Project Manager, Store Planning & Visual Merchandising

Puig; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401K

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Hybrid work environment

Career opportunities

Job summary

Puig is seeking a Project Manager for Store Planning & Visual Merchandising to lead end-to-end retail design and VM initiatives. You will work across a multi-brand portfolio including Niche brands and Dr. Barbara Sturm, translating creative vision into operational excellence.

You will collaborate with creative, construction, vendors, and field teams to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery while upholding brand standards. The role demands strong PM discipline and retail environment insight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Architecture, Visual Merchandising, or related field.
• 5-8 years of experience in retail store design, visual merchandising, or project management.
• Ability to read architectural drawings and mark them up.
• Proficiency in CAD and project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple store planning and visual merchandising projects across all phases.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules with milestones and risks.
• Ensure projects stay within scope, budget, and timelines.
• Coordinate installation schedules for openings and seasonal launches.
• Conduct site visits and oversee installations, supporting post-opening issues.

Skills

Project management

Retail design

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Architecture, Visual Merchandising, or related field

Tools

CAD

Project management tools

Job description

The Project Manager, Store Planning & Visual Merchandising will lead the end-to-end execution of retail design and visual merchandising initiatives across new store openings, renovations, and seasonal rollouts for a multi-brand portfolio including Niche brands & Dr. Barbara Sturm. This role is critical in translating creative vision into operational excellence- ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in alignment with brand standards.

Acting as the central connector between creative, construction, vendors, and field teams, this individual brings strong project management discipline, design sensibility, and a deep understanding of retail environments.

What you’ll get to do:

Project Execution & Delivery

• Manage multiple store planning and visual merchandising projects simultaneously across all phases, including concept development, design documentation, fabrication, and installation
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, tracking milestones, risks, and dependencies
• Ensure projects progress according to approved scope, budget, and timelines
• Coordinate installation schedules and ensure readiness for store openings and seasonal launches
• Conduct site visits, oversee installations, and support post-opening issue resolution

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with the Director of Retail to translate creative direction into actionable project deliverables
• Support the development and implementation of store layouts, fixture packages, and VM elements
• Review drawings, specifications, and vendor submissions to ensure alignment with design intent and brand standards
• Maintain and contribute to global store design and visual merchandising guidelines
• Coordinate cross-functional timelines between Store Design & VM, Procurement, Finance, and Field teams
• Partner with field teams to ensure in-store execution aligns with brand expectations
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external vendors, including millworkers, fixture fabricators, and VM production partners
• Manage bid processes, vendor timelines, and deliverables
• Track fabrication progress and proactively resolve production or installation challenges
• Monitor project budgets, purchase orders, and invoicing in partnership with Finance and Procurement
• Identify cost efficiencies while maintaining design integrity
• Support value engineering initiatives and operational decision-making
• Maintain clear communication across stakeholders through regular status updates and reporting
• Prepare project summaries and executive-ready updates for leadership reviews
• Anticipate risks and elevate issues proactively with proposed solutions

We’d love to meet you if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Architecture, Visual Merchandising, or related field
• 5-8 years of experience in retail store design, visual merchandising, or project management
• Proven experience supporting retail store openings and rollouts preferred
• Strong understanding of retail environments, fixtures, materials, and construction processes
• Ability to read and markup architectural drawings
• Proficiency in CAD and project management tools
• Exceptional organizational and time-management skills
• Demonstrates strong agility in managing day-to-day workload, effectively prioritizing shifting demands and competing priorities
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally

Compensation:

As required by New York State’s salary transparency law, effective November 2022, the expected base salary for this position ranges from $115,000.00 - $120,000.00. Various factors are considered when extending offers, such as relevant skillset, training, years of experience related to the current job description, education, and our organizational structure. In addition to the base salary, PUIG offers a competitive benefits package that includes health and dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, 401K, paid holidays, a generous paid time-off policy, hybrid work environment, and career opportunities within a dynamic team.

EEOC:

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.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commitment:

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.

About Puig:

Puig creates unique and highly desirable beauty and fashion brands that empower people to reinforce their self-esteem and find their own expression in a family-owned company that aims to leave a better world for the next generation.

Our brand portfolio is structured in three divisions: Beauty and Fashion, with the owned brands Carolina Herrera, Nina Ricci, Paco Rabanne, Jean Paul Gaultier, Dries Van Noten, Penhaligon’s, Byredo, Dr. Barbara Sturm, and L’Artisan Parfumeur; the licenses of Christian Louboutin and Comme des Garçons perfumes; and Lifestyle fragrances, among them Adolfo Dominguez, Antonio Banderas, Shakira, and Benetton. The Charlotte Tilbury division, which includes the luxury makeup brand and the Derma division, with the Apivita, Uriage and Isdin brands. We sell products in 150 countries and operate 26 subsidiaries.

At Puig we honor the values and principles put in place by three generations of family leadership. Today we continue to build on that legacy, through conscious commitments in our ESG agenda (environmental, social, and governance) aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.