Retail Design & VM Manager - Travel Retail Middle East

PUIG Deutschland GmbH; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global fashion and beauty brand is seeking a Retail Design & VM Manager in Dubai to lead the execution of visual merchandising initiatives across airport retail environments. This role involves overseeing project management for new store fit-outs, managing budgets, and ensuring top-notch brand delivery. Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership skills, experience in retail design, and proficiency in design tools like AutoCAD and SketchUp. Join a dynamic team and contribute to a creative work culture.

Benefits

Creative work culture

Learning and development opportunities

Competitive compensation and benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in space/retail design, ideally in the beauty sector.
• Project management and team management experience.
• Strong leadership, autonomy, and organization skills.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and implement brand image across Airport points of sales.
• Project manage fit-outs for new stores and refurbishments.
• Oversee product launches and ensure retail excellence.
• Manage budget and communicate risks & opportunities.
• Build relationships with global brands teams.

Skills

Space/retail design experience

Project management

Leadership skills

Effective communication

Ability to manage complexity

Understanding consumer shopping behaviors

Expertise in AutoCAD

Expertise in SketchUp

Expertise in Adobe applications

Education

Degree in design related field

Tools

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Job type: Permanent

Location: Dubai, DU, AE

Puig is a major player in the worldwide fashion and beauty industry. We have a wide portfolio of well‑known luxury brands across fashion, fragrance, makeup, skincare, and wellness. Founded more than 100 years ago, Puig is a family‑owned company with a long‑term commitment to our brands and stakeholders.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the TR Middle East GM, the Retail Design & VM Manager plays a key role in bringing Puig’s brands to life across the Middle East region’s travel retail environments. From impactful animations and pop‑ups to permanent counters and immersive brand spaces, this role shapes how travelers experience our brands.

You’ll lead the end‑to‑end planning and execution of all retail design and visual merchandising initiatives.

As a hands‑on leader of two Retail Design & VM Executives, you’ll guide, support and inspire your team to ensure a seamless delivery of excellent brand experiences across the region.

What you'll get to do

• Deliver and implement the brand image across all Airport point of sales including permanent, semi‑permanent, pop‑ups, and temporary spaces for all Puig brands.
• Project manage and coordinate the fit‑out for new stores opening and ongoing refits/refurbishment projects.
• Oversee product launches and in‑store animations, ensuring seamless execution and retail excellence.
• Manage and deliver the budget, including CAPEX, ensuring strong communication of risks & opportunities.
• Build relationships and collaborate with the global brands teams. Influence brand teams to deliver a design in line with market and retailer needs.
• Create briefs to enable clear communication with global brands teams and local suppliers.
• Liaise with the global brands team on the Middle East personalization plan.
• Manage suppliers to ensure highest quality production and installations meeting project deadlines and brand expectations.
• Act as an expert in material specifications and recommendations, signing off technical plans and samples, making sure that quality is assured.
• Liaise with retailers to get the approvals on renders and technical drawings, ensuring brand image is not compromised.
• Conduct field visits to ensure perfect implementation of brand image, identify best practices and analyze competition activities.

We'd love to meet you if you have

• Experience in space/retail design, ideally within the beauty sector, with project management and team management experience.
• Degree in design related field.
• Strong leadership, autonomy and organization skills.
• Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to manage complexity and handle multiple responsibilities in a fast‑paced environment.
• High level of sensitivity to local culture and luxury.
• Ability to understand consumers 'shopping behaviors ideally in an airport environment.
• Expertise in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Autocad and Adobe applications (Illustrator, Photoshop).

A few things you'll love about us

• An entrepreneurial, creative and welcoming work culture.
• A range of learning and development opportunities.
• An international company with plenty of opportunities to grow.
• A competitive compensation & benefits package.

Puig is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

At Puig, we are continually looking for enthusiastic and committed individuals from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences to join our team. We believe that creating an inclusive environment in which you feel welcomed, valued, engaged, and empowered strengthens our business and fosters a culture where we are inspired to work hard, challenge ourselves, and be innovative in our thinking. Additionally, we believe that the diversity of our employees makes us a stronger company and better able to serve our customers around the world.