Visual Commercial – Retail Merchandising & Store Operations

About the role

The Visual Commercial role at Zara Reading is a full‑time permanent position reporting to the Commercial Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for merchandising the store according to company guidelines, promoting new lines and supporting daily visual and commercial activities.

Key responsibilities

• Merchandise the store in line with Zara guidelines, using fixtures, mannequins and layout plans.
• Promote new product lines and keep the visual presentation up‑to‑date with fashion trends.
• Assist the Commercial Manager in planning and executing visual and commercial activities on a daily, weekly and seasonal basis.
• Analyse commercial reports and sales data to adjust product placement and react to performance.
• Work with the Operational Manager to ensure digital devices and store procedures are correctly applied.
• Support customer service by providing product knowledge, new arrivals information and resolving queries.

Required profile

• Previous experience in fashion retail and visual merchandising.
• Strong market, commercial and competitor awareness.
• Creative visual flair and ability to generate innovative store ideas.
• Initiative, self‑motivation and good time‑management skills.
• Problem‑solving attitude with the ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, numeracy and analytical abilities.