The Company
EZ Living Furniture was founded in Galway in 1998. We are a family run Irish retailer operating nationwide, as well as a full online shopping experience offering delivery throughout Ireland. We are the largest independent Furniture Retailer in Ireland employing over 370 people.
The Person
EZ Living Furniture requires a full time Area Visual Merchandiser - South East of Ireland covering Kilkenny, Carlow, Waterford and Clonmel stores.
You will be part of our Visual Merchandising team reporting to our National Visual Merchandiser Manager. This very rewarding role involves merchandising according to seasonal themes. The role will involve working on your own initiative, continuously looking for alternative ways of creating an effect/atmosphere in the store, which will help our customers to make that purchasing decision through your displays.
Role Overview
The Area Visual Merchandiser - South East of Ireland is responsible for leading and managing a team of Visual Merchandisers across multiple sites while driving visual excellence, commercial performance, and brand consistency. This role combines people management, and handson visual execution, ensuring showroom layouts, stock flow, and presentation standards consistently support sales growth and an exceptional customer journey.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Team Management
Lead, coach, and manage a team of Store Visual Merchandisers across multiple locations.
Set clear expectations, priorities, and standards for the VM team, ensuring consistent execution.
Support recruitment, onboarding, and ongoing development of Visual Merchandisers.
Provide regular feedback, guidance, and mentoring to build capability and confidence within the team.
Conduct performance reviews and contribute to succession planning within the VM function.
Visual Strategy & Brand Consistency
Own and protect brand consistency across all stores, ensuring a unified visual identity.
Oversee implementation of VM guidelines, planograms, and room set concepts, supporting the VM to adapt execution to suit different store layouts.
Ensure furniture, accessories, signage, styling, and pricing meet brand standards at all times.
Share best practice across the area to continuously raise visual standards.
Store Visits & VM Audits
Carry out weekly/bi weekly store visits to assess visual standards, layout effectiveness, and commercial presentation.
Produce clear store visit reports, emailing detailed action notes to National Visual Merchandising manager, Store Managers and Store VMs.
Follow up to ensure agreed actions and improvements are implemented within required timelines.
Identify and elevate maintenance issues, damaged display furniture, or health and safety risks.
Floor Planning & New Arrivals
Lead floor planning for new furniture and accessory arrivals, ensuring optimal space usage and customer flow data is utilised.
Plan and coordinate major showroom moves, seasonal changes, and promotional launches across the region, including the planning and organisation of team installations.
Work with warehouse & delivery team to ensure appropriate support for large scale moves.
Commercial Performance & Sales Analysis
Complete weekly sales analysis, reviewing performance by store, category, and range.
Translate sales data into visual actions to drive sellthrough and margin.
Identify slow moving lines and non movers, working closely with Store Team and VM to agree action plans.
Review the effectiveness of visual decisions and adjust layouts accordingly.
Conduct regular competitive shops with VM in each area of responsibility, complete a SWOT analysis on findings.
Stock Flow & Transfers
Oversee and create stock transfers across the area to optimize availability and performance.
Manage weekly accessory transfers, ensuring alignment with store capacity and VM priorities.
Ensure transferred stock is displayed effectively and integrated into existing showroom layouts.
Pricing & VM Compliance
Ensure pricing accuracy and compliance across all stores, including within room sets and promotional areas.
Oversee implementation of price changes in line with company timelines.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
Work in close partnership with Store Team, Purchasing and Stock Control, keeping the relevant stakeholders informed at all necessary points.
Act as a key VM point of contact within the region, ensuring clear communication and alignment.
Skills & Experience
Proven experience leading a team of Visual Merchandisers or a retail team in a role.
Background in interior design and furniture retail advantageous.
Excellent commercial and analytical skills, with the ability to turn sales data into visual strategy.
Excellent floor planning and space management capability.
Confident people leader with strong coaching and communication skills.
Highly organised, adaptable, and comfortable managing multiple stores and priorities.
Ability to work as part of a larger team in fast paced store implementations and seasonal set ups.
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