Position: Retail Design Team Manager – Dr.G DMI
 
 As a retail design team manager, you will lead the in-house retail design function and oversee all offline and spatial brand experiences. This role is responsible for translating brand strategy into compelling physical environments across retail, pop-ups, and shopper touchpoints, ensuring design excellence, brand consistency, and operational feasibility across all global executions.

A DAY IN THE LIFE:

• Retail & Spatial Design Leadership

• Lead the articulation and implementation of visual merchandising, retail shelving, and in-store fixture design.
• Oversee the end-to-end design of pop-up stores, event spaces, and temporary brand installations.
• Design and guide the shopper journey and experience across all offline touchpoints to enhance brand engagement.
  
  

• Offline Brand Assets & Execution 

• Develop the design direction for in-store graphics, and all offline brand visuals.
• Oversee the design and production of gift boxes, PR kits, and other physical brand materials.
• Act as the primary guardian of brand consistency across all physical executions and spatial environments. 
  
  

• Team & Project Management

• Manage and mentor a team of 1 in-house retail designer, providing creative direction and professional development.
• Own the entire project lifecycle, including brief creation, timeline management, budget oversight, and vendor coordination.
• Review and elevate design outputs from the initial concept phase through to final execution and installation.
  
  

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Content, Communication, Social, Creative, Product Innovation, Sales teams to ensure design alignment with commercial and global objectives.
• Communicate design intent clearly to internal stakeholders and external production partners.
• Balance creative innovation with commercial reality, ensuring all designs are operationally feasible.
• Represent the retail design function in communication meetings with zones, countries, and key stakeholders.

WHO YOU ARE

• Education: University Graduate
• Years of Experience: 10+ years retail design, spatial design or VMD. Experience in beauty, fashion, lifestyle, or FMCG preferred.
• Experience:
  • Proven track record in leading large-scale retail environments, pop-ups, or significant offline brand projects.
  • Strong understanding of shopper experience & spatial storytelling, ability to translate brand identity into physical spaces.
  • Excellent project management ability; able to oversee projects from concept to production and final installation.
  • Experience working with creative agencies and production vendors.
  • Prior experience managing designers or leading a creative design team is preferred.
  • A creative, innovative, and results-driven mindset with global or regional brand experience being a plus.)
• Languague: Fluent in English is a must.
• Portfolio submission is required, demonstrating expertise in retail, spatial, or offline brand design.

WE ARE ENGAGED & COMMITTED:

We’re committed to guaranteeing inclusive recruitment processes and to advocating for hiring and promoting each candidate in an ethical and equitable way. The Group strictly prohibits discrimination against any applicant for employment because of the individual’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, visible and/or invisible disabilities, socio-economic and/or multicultural origins, health conditions, age, religion or any other characteristics protected by law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
(*Please attach your updated Eng. resume & Portfolio when you apply.)