VM Executive

THE CONTEXT ________

Since 1947, the men and women of Parfums Christian Dior have embodied the founding "couturier-perfumer's" unique spirit of excellence, creativity and expertise, both in France and throughout the world. Our House is an open and highly-focused collective, a leader that thrives on the creativity of all its stakeholders. Our collective passion and our heritage, full of authenticity and dream, make us move forward and reinvent ourselves.

By revolutionizing the codes of French style and luxury through perfumes, and combining tradition with daring makeup and innovative skincare, we are reinventing every day the Dior style and its compelling, joyful and absolute beauty. Our stimulating missions give our employees the opportunity to develop new skills, overcome spectacular challenges and reveal their talent.

To go further, with Dior.

YOUR IMPACT ___________

Parfums Christian Dior Orient is looking for a Visual Merchandising Executive to join the Middle East regional team, based in Dubai. The scope covers 49 countries in the Middle East, Africa, Europe and India regions with a very rich and diverse retail landscape, including boutiques, department stores and chain stores.

Reporting to the Regional Visual Merchandising Manager within the Marketing Department, the VM Executive will ensure – through strong collaboration with all stakeholders – that the Maison image across the region is not only consistent but meets the highest standards.

Our ideal candidate is motivated, detail-oriented, and passionate about beauty, with an ability to multitask and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

YOUR MISSION ____________

Your role requires efficient communication and project management. Your main assignments will be focused on:

Visual Merchandising

• Manage the communication of all new relevant material for each up-coming campaign, ensuring all information follows our regional strategy and marketing plan, and that it is shared with all local teams in a timely manner.
• Oversee the procurement, management, and distribution of key Visual Merchandising assets, including visuals, movies & content creation materials.
• Create and update relevant planograms and VM simulations in line with the Maison launches and priorities.
• Lead data collection, tracking and organization of the latest information on all our point of sales for the regional database.
• Handle local production of update elements when needed, from brief to installation snags report and follow-up.
• Provide guidance, support, and directions to the local teams in their update’s implementations and roll-outs, fostering a collaborative environment and ensuring the execution is aligned with the Maison strategy and standards.

Openings

• Through close collaboration with markets, Architecture, Marketing, Commercial and Central teams, create the VM book and POSM needs list for each allocated opening project, either permanent or temporary.
• Handle the local production of all VM elements, ensuring quality is met and deadlines are respected. Coordinate supplier, forwarder and local teams when shipment is involved.
• With the help of the supply team, ensure all POSMs elements are in stock and will reach the concerned markets as per desired date.
• Supervise and participate to the installation, report any snags and follow-up on the full completion of the project to be done in a timeline manner.

Forecasting, Budgeting & POSM Management

• Manage the novelty and basic forecasts for the dedicated axes, creating regional recommendations, optimizing the costs and ensuring quantities are aligned with the needs.
• Through strong cooperation with Marketing team, oversee the VM POSM budget for each campaign, ensuring budget constraints are respected and investments are aligned with the Maison strategy.
• Follow-up and ensure that all the forecasted elements reach the markets on-time to guarantee the VM deployment as per Marketing plan and agreed launch date.
• Support the markets on any issue related to forecasted POSM, alert and report to concerned teams either regional or central.
Build, monitor and manage the campaigns’ assets budget.

Management & Training

• Lead, support and develop the Intern on his/her scope

• Develop and deliver training programs for the local teams on VM principles and brand standards – Educate and sensibilize on the key role of VM in the business strategy and elevate the Maison’s image across the region.

WHO YOU ARE _________

• 3+ years’ VM experience, preferably within the beauty and cosmetics industry.
• Team player with strong communication skills, solution oriented and with a positive, can-do attitude.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, particularly Excel.
• Ability to read merchandising guidelines and technical drawings.
• Structured with excellent attention to detail and a creative eye.
• Organized and able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written
• Knowledge of SketchUp and Adobe Suite is a plus.