Visual Merchandiser

Samsonite is looking for a passionate, creative and hands-on Visual Merchandiser Europe to shape a compelling and consistent in-store experience across approximately 200 retail stores in 16 European countries. You will translate our brand, product and commercial priorities into inspiring windows, impactful product presentations and practical visual merchandising guidelines that elevate the customer experience and support store performance

Your mission

- Deliver European training — Facilitate engaging online and in store sessions on brand culture, product knowledge, selling ceremony, and customer experience.
- Shape the European VM direction — Develop and execute the annual visual merchandising plan in line with seasonal launches, marketing campaigns, commercial priorities and the European retail calendar.
- Create inspiring retail experiences — Develop window concepts, product stories, zoning principles and display layouts that strengthen the Samsonite brand and improve the customer journey.
- Turn concepts into clear guidelines — Create practical, visually engaging VM guidelines that can be consistently executed across store formats, clusters and European markets, with relevant local adaptation.
- Optimise assortment and space — Collaborate with the Product Merchandising team to analyse assortment and space allocation, ensuring commercially effective product presentation across different store formats.
- Coach and support stores — Visit stores in Europe regularly, assess execution, provide hands-on guidance and help local teams raise visual merchandising standards.
- Manage partners and budgets — Brief external suppliers, review prototypes and production quality, and deliver solutions that balance creativity, quality, sustainability and cost.
- Collaborate across Europe — Act as the central VM contact for Retail Managers and work closely with Store Design, Product and other relevant teams.
- Keep improving — Follow retail and design trends, analyse the impact of VM executions on store traffic and product sales, and turn insights and market feedback into scalable improvements and best practices.

What you bring

- Relevant experience — Proven experience in a similar Visual Merchandising role, ideally within an international retail, fashion, accessories, lifestyle or premium brand environment.
- Passion for retail — A genuine interest in customer experience, product presentation and excellent in-store execution.
- Creative and commercial eye — A strong understanding of composition, colour, space, product storytelling and commercial visual merchandising.
- Practical execution skills — The ability to turn creative concepts into clear and workable solutions for store teams.
- Project management — Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage several markets, launches and deadlines simultaneously.
- International collaboration — Confidence working across cultures, functions and levels of the organisation.
- Curiosity and product enthusiasm — An open mindset and eagerness to immerse yourself in Samsonite’s products, innovations, brand heritage and retail environment.
- Design tools — Good working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop and Illustrator. Experience in interior design and the preparation of technical/executive drawings is considered a strong advantage, together with proficiency in AutoCAD and SketchUp.
- Languages — Excellent written and spoken English. Additional European languages are an advantage.
- European travel — Willingness to travel regularly to stores and markets across Europe. ( European Scope: Approx. 200 stores across 16 countries)

What we offer

Joining Samsonite means joining a global leader with a strong heritage — and a team that believes in growth, passion, and people. We offer an attractive and competitive package, including:

- A strong compensation package — competitive salary aligned with your experience.
- Excellent pension scheme — supporting your long‑term financial wellbeing.
- Group insurance — comprehensive coverage for peace of mind.
- Lunch and Eco vouchers — daily convenience and added value.
- Extra holidays — because balance matters.
- A global brand environment — work with inspiring products and passionate colleagues across Europe.
- Visible European Impact — Help shape how customers experience Samsonite across a diverse retail network.
- Room to grow — develop your skills, bring your ideas, and raise the standard of retail execution at Samsonite.

Ready to Travel With Us?

Travel is one of life’s greatest experiences — and at Samsonite, it’s part of who we are. If you are ready to create, collaborate and make an impact across Europe, we would love to meet you.

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