Retail Design And VM Manager - Travel Retail Middle East

Job description:

The Opportunity

Reporting to the TR Middle East GM, the Retail Design & VM Manager plays a key role in in bringing Puig’s brands to life across the Middle East region’s travel retail environments. From impactful animations and pop-ups to permanent counters and immersive brand spaces, this role shapes how travelers experience our brands

You’ll lead the end-to-end planning and execution of all retail design and visual merchandising initiatives.

As a hands-on leader of two Retail Design & VM Executives, you’ll guide, support and inspire your team to ensure a seamless delivery of excellent brands experiences across the region

• Deliver and implement the brands image across all Airport point of sales including permanent, semi-permanent, pop ups, and temporary spaces for all Puig brands.
• Project manage and coordinate the fit out for new stores opening and ongoing refits/refurbishment projects.
• Oversee product launches and in-store animations, ensuring seamless execution and retail excellence.
• Manage and deliver the budget, including CAPEX, ensuring strong communication of risks & opportunities.
• Build relationships and collaborate with the global brands teams.. Influence brand teams to deliver a design in line with market and retailer needs.
• Create briefs to enable clear communication with global brands teams and local suppliers.
• Liaise with the global brands team on the Middle East personalization plan.
• Manage suppliers to ensure highest quality production and installations meeting projects deadlines and brand expectations.
• Act as expert in material specifications and recommendations, signing off technical plans and samples, making sure that quality is assured.
• Liaise with retailers to get the approvals on renders and technical drawings, making sure brand image is not compromised.
• Conduct field visits to ensure perfect implementation of brand image, identify best practices and analyze competition activities. 

• Experience in space/retail design, ideally within the beauty sector, with project management and team management experience
• Degree in design related field
• English proficiency
• Strong leadership, autonomy and organization skills
• Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to manage complexity and handle multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced environment. 
• High level of sensitivity to local culture and luxury
• Ability to understand consumers ‘shopping behaviors ideally in an airport environment.
• Expertise in AutoCAD, Sketch up, Autocad and Adobe applications (Illustrator, Photoshop)

• An entrepreneurial, creative and welcoming work culture
• A range of learning and development opportunities
• An international company with plenty of opportunities to grow
• A competitive compensation & benefits package