About this role
<p><span style=""><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><b><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">MAIN PURPOSE</span></span></b></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border:none"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding:0.0cm 7.0px 0.0cm 7.0px;vertical-align:top;width:623.0px"> <p style="margin-left:-7.0px"><span style=""><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">The purpose of this position is to design and create retail store environments, mainly on Shiseido Prestige brands, to achieve desired consumer experience, business objectives and amplify brand identity.</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style=""><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><b><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">KEY RESPONSIBILITIES</span></span></b></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style=""><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><b><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Design Planning and Execution</span></span></b></span></span></p> <ul style="list-style-type:square"> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Responsible to create and develop merchandising display themes and guidelines in advance, according to marketing plans and regional timeline.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Merchandising space planning and design curation of branded retail environments. </span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Manages and optimize planogram for the APAC region.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Conceptual development for Visual Merchandising and direction for the APAC region.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Creation of detail design package for Point of Sales Materials (POSMs) and displays to ensure quality and consistency in execution.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Manage and liaise with vendor to ensure POSMs are produced and delivered within timeline.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Oversee APAC markets planning and guide them on Visual Merchandising Design (VMD) direction and guidelines for regional in-store execution and deployment.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Design and visualize outpost and events spaces to support brand marketing activities.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Participates and supports key store executions and openings.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Generate execution reports for each campaign.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Supports in-house design projects like</span></span></span></span></span> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Collateral design</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Visuals and editorial collaterals</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Design and content visualization for product lines, including web banners</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Adaptation of visual artworks, video editing is a plus</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Create artwork and adapt visual artworks for Digital usage</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><br> </p> <p><span style=""><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><b><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Counter Maintenance</span></span></b></span></span></p> <ul style="list-style-type:square"> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Conduct counter audits and post install reviews to merchandising guidelines are adhered to.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Ensure market execution are high quality and well-maintained. </span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style=""><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><b><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Partner Development and Team Building</span></span></b></span></span></p> <ul style="list-style-type:square"> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Provides advise and direction to affiliate teams on matters relating to VMD.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Provides clarity and direction to production partners for design details and merchandising production.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Manages external suppliers and production teams for production, including prototyping, timeline and cost management.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Works with agency partners to ensure content creation is aligned with brand guidelines.</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style=""><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><b><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Creative Merchandising Development and Production</span></span></b></span></span></p> <ul style="list-style-type:square"> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Create innovative and relevant merchandising design solutions for affiliate market teams.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Supports Regional Marketing Team to design, curate and achieve improved capex optimization for the region.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Visual asset creation, adaptation, and art direction ie. photography, backdrops patterning.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Supports Regional Brand team with GWP/products on design, material, and colour selection.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Creative development and supports Global Creative in the design and production of key product marketing visual assets.</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style=""><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><b><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Business Building</span></span></b></span></span></p> <ul style="list-style-type:square"> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Conducts market visits and keeps tab on current competitive market merchandising trends.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Reviews and assesses regional production quotes planning.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Manage brand asset library, updates server, maintains clear content storage for future reference.</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <table cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border:none"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding:0.0cm 7.0px 0.0cm 7.0px;vertical-align:top;width:623.0px"> <p> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><span style=""><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><b><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Requirements</span></span></b></span></span></p> <ul style="list-style-type:square"> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Minimum Diploma in graphic design, visual merchandising design, retail design, industrial design or product design.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">At least 2 years of relevant experience. Fresh graduates are welcome.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Full works) and Microsoft Office applications.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Video editing, drafting, 3D & 2D, space planning and photography experience is an advantage.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">A team player with minimal supervision and has an eye for detail, versatile with a willing to learn attitude.</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul>