[Travel Retail APAC] - Visual Merchandiser, Makeup BU | L'Oréal Careers

Key Job Accountabilities:

He/she contributes to launch development, counter opening, and mega event/popup management, as well as budget control.

Launch Development - Planning

PLV – manage newness & Institutional display design, concept adaptation, order forecast, production and allocation
Visual – process cropping adaptation, planning with language strategy and validation
Retro planning – implement launches following marketing calendar in a timely manner

Launch Development - Execution

Counter update – organize all in store soft merchandising materials to enhance POS retail excellence consistently
Promotions / HPP – execute project management from design à technical input à production à installation à rectification à report & record
Guideline & Planogram – provide comprehensive display guidelines and planogram for operation team’s (RM / BA / agents) references on floor
Report – maintain systematic photo report & records for presentation or review use
Shop visit – conduct market visit in order to experience the execution and VM strategy in person & evaluate competitors’ performance

Counter Opening

Closely collaborate with Retail Design & Project Coordination teams
Estimate opening costs of VM collaterals
Integrate a precise list of VM materials for Project Coordination logistics arrangements
Customize production of specific staging PLV
Establish counter opening display guideline (indicating visual plan, PLV display guide and planogram)
Update VM database, PLV allocation chart and visual list regularly to maintain accurate coverage of future launches
Function as gate keeper to prevent Retail Design teams from various counter configuration’s development

Mega Event / Popup

Budget

Formulate annual budget and review periodically
PLV development for both newness & institutional (order from DMI / Asia Zone / local production)
Counter update cost (visual printing, guideline and installation)
Promotion cost (design, production, installation and photo shooting)

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree or above preferable in Visual Design, Visual Merchandising, Sales, Business, or related discipline
Minimum 3 years’ experience in visual merchandising, strong in project management, PLV developments in retail business.
Sense of budgeting
Fluent in English and Chinese preferred, to work on visuals for Chinese markets
Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint and Sketchup
Motivated, organized and detail-oriented; able to work independently

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