Senior Manager/DGM - Visual Merchandising - Cosmetics/Skincare

POSITION - Sr. Mgr / DGM - Visual Merchandizing

LOCATION :- Bangalore

Ctc - negotiable ; depending upon current CTC, experience, interview status etc.

Job Specification :-

To create winning visual merchandizing designs for new and existing stores in line with the brand's message and seasons / themes; execute the same through regional teams within time and cost guidelines.

Overall VM planning & management:

- Drive the creative effort to ensure eye-catching window and in-store display concepts aligned to the brand and the stories of each season

- Plan the overall VM spend for the business and align to actual execution and payments;

- Understand the vendors and materials required for VM execution and plan to ensure on-time delivery of VM requirements.

- Monitor the purchases and dispatches closely to ensure adherence to budgets and to control costs.

- Facilitate development of vendors at regional level to improve execution and manage costs.

Season-aligned VM:

- Understand the product or season related inputs given by design team to provide VM support for roadshows; also facilitate translation of the inputs into store level visual merchandizing based on space availability and creative assessment of options suitable for a particular store.

- Close to season launch, prepare and send design sheets / dockets to regional VM representatives for implementation through vendors and / or in-house team

- Get cost estimates and validate the same against budget for that store before giving the go-ahead.

- On completion, get pictures of the VM work done and send for review by the design team; make any corrections as required.

- Ensure that the execution team visits stores every day and monitors upkeep of the entire store in terms of lighting, hygiene and adherence to brand image. Get weekly pictures to confirm the same.

- Plan and execute refreshing of VM window, sales window and marketing windows on a periodic basis. Suggest regional variances as relevant.

Extend VM support to Key Accounts and MBOs as required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Relevant candidates ONLY from the SKINCARE / COSMETICS / DERMA background / industry.