- Location
- Paris Île-de-France France
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Manager
- Industry
- Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
- Posted
- Oct 20, 2026
About Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent stands as one of fashion’s most influential maisons, renowned for redefining modern elegance through audacity, precision, and cultural intelligence. As an employer, the House offers a dynamic environment where heritage and innovation meet, inviting talent to contribute to a legacy shaped by creativity, craftsmanship, and a distinctly Parisian spirit. Employees are encouraged to pursue excellence across design, retail, merchandising, communications, and corporate functions, within a culture that values individuality, rigor, and forward-looking vision. Joining Yves Saint Laurent means participating in the continued evolution of an iconic brand whose influence extends far beyond fashion.
The Regional Visual Merchandising Manager oversees visual standards across France, Monaco, the Netherlands and Belgium, partnering with retail teams and supporting store execution, commercial performance and new openings. The role is approximately 80% field-based, with 20% dedicated to management, analysis and coordination at headquarters.
Role & Responsibilities
- Ensure visual standards are implemented and executed across the region in line with brand guidelines.
- Integrate and monitor compliance across retail and wholesale accounts by applying brand image and visual merchandising guidelines, including photo reviews, issuing guidance and answering store questions.
- Partner with the Regional Retail Director to align visual merchandising with retail and report on the business impact of visual merchandising initiatives.
- Prepare visual merchandising packs, including photographs and plans.
- Support boutiques in adapting visual merchandising standards to their environments.
- Collaborate with retail teams to support commercial results through visual merchandising-specific approaches.
- Participate in coordinating and setting up new locations from a visual merchandising perspective.
- Assist with administrative procedures before new locations open.
- Analyze visual merchandising trends across the region and provide regular, detailed feedback to key stakeholders to guide and support the business.
- Spend time in stores and build strong relationships with retail teams to ensure the brand image and visual merchandising guidelines are integrated and applied throughout the region.
Qualifications
- At least 5 years of proven experience as a Visual Merchandising Manager in a luxury, multi-site environment.
- Strong understanding of retail, business and brand-image priorities.
- Ability to balance aesthetic standards, commercial impact and practical store-floor requirements.
- Ability to influence and align a range of stakeholders.
- Natural leadership and a willingness to develop teams.
- Fluent English is essential.
Skills
Experience
At least 5 years as a Visual Merchandising Manager in a luxury, multi-site environment.
Workplace
This position is based in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
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Culture
Yves Saint Laurent fosters a bold, creative, and fast-paced workplace where teams are encouraged to challenge convention while upholding the Maison’s legacy of elegance and modernity. As an employer, it values artistic vision, collaboration, and excellence, offering an environment where talent can contribute to a globally influential luxury brand with a distinctive Parisian spirit.
About Cerulean
Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.
Frequently Asked Questions
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