Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

To manage an end-to-end process of Pacific new store openings, renovations & showrooms setup, included but not limited to store Layouts review, Capacity Calculation, Plug & Play, VM tools orders, ISC updates, Supplier management and strong alignment with Store Development team on all VM tools ordering & shipping process. 

Key Responsibilities:  

• Accountable for all Pacific New Stores / Renovations layouts revision in collaboration with relevant stakeholders (Store Development, Buying and Merchandising, Omni ordering & Execution, Retail, Sales & Partners) across Pacific. 

• Accountable for providing capacity calculation for the Buying and Merchandising team of new openings / renovations to support them in allocating the right products assortment against the store space.  

• Accountable for all Plug & Play production & Visual Merchandising orders for all countries across Pacific. 

• Responsible for alignment with Store Development, District Omni Execution & Logistics teams in terms of store opening planning & logistics. 

• Accountable for providing the Store Development team with all Visual Merchandising tools & fittings needed for all New Openings, Renovations & all tools needed to upgrade stores across Pacific.  

• Working closely with District Omni Execution teams to elevate & enhance the consumer journey for all new openings, renovations including the existing stores   

• Responsible for all POS production, delivery and execution direction for District Omni Execution teams, for new store openings & renovations across Pacific. 

• Accountable for showrooms’ preseason planning in terms of stakeholder’s alignment, planning category space plan and to order all necessary Visual Merchandising tools if needed. 

• Responsible for all budget management and PO creation related to the Visual Merchandising tools of all new openings & renovations across Pacific. 

KPIs: 

• Successful delivery of all the (New openings, Renovations & Stores upgrade) as per the given timelines  

• Seasonal Showrooms Setup (Layout Revision, Plug & Play, Capacity Calculation, Visual Merchandising tools) 

• Budget management 

Key Relationships:  

• Retail & Sales Heads per Country  

• Store Development 

• Market Omni ordering and execution  

• CTC team  

• Key Partners & Accounts 

• EM/PAC VM Peer Group 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:  

• Deep knowledge in retail Visual Merchandising, combining theoretical with practical experience 

• Working well and developing effective relationships with diverse team  

• Project management experience  

• Strong organisational skills & flexibility 

• Specialist in Microsoft skills (Word, Excel, Power point) AutoCAD knowledge is a plus. 

• Experience of initiating & running a model store process  

• Experience of store openings on a multi-national & high-volume basis 

• Experience of working with wholesale whilst working for an over-arching brand 

• International exposure, preferably having worked and lived in different countries/continents 

• English fluency required 

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:  

• University degree in Business or Marketing or Visual Merchandising equivalent 

• Minimum of 3 years progressive work experience in Retail, specifically Visual Merchandising