ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Visual Merchandising Partner, you’ll design inspiring and eye-catching displays in our shop windows, to entice our customer into our shops, encouraging them to buy our products.

You'll create a meaningful shopping experience for each and every customer who walks around our shopfloor with exceptional merchandising and presentation standards.

In addition to your contractual pay, any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00 will attract Night Premium at a rate of £3.75 per hour. This will also apply to existing Partners who have enrolled onto Enhanced Hours Premium arrangements.

Key Responsibilities On a day-to-day basis you'll be responsible for: - Delivering market leading merchandising and presentation standards. - Working on seasonal and floor layout changes effectively and efficiently with minimal disruption to customers. - Demonstrating flexibility to support across other areas of the branch and departments when required. - Sharing knowledge and expertise with visual merchandising and branch colleagues to develop the departments and branches performance. - Carrying out stock handling and systems processes to minimise business risk and loss. Essential skills/experience you'll need - Creative skills with an eye for detail. - Experience of working within a team. Desirable skills/experience you may have - Qualifications in Display or Design. - Previous experience in the creation of displays. - Experience of working in a retail environment.



Closing Date:

October 15, 2026

Pay:

£13.91 Hourly

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours of Work:

Varied hours of part time work (25 hours per week) across seven days to include early starts, late finishes, evenings and some weekends on rotation.

Job Level:

Partnership Level 10

Where You'll Be Working:

High Wycombe (John Lewis & Partners), Holmers Farm Way, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 4NW

ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.  

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.   

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. 

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. 

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.  

Important points to note:  

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles. ​ 

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.  

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.