Project Manager, Asia Pacific Travel Retail

AC&P Group (Asia) Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AC&P Group (Asia) Limited is seeking a Project Manager for Asia Pacific Travel Retail to lead multi-market initiatives across Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. You will manage briefings, design development, approvals, and handovers while coordinating internal teams, vendors, and regional offices.

The role requires 3–5 years in travel retail or related fields, strong client-facing communication, and the ability to travel within Southeast Asia for

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Project Management or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in travel retail, visual merchandising, retail fit-out, experiential marketing, or project management.
• Proven project and client management track record with clear deliverables and escalations.
• Strong written and spoken English and client-facing communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned projects from briefing to handover.
• Serve as the key client contact for design updates, progress reports and approvals.
• Translate client requirements and brand standards into practical design solutions.
• Review design deliverables for alignment with client needs and feasibility.
• Provide timely updates on progress, milestones and issues to clients.
• Coordinate site visits, measurements, installations, inspections and handovers.
• Monitor budgets, timelines, quality, and resources; manage risks and changes.
• Coordinate with vendors, contractors, suppliers, and logistics partners to ensure timely delivery.

Skills

Client-facing communication

Negotiation

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Diploma or Degree in Project Management or related field

Job description

Project Manager, Asia Pacific Travel Retail

AC&P is the leading retail storytelling group for luxury brands in Asia Pacific Travel Retail with 5 Offices across Asia, comprises of three separate teams - Retail Fitting Out, Visual Merchandising & Retail Staffing. We work with our clients to create spaces of surprise and emotion based on the brand identity and commercial objectives. Combining creativity, production expertise and supply-chain efficiencies, we develop and bring sensational retail concepts to life for the world’s most iconic luxury brands in spaces ranging from mall atriums to luxury boutiques and airports across Asia Pacific, and with scale ranging from pop-up stores to in-store window display.
About the role

The Project Manager will manage and coordinate assigned projects across Southeast Asia (including but not limited to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam & Cambodia) from initial briefing through planning, design development, execution, completion, and handover. The role will serve as the key client contact for project deliverables, progress updates, approvals, and day-to-day project matters, while ensuring timelines, budgets, quality standards, and client requirements are met. The Project Manager will work closely with internal teams, regional offices, vendors, contractors, and suppliers to deliver projects efficiently and to the required standards.

Key responsibilities

Manage assigned projects from briefing and concept development through execution, completion, and handover.

Serve as the key client contact for project deliverables, design updates, progress reports, approvals, and project-related queries.

Understand client requirements, objectives, timelines, budgets, and brand standards, and translate them into practical design solutions.

Review all design deliverables to ensure alignment with client requirements, brand standards, technical feasibility, and buildability.

Provide timely and clear updates to clients on design progress, deliverables, project milestones, issues, and required approvals.

Coordinate site visits, measurements, installations, inspections, defect checks, and handovers.

Monitor project progress, quality, budgets, timelines, and resources; identify and manage risks, changes, delays, defects, and escalations.

Manage vendors, contractors, suppliers, fabricators, and logistics partners to ensure timely delivery, consistent quality, and cost-effective execution.

Support quotations, project costing, invoicing, and budget monitoring.

Maintain accurate project records, approvals, trackers, reports, and handover documentation.

About you

Diploma or Degree in Project Management, Business, Events, Retail Management, Interior Design, Visual Merchandising, or a related discipline.

At least 3-5 years' experience in travel retail, visual merchandising, retail fit-out, experiential marketing, or project management.

Proven project and client management track record, including communications, deliverables, updates, approvals, and escalations.

Experience managing projects from briefing through production, installation, completion, and handover.

Familiar with VM materials, fabrication, logistics, and installation requirements; ability to review or prepare technical drawings is a plus.

Strong client-facing, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

Good written and spoken English; comfortable working with clients, vendors, and regional teams.

Willing to travel within Southeast Asia for site visits, installations, and handovers.

Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.