Visual Merchandising Manager - DG Beauty

Summary

Dolce & Gabbana, a leader in the luxury fashion industry, has exceptional opportunities available in its Beauty Division Retail experience & visual merchandising team. Join the brand in its new venture and come work in an exciting environment, favorable to audacity & creativity.

About the job

We are currently looking at a Visual Merchandising Manager. Temporary Merchandising who will join the Retail experience global team based in Milan, directly reporting to the global Head of Visual Merchandising.

How you will contribute

• Lead temporary installations (launches, seasonal activations etc…) end-to-end, from ideation (supported by internal design team or external design agencies) to production/installation in-store at global level.
• Develop the Visual Merchandising (VM) guidelines for every activation, ensuring with the Go-to-market team that all commercial needs are met.
• Manage the prototyping & on-time production of all display materials and tools, in partnership with the production and the purchasing teams.
• Develop planogram guidelines for temporary visibility location/unit/context, in partnership with global marketing and global go-to-market and ensure/monitor their perfect implementation.
• Enable & monitor local productions & installations, in close collaboration with local VM teams.

Key requirements & Competencies

• University Degree or similar in Visual Arts /Design/ Interior Design/Merchandising. Open to business degrees, with demonstrated design skills.
• Previous experience (2+ years) as Visual Merchandiser/Retail design project manager in the luxury sector. Experience in the luxury beauty sector is a plus.

• Pro-active and solution-minded, you demonstrate leadership in your projects.

• Curiosity, creativity, energy and pragmatism are key words for you.

• You are both top-line/at ease with creating a compelling story and detail-oriented in the execution.

• You have good planning and organizational skills, able to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• You are a team player with good communication skill.
• Mastery of Adobe Suite.
• Fluent in spoken/written English. Italian fluency/knowledge is a plus.

Additional information

• Starting asap in a full-time position (local Italian contract).
• Salary depending on experience.

Location: Milan