Visual Merchandising Manager - Max Mara UK
About the job
- Solid experience in visual merchandising within retail.
- Demonstrable experience leading and coordinating a team, including organising, planning, and supporting people's appraisal and development.
- A strong eye for detail and brand aesthetics.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a flair for coaching and training.
- The ability to work to objectives and manage your own timings.
- Willingness to travel to assigned stores.
- A commitment to keeping your technical and professional know-how up to date.
- Act as the lead for the local visual merchandising team, managing their organisation, schedules, and activity planning across assigned stores.
- Coordinate the team's work, ensuring priorities and timings agreed with headquarters are met.
- Lead the appraisal, development, and professional growth of the team.
- Foster a collaborative, supportive, and results-focused working environment.
- Create window displays and merchandising set-ups in line with brand guidelines, commercial needs, and the product available in store.
- Support headquarters in delivering the retail strategy through hands-on execution of visual merchandising activities, including window rotations and re-merchandising.
- Ensure activities are delivered according to the timings planned with the headquarters Visual Merchandising Manager.
- Supervise and monitor assigned stores, both on-site and remotely, ensuring brand image standards are upheld.
- Track sales performance to assess the impact of visual merchandising activities and help shape the visual merchandising strategy.
- Share structured feedback with headquarters on the needs of the retail network.
- Develop in-store training and coach store teams on visual merchandising techniques and principles, ensuring windows and displays are executed to standard.
About the company
Max Mara Fashion Group designs, manufactures, and sells luxury ready-to-wear clothing through its in-house brands, including Max Mara, Sportmax, Marella, and Marina Rinaldi. Its vertically integrated model controls design, production, and distribution to ensure craftsmanship across collections, with products sold via physical stores and e-commerce worldwide. The breadth of its brand portfolio and a longstanding Italian heritage differentiate it from peers by offering diverse yet consistently elegant options with strong customer service. Its goal is to maintain and grow its luxury reputation by balancing traditional craftsmanship with customer-focused retail across many countries.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy
Founded
1951
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Max Mara Le Parfum launched August 2026 across 50-plus markets, widening revenue streams.
- 2026 Milan flagship reopening and Taormina expansion signal continued store investment.
- Max&Co.'s September 2026 campaign and FW26 collections show active brand refresh momentum.
What critics are saying
- San Maurizio workers' 2025 strike and 2026 negotiations expose unresolved labor tensions.
- Piecework-pay allegations threaten brand trust, especially if inspectors confirm contract violations.
- Dependence on fashion's timeless-core positioning risks stagnation if younger buyers skip Max Mara.
What makes Max Mara Fashion Group unique
- 1951 heritage and Italian craftsmanship still anchor Max Mara's luxury positioning.
- Piazza del Liberty flagship and Eva Jospin's Microclima reinforce architectural retail theatre.
- Shiseido's 2024 long-term license extends Max Mara into global fragrance distribution.
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Benefits
- Meal Benefits
- Training Programs