Visual Merchandising Manager

At Sephora we inspire our customers, empower our teams, and help them become the best versions of themselves. We create an environment where people are valued, and differences are celebrated. Every day, our teams across the world bring to life our purpose: to expand the way the world sees beauty by empowering the ExtraOrdinary in each of us. We are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty.

Your Role at Sephora

As Sephora continues to expand its footprint across the UK, we are on the lookout for a passionate and experienced Visual Merchandising Manager to lead the charge in bringing our brand's vision to life in every store. You’ll be at the heart of our store openings, ensuring that every visual element—from brand displays to bespoke Sephora fixtures—is perfectly executed. This role is all about creativity, precision, and collaboration as you manage the permanent visual merchandising aspects across our UK stores, working closely with internal teams and brand partners to deliver a seamless and captivating in-store experience.

You will also be responsible for:

In this dynamic role, you’ll lead the visual merchandising efforts for our store openings, ensuring that every detail aligns with Sephora’s brand vision and operational excellence. Your responsibilities will include:

• Store Openings: Oversee the global layout construction in partnership with category managers and the store rollout project team. Validate brand fixtures with the central team, ensuring they meet creative and technical standards. Coordinate the ordering and installation of Sephora-designed furniture, following EU guidelines, and adapt brand soft customization to local needs.
• Coordination & Execution: Manage the delivery and installation of all visual merchandising elements, including Sephora collections and institutional fixtures, in collaboration with the construction team. Oversee the organization and execution of VM setups with brands before store openings.
• Budget Management: Take full ownership of the visual merchandising budget for the UK, ensuring all projects are delivered on time and within financial targets.
• Guideline Adaptation: Customize and communicate central VM guidelines to meet the specific needs of the UK market, ensuring consistency and brand integrity across all stores.

What You’ll Bring

We are looking for a seasoned visual merchandising expert who thrives in a fast-paced retail environment. Your creativity, project management skills, and ability to collaborate across teams will be essential in driving our success. You should bring a strong background in managing store openings and visual merchandising, with a proven ability to lead complex projects from conception to completion.

Our ideal candidate will also possess:

• Proven experience in store opening management and visual merchandising.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to coordinate multiple tasks and teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in budget management.
• Adaptability and the ability to thrive in a dynamic retail environment.

While at Sephora, You’ll Enjoy...

• The people. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented leaders and teams – people you can be proud to work with.

• The learning. We invest in training and developing our teams, and you will continue evolving and building your skills through personalized career plans.

• The culture. As a leading beauty retailer within the LVMH family, our reach is broad, and our impact is global. It is in our DNA to innovate and, at Sephora, all 40,000 passionate team members across 35 markets and 3,000 stores, are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty.

You can unleash your creativity, because we’ve got disruptive spirit. You can learn and evolve, because we empower you to be your best. You can be yourself, because you are what sets us apart. This, is the future of beauty. Reimagine your future, at Sephora. Sephora is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace for all. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, or other employment practices. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating and fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.