PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES OF THE JOB:
The duties of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Work closely with Regional Visual Merchandising Team and TWHKMO Direct Retail Team to execute creative window and VM concepts in stores
· Release regular visual merchandising plan, coordinate closely with Retail Managers, manage timely execution and documentation.
· Coordinate with contractors/ production professionals for sourcing & production of props and visual materials, manage delivery and installation in stores on strategy, on budget and on time.
· Implement seasonal merchandising guidelines including window, in-store floor-set and all necessary marketing materials according to new product launch calendar.
· Able to provide flexible VM solutions to tackle with fast changes in retail reality
· Coach, train and develop Visual Merchandisers to ensure they are self-sufficient and maximizing the sales returns
· Present all new concepts, seasonal presentation during local training
· Plan in-store and window schemes working with local teams and implanting all visual merchandising seasonal roll outs across the country
· Assist in ad hoc visual project / marketing events
· Manage new store concept(s) set up and establish standards/planning principles.
· Plan and communicate new and renovated store set ups to ensure optimal, tailored assortments by location.
· Ensure stores are designed/planned to meet local requirements and budget and sometimes in a cost effective manner when necessary.
· Manage the store planning and designs of new stores, renovations and enhance existing stores for TWHKMO.
· Provide suggestions on design details, material application and space planning for the existing design concept for further improvement.
· Ensure consistency of store planning and guidelines.
· Responsible for store planning / store planning drawing
· Prepare deliverables for whole store planning team including but not limited to reports, programs, presentations and drawings.
· Solve critical issues by partnering with all involved parties.
· Monitor construction progress /compliance with design intent on all projects on a periodic basis to ensure consistency of brand guidelines and standards. Provide project management services to key store projects.
· Be the key contact point for store planning counterparts.
· Conduct regular market and site visits.
· Supervise design outsourcing agency for the region.
· Manage the store planning project database including physical and digital housekeeping of drawing packages, store information and material packages for the store planning team on daily basis.
· Collaborate with the Regional Store Planning & Design team, local partners and internal operation for the coordination of project execution.
· Able to foster team approach and motivate others.