Retail Design & Merchandising Lead - Travel Americas

Shiseido Company, Limited; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Company Holidays

401K with Company Match

Internal & International Mobility

Product Discounts & Annual Gratis

Employee Led Affinity Groups

Job summary

Shiseido Company, Limited is seeking a Retail Design & Merchandising Manager to lead store design projects from concept to installation across Travel Retail Americas. You will manage visual merchandising, POSM activities and CAPEX/OPEX follow-up to ensure brand standards and market priorities are met.

You will collaborate with Marketing, Sales and Finance across regions to optimize quality, cost and delivery, while coordinating with distributors and local vendors and leading RFP processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience in retail design and visual merchandising.
• Experience in cosmetics, beauty or luxury retail is preferred, with the ability to manage multiple brands, markets, projects and budgets simultaneously.
• Professional fluency in English and Spanish is required; French is a plus.
• Strong retail design sensibility, attention to detail, and commercial and marketing awareness.
• Structured, proactive and independent working style, with strong project management, prioritization and follow-through.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to build effective relationships in a multicultural environment.
• Strong design sensibility, commercial awareness and proficiency in SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full store design process, from concept development and vendor tendering through project management, installation and post-launch follow-up.
• Partner with Marketing and Commercial teams to translate brand guidelines into high-quality retail environments and ensure consistent execution by retailers and distributors.
• Coordinate with distributor teams and local vendors to optimize quality, cost and delivery; manage outsourced design renders when required.
• Maintain an accurate database of counters and retail projects, and recommend upgrades based on brand priorities, regional needs and available budget.
• Lead vendor bidding processes (RFPs/RFQs), evaluate proposals, and negotiate pricing, scope and timelines for store design, merchandising and maintenance projects.
• Oversee maintenance, repair and refurbishment programs for retail fixtures, counters and merchandising elements across Travel Retail Americas.

Skills

English

Spanish

Retail design

Visual merchandising

Project management

Brand guidelines

Design software

Education

Bachelor’s degree in design/related field

Tools

SketchUp

Adobe Creative Suite

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Shiseido Company, Limited is seeking a Retail Design & Merchandising Manager to lead store design projects from concept to installation across Travel Retail Americas. You will manage visual merchandising, POSM activities and CAPEX/OPEX follow-up to ensure brand standards and market priorities are met.

You will collaborate with Marketing, Sales and Finance across regions to optimize quality, cost and delivery, while coordinating with distributors and local vendors and leading RFP processes.