spanning Retail, Merchandise, and Marketing while strengthening visual merchandising talents across multiple sites within operations. Join a retailer undergoing growth and transformation, contributing to a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and implement a comprehensive national visual merchandising strategy suited for a multi-site, high-volume retail environment.
• Ensure uniform visual merchandising standards and store presentations throughout a geographically diverse network.
• Manage frequent campaigns, promotional launches, seasonal changes, and floor merchandising sets.
• Adapt swiftly and effectively to changes in trading conditions and store circumstances.
• Collaborate with Merchandise and Planning teams to optimize spatial layout, product placement, stock density, and customer navigation.
• Utilize sales data, store feedback, and commercial insights to determine priorities.
• Oversee visual merchandising for new store launches, refits, and concept rollouts.
• Coach visual merchandising specialists, store managers, and operational teams to drive excellence.
• Forge strong partnerships with State Managers, Regional Managers, and Support Centre stakeholders.
• Maintain high quality and accountability standards while balancing multiple national deadlines.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Thriving in this role requires comfort navigating between strategic planning, commercial data analysis, and hands-on execution within a fast-paced retail setting. You should excel at juggling several priorities without losing focus, inspire teams through change, and make prompt, practical decisions without compromising standards.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Demonstrated extensive leadership experience in visual merchandising for a large, multi-location retail environment.
• Proven success managing visual merchandising programs across numerous stores, multiple product categories, and rapid campaign cycles.
• Strong commercial insight enabling the conversion of performance data into effective visual merchandising strategies.
• Ability to handle competing demands, strict deadlines, and overlapping projects effectively.
• Experience mentoring and coaching teams across widely distributed locations.
• Skilled in stakeholder engagement and influence, even without direct reporting lines.
• Strong organizational skills with superior project management and execution aptitude.
• Resilient, agile, and capable of practical problem-solving in dynamic conditions.

Benefits and Opportunities

• Take on a senior national leadership role with significant impact within a large retail organization.
• Opportunity to interact regularly with senior leaders and contribute to cross-functional business initiatives.
• Influence and help shape the future of visual merchandising at Best&Less.
• Potential for professional growth within an evolving and dynamic retail company.
• Work within a culture that values collaboration, support, and a people-first approach.