Area Visual Merchandiser Trainee, NL (m/f/d)

Job Description

What You’Ll Do

As an Area Visual Merchandiser (Trainee), you contribute to the sales and profit goals in your Area by creating and executing a plan to deliver a great customer experience in alignment with the country strategy. Over the course of  about 12 months, you’ll learn to ensure that stores have strong Visual Teams by actively driving succession planning, talent and leadership development, and structured performance management based on results, values, and leadership. You work cross-functionally, collaborating with key stakeholders to secure operational excellence while ensuring compliance with legal requirements, H&M standards, policies, and procedures to meet the expectations of both customers and colleagues.

You Will Learn To:

• Implement the Commercial Handbook through coaching, store visits, and feedback, maintaining high visual standards aligned with global guidelines.
• Establish visual routines for Store VM teams to ensure clear garment presentation and adherence to brand expectations.
• Drive talent management by working with Area HR, Store Managers, and the Area Controller on succession planning, annual dialogues, and development plans.
• Regularly collaborate with Support Office VMs and Country VMs to maintain visual standards and keep teams updated on trends, styling, and competitor insights.
• Ensure effective execution of local commercial plans, driving sales campaigns and activities to enhance brand preference.
• Support store expansion, rebuilds, and maintenance, managing VM materials with a focus on sustainability.
• Provide visual training to ensure a strong pipeline of talent and clear role expectations across teams.

Who You’Ll Work With

The Visual Merchandising function aims to drive store growth by creating exceptional store experiences, ensuring high productivity, financial resilience, and a strong brand presence. We achieve this through holistic retail strategies, powered by innovation and supported by our global network of teams and partners.

As part of the team, you’ll collaborate with your Area team and stores to support and follow up on the execution of the store activation plan, ensuring commercial basics and visual consistency across stores.

Who You Are

We are looking for people with…

• Several years of work experience in visual merchandising and leadership
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Familiarity with tech applications, including Microsoft Office
• Experience in working in an area team environment (preferred but not mandatory)

And people who are …

• Results-driven and business-minded with strong organizational skills, able to effectively plan, prioritize, and adapt to change.
• Creative and passionate about fashion and visual merchandising, with a strong focus on customer experience.
• Role models for H&M, contributing to business success through creativity, teamwork, and dedication to visual standards and customer expectations.

Who We Are

H&M Group is a global company of strong fashion brands and ventures. Our goal is to prove that there is no compromise between exceptional design, affordable prices, and sustainable solutions. We want to liberate fashion for the many, and our customers are at the heart of every decision we make.

We are made up of thousands of passionate and talented colleagues united by our shared culture and values. Together, we want to use our power, our scale, and our knowledge to push the fashion industry towards a more inclusive and sustainable future.

Why You’Ll Love Working Here

At H&M Group, we are proud to be a vibrant and welcoming company. We offer our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe.

• Global Employee Discount of 20% on our products at H&M and H&M Group Brands such as ARKET, COS, H&M Home, Weekday, Monki, & Other Stories
• Corporate Benefits with special conditions on a wide range of products and services
• Holiday Pay
• Company Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Program with Lyra
• Lease a Bike

Join Us

This is a 1 year temporary full-time position, starting as soon as possible. Throughout the 12 months, you will be placed in Amsterdam and work with one of the Area Teams the Netherlands. This role will require frequent travel to stores across the country.

If you think your experience, skills and ambitions fit this position, please send your application as soon as possible, but no later than the 26th of October.

Due to data privacy policies, we only accept applications via our career page.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things – our inclusive and collaborative culture, our strong values, and opportunities for growth. But most of all, it’s our people who make us who we are.

Take the next step in your career together with us. The journey starts here.

*We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and based on competency. We therefore kindly ask you to not attach a cover letter in your application.