Key Market Visual Merchandising Lead, Paris

Key Market Visual Merchandising Lead, Paris

lululemon is a yoga-inspired technical apparel company up to big things. The practice and philosophy of yoga informs our overall purpose to elevate the world through the power of practice. We are proud to be a growing global company with locations all around the world, from Vancouver to Shanghai, and places in between. We owe our success to our innovative product, our emphasis on our stores, our commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we get to make in every community we are in.

about this role

The Key Market Visual Merchandising Lead, Paris is responsible for delivering consistent and elevated execution of all EMEA Retail Brand Experience directives across their designated European regions. This role drives executional excellence through regular training, coaching, and clear performance expectations with retail teams. Working closely with relevant regional managers, the Key Market Visual Merchandising Lead, Paris ensures that store presentation standards are maintained across their region.

a day in the life

• Ensure timely and accurate implementation of monthly product stories, campaign directives, product placement strategies and broader Retail Brand Experience (RBE) directives across designated European markets.
• Support stores with sell-through driven RBE updates, adapting execution based on sales priorities and regional trends.
• Attend a minimum of two merch morning shifts a week, providing hands‑on support with execution, identifying training needs, and gathering content for the EMEA VM Forum.
• Schedule and conduct additional store visits based on Regional Manager request or business need, ensuring flexible, responsive support to priority locations.
• Provide enhanced support to any flagship stores in the region, partnering closely with VM leads to uphold elevated executional standards.
• Partner with the Store Support Centre (SSC) RBE team to develop and refine optimal store layouts and merchandising maps that support campaign launches, monthly product storytelling and promotional moments.
• Provide ongoing coaching and actionable feedback to store teams, through regular visits and cross‑channel communication.
• Lead regular RBE training sessions to maintain strong executional excellence and build RBE confidence across the region, providing flagship stores with additional targeted training recognising their elevated brand responsibilities.
• Manage RBE execution across all phases of new store openings, optimisations and relocations through pre‑opening planning, on‑site support and post‑opening follow‑ups.
• Regularly submit RBE photo feedback, store execution summaries and key insights to the wider EMEA RBE team, ensuring a strong feedback loop between stores, regional teams and global partners.
• Collect and maintain accurate data on store layouts, window measurements and RBE hardware, ensuring information is current and accessible to the broader regional team.
• Gather and share retail, competitor and market insights to inform regional and global RBE strategies.
• Support the SSC RBE team across other geographies, as required.

qualifications

• 3‑5 years’ experience in a visual merchandising or retail role.
• Highly developed aesthetic, sense of style and trend.
• Demonstrable experience creating impact in retail spaces, using innovative ideas that don’t compromise brand equity.
• Mindful communication skills – interpersonal, written and verbal. Fluent in English.
• Degree level education preferred.
• Willingness to travel and work on the retail floor – both within Paris and beyond.

who you are

• Uniquely you – we value difference and want you to as well.
• Obsessed with visual strategy and execution and in tune with best practices, trends and the competition.
• A creative problem solver who relishes the innovative and new.
• Works well within a team and loves working in a fast‑paced environment on several projects at once.
• Practises self‑awareness, has a natural curiosity and takes an active interest in personal development and sharing knowledge.
• Leads with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.

Lululemon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state, provincial and local laws and ordinances. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. While management is primarily responsible for seeing that Lululemon equal employment opportunity policies are implemented, you share in the responsibility for assuring that, by your personal actions, the policies are effective.