Visual Merchandising & Retail Specialist

Visual Merchandising & Retail Specialist Specialized Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Visual Merchandising & Retail Specialist to join their team in Abbotsford. This full-time, onsite position will focus on bringing the Specialized brand to life across Australia and New Zealand, creating premium in-store experiences and supporting the retail network.

This role is for an individual who blends creativity with commercial acumen, and enjoys transforming spaces into engaging retail environments that inspire riders and achieve results.

What You’ll Do As a member of the Marketing team, you will collaborate with Sales, Retailers, and the Global Retail Services team to deliver high-quality retail experiences across Australia and New Zealand.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Implementing visual merchandising strategies and retail displays across the retail network.
• Designing and executing store layouts, refreshes, fit-outs, and new store openings.
• Developing floorplans, merchandising plans, fixture layouts, and retail design packages.
• Creating immersive product displays and retail environments that communicate Specialized stories.
• Supporting new product launches, promotional campaigns, retailer events, expos, and trade shows.
• Providing visual merchandising training and ongoing assistance to retail partners and internal teams.
• Managing retail project timelines, budgets, fixture forecasting, and retailer communications.
• Ensuring close alignment with global retail design standards while adapting solutions for local market needs.
• Travelling regularly throughout Australia and New Zealand to support key retail projects and events.
• Educating sales and retail partners to ensure key Visual Merchandising requirements are met.

What You'll Bring The ideal candidate will be passionate about retail design, visual storytelling, and creating exceptional customer experiences.

You will ideally possess:

• 2-3 years of experience in visual merchandising, retail design, interior design, or a related field.
• A strong understanding of visual merchandising principles and retail presentation.
• Experience developing merchandising plans, planograms, floorplans, and design packages.
• Demonstrated experience supporting retail fit-outs, store refreshes, or store design projects.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the capacity to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
• Experience with Figma and 3D design software such as SketchUp, CAD, IWD, or similar is advantageous.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset and the ability to work independently.
• Willingness to travel regularly throughout Australia and New Zealand.
• An interest in cycling, retail, design, or active lifestyles.

Why Specialized? At Specialized, you will work with a dedicated team focused on innovation for riders and inspiring more people to ride. This role offers the opportunity to influence the representation of one of the world's most innovative and premium cycling brands across Australia and New Zealand. Your work will directly shape the rider experience and the future of Specialized retail in the region, from flagship environments and new store openings to major product launches and events.

If you are passionate about design, retail experiences, and creating spaces that inspire people to ride, please include a cover letter as part of your application.