Website:
snukio.com
Job details:
Company Description
Snukio is building India’s omnichannel sports destination, combining neighbourhood multi-brand sports stores with hyperlocal e-commerce. We aim to make sports products, brands and expert guidance accessible to customers closer to where they live and play.
We are building a new-age sports retail network and are looking for passionate professionals to help shape the future of sports retail in India.
Role Overview
We are looking for a Head of Retail Design & Visual Merchandising to conceptualise, design and develop Snukio’s retail store format.
You will own the end-to-end design journey, from defining the store design concept and space planning to visual merchandising and on-ground execution. The objective is to create a distinctive, functional and scalable store experience that enhances product discovery, customer engagement and sales.
This is an opportunity to build Snukio’s retail design language and establish standards that can be replicated as we expand across locations.
Key Responsibilities
- Retail Design Conceptualisation: Develop Snukio’s store design identity, concepts, themes and design guidelines.
- Store Layout & Space Planning: Design store layouts, category zoning, customer circulation, product placement and space utilisation.
- Visual Merchandising: Create effective product displays, category presentations, brand zones and promotional setups across sports and fitness categories.
- Customer Experience: Design intuitive store journeys that make product discovery easier and improve the overall shopping experience.
- Design Development & Execution: Translate concepts into detailed plans, coordinate with architects, contractors and vendors, and oversee execution.
- New Store Development: Lead design planning and VM execution for new store launches, relocations and store revamps.
- Fixtures & Materials: Define store fixtures, lighting, signage, materials and display systems aligned with the brand identity and budget.
- Standardisation & Scalability: Build repeatable store formats, design guidelines and VM playbooks for consistent execution across locations.
- Commercial Effectiveness: Balance design aesthetics with store productivity, product visibility, customer movement and sales performance.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with founders, retail operations, merchandising and brand partners to bring the store vision to life.
Qualifications & Skills
- 6–10 years of experience in retail design, store planning, interior design or visual merchandising.
- Proven experience in conceptualising and executing retail stores, preferably across multiple locations.
- Strong understanding of store layouts, space planning, customer flow, fixtures, lighting and materials.
- Proficiency in relevant design tools such as AutoCAD, SketchUp, 3D visualisation software or Adobe Creative Suite.
- Experience managing architects, contractors, vendors, project timelines and budgets.
- Ability to translate brand identity into practical, customer-centric retail environments.
- Strong creative thinking, project management and execution skills.
- Experience in sports, footwear, fashion, lifestyle or multi-brand retail will be an advantage.
- Strong ownership mindset and comfort working in a fast-growing startup environment.
Who Should Apply?
We are looking for someone who combines design thinking, commercial understanding and execution excellence. Someone who can build a distinctive retail concept from scratch and turn it into a scalable store format.
If you are excited about building a new retail experience and shaping the future of sports retail in India, we would love to hear from you.
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