Visual Merchandising Coordinator

Visual Merchandising Coordinator – Signet Jewelers – Watford Store Support Centre 

Are you passionate about VM trends and all things “sparkly”?  Keen to join a dynamic retail business, supporting our brand objectives for H. Samuel & Ernest Jones? If so, we have the opportunity for you! 

We have an exciting opportunity available for a VM Coordinator to join our VM team within our luxury Store Support Centre in Croxley Park, Watford. Our talented Visual Merchandising team, works closely with our wider Marketing Buying, Merchandising and Store teams, ensuring our store visual designs reflect our brand, products and sales objectives. Reporting into the Visual Merchandising Lead, as VM Coordinator, you’ll be responsible for proposing and implementing the visual strategy and guidelines across multiple stores initiative schemes and activities. Additionally, you’ll coordinate with our Store Operations functions to deliver the presentation of product and new launches in stores. 

If you have some experience in VM and would like to develop your skills further in a fast-paced digital first retail environment, this is an excellent opportunity for you! 

Due to the requirements of the role, you will be on site 5 days per week, this role does not offer hybrid or remote working.  Please only apply if you are willing to be based full time in our Store Support Centre in Croxley Park, Watford.  

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting the VM Manager on the development, creation and delivery of POS, display and window props, setting new standards for the product portfolio to elevate the brand.  
• Ensuring layout principles are consistently implemented in store and propose actions.
• Developing and delivering VM activities with a particular focus on improving VM standard and display. 
• Supporting the delivery of product launches as follows:  
• Plan & present the initial ideal store layout for launches to relevant stakeholders for sign off
• Ensure mock shop is dressed for sign offs
• Merchandise each line by grade for each product category, to drive out ideal store layouts across all grades, trials & store type variations
• Determine the point of all POS elements required for launches 
• Plan, produce & deliver a consistent corporate launch pack for each product category.
• Sign off all planograms, line listings, display elements and P.O.S with VM Lead/Manager and other stakeholders

Are you the perfect Gem?

• Demonstrable working knowledge of retail visual merchandising essential, relevant qualification desirable. 
• Demonstrable knowledge of visual merchandising trends and best practices essential and portfolio of own visual displays desirable. 
• Proficient in MS Office
• Profficient in Adobe Creative Suite (desirable) with demonstrable working knowledge of InDesign (desirable)

We are passionate about our profession, and together we can help you realise your full potential. Come and be part of Signet Jewelers and enjoy the following fantastic benefits: 

• Competitive salary
• Generous discount of up to 30% off our fabulous products from day one.
• An annual enhanced discount to celebrate the day you joined our team.
• Retirement Savings plans which offer flexibility in the way you save for the future.
• Immediate Life Assurance from day one.
• A minimum of 22 days holiday per year which increases after a years’ service.
• Recognised qualifications, study support and structured career progression.
• Health and Wellbeing Scheme.
• Financial Wellbeing scheme.
• Give As You Earn scheme – An easy way to support causes close to your heart.
• Real Rewards - exclusive discounts on groceries, travel and leisure.

Signet is the name behind H. Samuel and Ernest Jones.  Together, we have more than 270 stores in the UK and Republic of Ireland.  But that’s not all, we are part of the world’s largest retailer of diamond jewellery with approximately 2,800 stores.  Just imagine where your career could take you

Signet Jewelers (H. Samuel & Ernest Jones) is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. 

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are proud to have achieved Disability Confident Committed status (Level 1).  All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.