Manager Store Layout & Shelf Planning DACH (f/m/x)

Douglas; Düsseldorf; Hybrid; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading beauty retailer in Düsseldorf seeks a full-time employee for the Assortment & Purchasing team. You'll handle the planning and optimization of store layouts and product assortments for new openings and refurbishments. Ideal candidates should have retail experience, excellent analytical skills, and project management capabilities. This role offers a hybrid working model, 30 vacation days, and benefits for employee well-being including a comprehensive development program.

Leistungen

30 days of vacation

Hybrid working model

Employee discount

In-house canteen

Fitness and mental health support

Qualifikationen

• Ideally, experience in retail, focusing on store planning and brand placements.
• Degree in business or commercial apprenticeship with professional experience.
• Strong analytical skills and solution-oriented approach based on key KPIs.

Aufgaben

• Responsible for planning and managing store layouts and assortments.
• Work with Category Management and Project Management across functions.
• Prepare revenue estimations for location evaluations.

Kenntnisse

Retail experience

Strong analytical skills

Project management

Communication skills

Fluent in German and English

Ausbildung

Degree in business administration or commercial apprenticeship

Tools

MS Office (especially Excel)

Space management tool Hoffrogge

Jobbeschreibung

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

About the DOUGLAS Group

The DOUGLAS Group, with its commercial brands DOUGLAS, NOCIBÉ, Parfumdreams and Niche Beauty, is the number one omnichannel premium beauty destination in Europe. The DOUGLAS Group is inspiring customers to live their own kind of beauty by offering a unique assortment online and in around 1,900 stores. With unparalleled size and access to customers, the DOUGLAS Group is the partner of choice for brands and offers a premium range of selective and exclusive brands as well as own corporate brands. The assortment includes fragrances, color cosmetics, skin care, hair care, accessories as well as beauty services. Strengthening its successful omnichannel positioning while consistently developing superior customer experience is at the heart of the DOUGLAS Group strategy “Let it Bloom”. The winning business model is underpinned by the Group’s omnichannel proposition, leading brands, and data capabilities. In the financial year 2023/24, the DOUGLAS Group generated sales of 4.45 billion euros and employed around 19,200 people across Europe. It was named the World’s Top Company for Women in 2025 among all retail and wholesale companies by Forbes. The DOUGLAS Group (Douglas AG) is listed at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

For further information please visit the DOUGLAS Group Website.

In our headquarters in Düsseldorf we are looking for you as

TASKS WITH IMPACT

The Assortment & Purchasing team at DOUGLAS is responsible for shaping the product assortment across the entire customer journey – from planning to optimal presentation at the point of sale. We make data-driven decisions that continuously drive category development and ensure a consistent brand experience for our customers.

• You are primarily responsible for the planning, coordination, management, standardization, and optimization of store layouts and assortments for new store openings as well as store refurbishments.
• You work closely across functions with the departments Category Management, Project Management, International Store Experience, Commercial Excellence, and Sales.
• You prepare revenue and potential estimations based on sound analyses and reports for site and location evaluations.
• You develop and conduct potential analyses to identify revenue opportunities through brand and space implementations in existing stores.
• You ensure a continuous flow of information and regularly coordinate with relevant suppliers regarding projects and placements.
• You create store layouts using the space management tool Hoffrogge, taking into account shopper insights and defined placement guidelines.

YOUR SKILLS

We take a competency-based and fair approach to recruiting, that´s why we look beyond your experience to understand how you create impact, grow through change, and collaborate for success.

Alongside these competencies, we’re looking for the following skills:

• Ideally, you bring experience in retail, preferably with a focus on store and sales floor planning, POS brand placements, or category management.
• You have successfully completed a degree in business administration or, alternatively, a commercial apprenticeship combined with solid professional experience.
• You possess strong analytical skills and work in a solution-oriented manner based on key KPIs.
• You enjoy project-based work and demonstrate a good understanding of end-to-end retail processes.
• You are confident in using standard MS Office applications, especially Excel.
• Ideally, you have knowledge of market environments, customer needs, and current trends in the beauty retail sector.
• You are fluent in German and English and have strong communication and negotiation skills.

YOUR BENEFITS

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Your personal development:

we want you to grow with us. Become part of our mentoring program, use our e-learning platforms and benefit from many other individual development opportunities.

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Open feedback culture:

half-yearly meetings & performance reviews (#DOUGLASDialogue)

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30 days of vacation per year

📍 Would you like a hybrid working model? We offer a balance between

mobile working and office days in a collaborative environment. (approx. 8 days/month)

🧘♀️Whether it's fitness, mental health or preventative care - with

Wellhub and

heycare we support you holistically in your well‑being.

🐾 Whether you’re working or taking a break - your dog is always welcome in our office.

🍒 Cherry on top: You get our

employee discount both online and in‑store. On top of that, you get further discount opportunities thanks to our corporate benefits.

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In‑house canteen & bistro, as well as free drinks

🎉 A positive and motivating environment & celebrating successes at regular

company events such as DOClub, summer party, Women's Day, etc

DO YOU RECOGNIZE YOURSELF?

Then become part of our international company and apply, stating your salary expectations and possible starting date.

As an international employer, we stand for equal opportunities and diversity. We therefore welcome applications from mothers, fathers, people with disabilities and people from the LGBTQIA+ community. Please let us know if, for example, we should use a gender‑neutral pronoun, if you need barrier‑free access to our offices or if we should allow more time for the application process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Stunden: full time

Anstellungsart:

Art des Stellenangebotes: Intern

Über den Arbeitgeber https://behindbeauty.douglas.de/