An international beauty brand with an organisation culture in SEA that is dynamic, agile, and progressive, currently listed as the number one beauty brand is seeking to hire a Senior Store Designer & VM Manager to lead and manage it's projects rapidly growing projects in Southeast Asia. Due to its increasing demand of pop-up stores, customers events, temp counters, and new store opening, new talents are invited to join the team. The individual will be based out of Singapore with the opportunity to travel to other territories as required.
This Senior Store Design and VM Manager:
- is responsible for designing and implementing SD & VM standards in all its stores in direct markets and indirect markets across SEA.
- understands and adapt design directions from Global team or past reference.
- will design bespoke pop-up stores and events, new store opening and prepare production drawings for successful implementations.
- will support the Brand Director SEA and work closely with the relevant stakeholders within the group to provide support and implement executions in line with desired brand expression.
- manage a group of vendors to control the cost and quality of the VM and Store design.
Key Responsibilities:
-Close communication with Commercial, Retail, Marketing team, Global SD & VM teams and APAC teams to ensure understanding of design intent.
-Work on creative proposals that fit budget and local engagement needs.
-Adapt and design new store design concepts through global guidelines and past reference.
-Provide detailed and innovative designs according to different campaigns and fit local engagement needs.
-Develop special animations & displays for specific occasions, pop-ups in collaboration with Marketing, Events, and commercial teams.
-Research and analyse event and retail experience trends globally, including physical, digital shopping experience and social workplaces.
-Handle projects independently from design concept, project development, and materials application to project completion.
-Provide timeline and cost estimation for each project.
-Identify design obstacles and resolutions.
-Review construction drawings from suppliers
-Monitor event production, factory visit, setup and provide reports and follow up on snagging
-Attend conference calls with retailers and external suppliers to align the requirements.
-Act as a proactive force in enhancing brand image, elevate the experiences in all touchpoints, leveraging pop ups/ events to improve client experience & drive sales.
