Christian Bassett is recruiting a Regional Visual Merchandising Manager for a European luxury fashion company.
ROLE
• The successful candidate will be responsible in leading the VM team and VM ambassadors across Southeast Asia and Oceania.
• They will be fully responsible for the implementation of Visual Merchandising initiatives, ensuring that the key elements of the merchandise and operations strategy are translated into exciting, visual presentations on window displays and inside stores.
MISSION
• Work closely with the market leaders on planning and implementing strategic VM activities for SEAO
• Liaise with the regional VM team to conceptualize and develop enhanced visualization and product presentation in-store to support new launches and existing products
• Responsible for layout and budget planning of new store opening & renovation based on corporate guidelines and local market needs
• Oversee visual merchandising in-season process and visit stores regularly to ensure consistent excellence of visual presentation standards, and consistent roll-out visual merchandising strategies
• Adapt visual merchandising guidelines and materials to retail stores and franchisee clients
• Collaborate with internal and external business partners to ensure the project schedule is on time and completed up to global standard
• Co-ordinate store maintenance with store planning and operation team
• Monitor and review performance of VM teams, identifying individuals staff performance improvement of KPIs and career development
• Provide on the job training and coaching to ensure the teams can meet and exceed the requirements of their roles
• Assist in other ad hoc duties and projects
PROFILE
• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts & Design, Fashion or other related disciplines
• Minimum 7-8 years of relevant experience in visual merchandising
• Hands-on, fast-paced, strong in project management
• Advanced organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple assignments
• Good fashion sense and sensitivity to market trend
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and software including Adobe, Photoshop and Illustrator
• High frequency of travelling is required
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
