Senior Manager, Visual Merchandising & Store Design Operations (ANZ & APAC)

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Hybrid). Posted a month ago

The role

The Senior Manager will lead the planning and execution of visual merchandising and store design programs across Australia, New Zealand, and the Asia Pacific region. This role acts as the regional point of contact between Global HQ and APAC commercial teams to ensure alignment with global brand standards.

What you will do

Act as the single point of contact between global HQ, ANZ, and APAC markets
Lead weekly ANZ and APAC status meetings with global VMSD and Design teams
Manage all ANZ and APAC projects in Asana
Partner with global teams on secondary programs including Sephora placements
Adapt globally approved design and merchandising strategies for each market
Own timelines and deliverables for seasonal updates, activations, and new door openings
Consolidate market inputs into global project requests and briefing documents
Oversee seasonal updates for regional gondolas, counters, and travel retail locations
Project manage new door openings, refits, and closures
Manage the regional VMSD opex and capex budget

Required qualifications

6+ years of experience in Visual Merchandising, Store Design Operations, Retail Operations or related field, including ANZ and/or APAC markets
Experience in a regional role reporting into a global headquarters, including adapting global guidelines for local markets
Proven experience with seasonal updates, launches and new door openings for a beauty or luxury brand
Strong planogram skills
Experience managing multi-market vendors, installers and budgets across currencies
Proficiency in MS Office, Asana or Smartsheet
Strong communicator, able to lead meetings across time zones with flexibility for US and UK calls
Highly organized and detail-oriented
Willingness to travel within ANZ and APAC as required

Nice to have

Adobe Creative Suite a plus

About the company

Hourglass Cosmetics is a vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand that became part of the Unilever Prestige division in 2017. The brand is globally available in 32 markets.