Visual Merchandiser Executive

LUXASIA is the leading beauty omnichannel distribution platform of Asia Pacific that has successfully enabled brand growth for more than 120 luxury beauty brands. Our integrated brand-building capabilities include luxury retail, online commerce, consumer marketing, and supply chain management. Since 1986, the company has partnered the world’s finest brands, such as Aveda, Bvlgari, Calvin Klein, Diptyque, Hermès, La Prairie, Montblanc, and SK-II. We have also established Joint Ventures with the likes of LVMH Group, Elizabeth Arden, Puig, Yves Rocher, and By Terry. At the core of our business is a diverse and dynamic #OneTeam of 2000 talents which shapes the face of luxury beauty, and delight consumers daily across our growing footprint of 15 markets. Come join us now.

General Duties
- Handle all aspects of Visual Merchandising for SK-II Indonesia, Vietnam and Australia
- Work closely with Marketing, Sales and Retail, and Training of SK-II; and report directly to the VM Manager
- Understand merchandising guidelines and ensure all stores are always in compliance: visuals, display elements, testers, and other merchandising elements
- Understand marketing calendars and ensure all new launches or initiatives for the period follow merchandising guidelines
- Be aware of retail counter environments and report competitors’ activities
- Manage end-to-end preparation of counter / backwall opening, renovation & closure (which includes data collection for Principal’s approval)

Specific Job Duties
Merchandising elements
- Forecast for merchandising elements on new launches / monthly initiatives, following Principal Global guidelines
- Forecast on non - selling items: Testers to be displayed in counters / backwalls, and managed monthly testers replenishment
- In all stores, ensure timely ordering and correct display of all merchandising elements for new launches / monthly initiatives, according to Principal Global guidelines
- Manage the store design, product's planogram (full size for sell products, testers). Ensure all stores are displaying the correct Tester, sellable product, in sufficient quantities.

Design
- Understand guidelines from Principal (e.g. trade animation, store visuals, store displays) and implement these locally
- Handle production, delivery and re-order of point-of-sale materials developed by Principal Global guideline
- Liaise between Principal, production vendor, and retailer’s PIC in developing design related with counter / event’s fixtures
- Propose to Principal for additional design / fixtures needed to support business acceleration

Planograms
- Prepare products planograms on new launches / monthly initiatives, following guidelines from Principal
- Monthly monitoring of planogram to ensure it aligns with the most recent SKU configurations

Visuals
- Understand Principal guidelines on store visuals and place the correct orders accordingly
- Ensure all stores are displaying the correct visuals during the right period

Submission of VM-related reports and figures
- Submit bi-monthly report after each new initiatives launch
- Submit new counter’s installation report
- Submit ad hoc figures requested by Regional. Examples are: Excel file template asking for number of each type of furniture per store, how many quantities forecasted for particular merchandising element, etc.
- Submit forecast for new CAPEX on the next FY
- Manage request & approval for asset management to Finance Team and liaise with Regional for tracking purposes

Miscellaneous
- Conduct regular store visits to ensure all VM guidelines are correctly followed
- Manage monthly counter’s maintenance: compiling maintenance’s list, gather quotation from vendors, and monitor maintenance execution each month
- Ensure all physical aspects of all SK-II channels are working and in good condition. Example: no busted lights, drawers & cabinets are working, no frayed wires, etc.
- Trade Animations and Special Events: ensure VM guidelines are followed, similar to the level of detail given to permanent stores

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor’s degree holder of architecture is a must (preferred course is Industrial Design)
- Formal training in any of these: graphic design, or industrial design, or exhibition design, or interior design
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in visual merchandising for the Beauty Industry
- Has experience in visual merchandising for retail boutiques
- Knowledge in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or SketchUp is preferrable
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel & Power Point