ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Design Merchandising Manager role requires both project management skills and creative skills, with an eye for Beauty executions. It takes place in a multi-functional environment.

This role requires also frequent interactions both in-house (with the multi-functional team) and externally (with agencies, suppliers) and with market teams.

Your mission is to :

• Take the design "brief" to record requirements and brands needs
• Think creatively and develop new design concepts, pushing global guidelines where possible.
• Prepare rough drafts and present your ideas to the wider team.
• Amend final designs to global comments and gain full approval
• Manage projects within the agreed deadlines and budget constraints, and deliver assets developed in collaboration with Marketing teams.
• Manage and oversee the capex and maintenance budgets across brands
• Work on top door executions.
• Manage duratran updates working with the marketing teams to ensure in line with the marketing calendar.
• Lead the collaboration with the suppliers from creative brief to production.
• Support the delivery of merchandising guidelines for the field teams to ensure in store excellence.
• Develop a strong knowledge of the market to share with global instore executions.
• Develop strong relationships with retailers to ensure best in class locations and executions.
• Responsible for forecasting global items required.
• Be externally focused, look at what direct competition as well as Beauty or outside of Beauty brands are doing in-store to make the shopper experience the more insightful & up-to-date. Collaborate with Consumer & Market Knowledge department to fuel design creatives with the latest shopper/consumer insights.

INTER-CONNECTED FUNCTIONS:

The Permanent Merchandising Manager function interacts with most of the functions within the organization . Below you can find the key points of contact:

• Marketing : Brand Managers
• Global Merchandising Teams
• Field team
• Consumer & Market Knowledge
• And outside the organization:

• Design creative agencies
• POSM Manufacturers

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS :

• Minimum 6 years' experience in In-store strategy/Merchandising or Trade Marketing or Marketing with a strong passion for In-store and Beauty
• Fluent in English

KEY SKILLS:

Technical skills

• Project management skills and ability to manage multiple projects with a strong level of complexity and a wide range of partners.
• Knowledge of shoppers, competitors and retailers in order to design the brand guidelines & enable their implementation in the markets.
• Technical knowledge about materials, production techniques
• Strong power point skills to create outstanding presentations in short notice
• Able to read and draw Technical/ Manufacturing drawings
• Ability to use all abode photoshop, indesign, illustrator.
• Ability to use Cinema 4D
• Extra: experience in fragrance or cosmetics

Soft skills

• Solid team player with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to develop strong relationship with colleagues & suppliers.
• Proactive, detail and business oriented.
• Creative mindset with a strong knowledge in the beauty industry and willingness to constantly be aware of the latest trends & news
• Capability to share knowledge with other team members.
• Very well organized with the sense of priorities
• Ability to work autonomously and multitask in fast-paced collaborative environment.
• Capability to work under pressure in a changing environment and to manage unexpected challenges.

Creative Recruitment is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, age, sexuality, gender identification, or physical ability.