Merchandiser vacatures bij O'Neill

LOCATION:

Warmond

HOURS PER WEEK:

32 - 40 hours

Visual Merchandiser Retail

It's an amazing time to join as we are riding the wave of change. Rise to your potential and help us take our legacy into the future.

Visual Merchandiser Retail

The Role

As Visual Merchandiser Retail , you are responsible for bringing the brand to life across our European retail network. You translate collections, campaigns, and concepts into compelling in-store experiences that drive consistency, inspiration, and commercial impact. This role ensures visual standards are executed effectively while supporting store teams, contributing to product launches and retail projects.

The role is based in Warmond (near Leiden) and is part of our Retail team. You will report to the Head of Retail .

Key Responsibilities

Visual Merchandising Execution

• Own and maintain visual merchandising standards across all stores, ensuring window displays, floor layouts, and in-store presentations reflect brand guidelines.

• Implement and safeguard VM standards with strong attention to detail and commercial awareness.

• Develop clear seasonal VM guidelines that stores can execute and maintain.

• Monitor and evaluate in-store presentation to ensure alignment with brand identity and customer journey.

Campaigns, Product Launches & Marketing Collaboration

• Act as a key stakeholder in collection planning, contributing visual merchandising expertise from concept through execution.

• Collaborate closely with Marketing , acting as a central liaison between store management, the internal Marketing team, and outlet-center marketing departments.

• Ensure campaigns and product launches are translated into impactful, visually compelling in-store experiences that reflect brand storytelling and commercial priorities.

• Share promotional opportunities, keep digital content up to date, and maintain clear, proactive communication with all key stakeholders to support standout brand visibility across full-price and outlet environments.

Store Visits & Field Support

• Spend approximately 40% of your time visiting stores across Europe.

• Update and refresh visual merchandising elements, adapting displays to local contexts.

• Ensure seasonal guidelines and VM standards are consistently applied.

• Identify opportunities for improvement and support store teams in elevating their visual presentation.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Project Support

• Maintain clear communication between HQ and store teams regarding VM expectations and updates.

• Train store management on core visual merchandising principles.

• Support new store openings, refits, and showroom projects, ensuring timelines, budgets, and agreed conditions are met.

• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to deliver VM initiatives effectively.

Who are you?

• 3-5 years of experience in visual merchandising within retail, preferably within fashion or lifestyle brands.

• Strong (small-scale) project management skills.

• Hands-on, entrepreneurial mindset with a proactive approach.

• Strong understanding of brand identity, product presentation, and customer journey.

• Assertive and professional communication style, capable of influencing and training store teams.

• Resilience and the ability to balance multiple priorities across teams and locations.

• Willingness to travel regularly as part of the role.

Who will you work for?

was founded in Northern California with one simple mission, to surf longer. Over seven decades later, that mission remains at the core of our brand, inseparable from the history of surf itself. Powered by ongoing innovation, we continue to reinvent the wetsuit, the original wetsuit, a game-changing invention-and design functional and versatile surf- and snow-gear and lifestyle apparel that enables our customers to enjoy their playground longer. As a brand created to enjoy nature, we see it as our responsibility to actively preserve it and contribute to a cleaner, more sustainable world. Our Ocean Mission is how we stay close to Jack 's original words: "The ocean is alive, and we've got to take care of it".

What do we offer?

• A challenging position in an international, dynamic, and young environment.

• Short communication lines and a creative place to work.

• Health & Wellbeing programs, including HIIT & Yoga opportunities in the office and an Individual Wellbeing budget.

• Staff discount, sample sales, and fun team events.

Interested?

We look forward to receiving your application! If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to reach out to - we will do our best to help!