Retail Design Intern

2 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Parfums Christian Dior Full time

Position:



POSITION:
RETAIL DESIGN & FRAGRANCE VM INTERN


DEPARTMENT:

MERCHANDISING

LOCATION:
LONDON,

UK

REPORTS TO:
RETAIL DESIGNER & VISUAL
MERCHANDISING MANAGER

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

  • Guarantee accurate, qualitative brand image through all new store openings in UK and Ireland according to company and corporate guidelines.
  • Contribute to the development of the Dior image in the UK and Ireland through the design, build and installation of new counters & fragrance backwalls.
  • Ongoing innovation of existing counters to incorporate newly developed furniture.
  • Ensure the integrity of all the institutional brand requirements across the Fragrance, Make Up and Skincare.
  • Support and assist the Merchandising Team to ensure the Dior brand values/messages are maintained and are consistent in store.

RETAIL DESIGN RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Take responsibility from conception to implementation of counter builds, refurbishments, and design initiatives
  • Produce creative POS designs in accordance with the merchandising guidelines to optimize brand visibility.
  • Challenge and negotiate conditions to ensure brand image is not compromised.
  • Be responsible for the designs and prototypes of any counter build.
  • Provide project plans, designs and technical specifications to the international purchaser to obtain costings.
  • Create opening reports and manage the recording of all counter builds.
  • Manage project budgets, tracking and raising PO's
  • Ensuring all suppliers are paid and we maintain within the project budget.
  • Management and awareness of our warehouse storage, making sure to reuse fixtures where possible.

FRAGRANCE VM RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Manage along with VM Manager with permanent project rollouts, for example Backwalls, Gondola Ends, Permanent Tods.
  • Create briefs and brief into suppliers directly, ensuring projects are on time and in budget.
  • Raise POs for all Fragrance projects, check actuals monthly in budget.
  • Organise tester orders for sites/windows etc.
  • Help with site installs in London and UK especially around Christmas.
  • Support the VM manager to rollout out the new permanent TPS &TFS Backwall concept.

Profile:

POSITION WITHIN THE ORGANISATION

Direct Reports:

  • Retail Designer
  • Visual Merchandising Manager

Internal Stakeholders:

  • Merchandising Team
  • Marketing Team
  • Commercial Team
  • Training Team
  • Account Managers (instore)

External Stakeholders:

  • Suppliers/Shopfitters
  • Creative Agencies
  • Retailers

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Key Competencies

  • Good sense of design process, planning and a keen eye for attention to detail
  • High levels of creativity and aesthetic sense
  • Ability to understand and defend the brand DNA.
  • Ability to visualise store environments and enhance the customer journey.
  • Team player
  • Ability to organise and manage priorities for self and team.
  • Negotiation skills
  • Product design and management of prototypes

Technical Skills

  • Design background
  • Software packages: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), 3D CAD (Vector works, Google Sketch-Up)
  • Knowledge of furniture and materials for counter builds

Profile

  • Good relationship builder
  • Knowledge of the cosmetic market an asset but not essential (competitors, agents, retailers )


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