Description
To support the Global Visual Merchandising team overseeing the Europe and Middle East region while the VM Regional Manager is on maternity leave. This role will support in VM seasonal update planning process, development and production as well as regional secondary requests.
Job Duties
Working with VM Manager from APAC, create planograms for EMEA retailers seasonally.
Communicate milestones and due dates to the Sales team to receive and review Add/Deletes and Assortments (Sales to provide shade order and pricing).
Work with Creative Ops Manager and Director VM to ensure milestone dates are met.
All requests created in Asana and tracked in Asana.
Lead weekly status meetings with Vendors.
Attend recurring meetings with the Global VM team and International Sales.
Share planograms with cross-functional partners and retailers.
Kick off projects to vendors, plan timelines for production, track development and schedule installs.
Request schedules from all vendors (these need to be approved by sales and retailer and submitted 1 month ahead of ocd).
Liaise with vendors for production and provide timely feedback.
Review engineering, type-safety files and prototypes (via video or in-person depending on the complexity of the update) with VM Director.
Create artwork requests once type-safety & assortments have been reviewed and are ready to pass off to the creative team (Requests placed 1 month prior to due date).
Request for renderings from 3D designer – Global VM to provide a list of which fixtures get rendered.
Ensure door counts are kept up to date per season for door quantities (sales to manage).
Follow up on all installations, manage any issues, and share photos internally.
Manage vendors to build and install new fixtures / organize renovations.
Obtain costs for new doors and negotiate timelines.
Requirements
BFA or BA in Industrial Design or related field of study.
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
Must have experience in the beauty industry and designing for retail environments.
Strong experience in reading technical drawings and creating planograms.
Strong attention to detail, ability to execute flawlessly and create clean product presentations.
Experience working with vendors and tracking to production milestones.
Able to present concepts both verbally and in writing.
Ability to take feedback and maintain a positive attitude.
Able to work with minimal direction.
Works collaboratively and is a team player.
Strong organizational skills, can prioritize and handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
Highly motivated, self-driven, and able to work independently while meeting all deadlines.
Proficient in MAC Platform, Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. Sketchup or other 3D Rendering a plus.
Based in London, England.
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