Retail Design Intern - London, United Kingdom - Parfums Christian Dior

Parfums Christian Dior

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

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.

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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

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