Retail Design & VM Manager

Brobston Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bulgari seeks a Regional Manager, Retail Design and Visual Merchandising to shape and elevate the fragrance brand image across the Americas. This hybrid role covers concept to execution, bidding, production, installation, and reporting while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The role requires a design/visual merchandising degree and 5+ years in luxury retail environments, with budgeting, CAPEX, and vendor management experience; travel across the Americas is expected.

Qualifications

• Degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Visual Merchandising, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years in store visual merchandising, retail design, and project management.
• Experience with budget planning, CAPEX, and vendor relations.

Skills

Project management

Budget planning

Vendor relations

Communication

Negotiation

Education

Architecture degree

Interior Design degree

Visual Merchandising degree

Related discipline degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Photoshop

Illustrator

Adobe Creative Suite

MS Office

Job description

The Regional Manager, Retail Design and Visual Merchandising plays a pivotal role in shaping, elevating, and maintaining the Bulgari fragrance brand image across the Americas. This hybrid role bridges strategic retail design and hands-on visual merchandising execution—managing projects from initial concept and bidding through production, installation, maintenance, and reporting.

• Degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Visual Merchandising, or a related discipline.
• Experience: 5+ years of professional experience in store visual merchandising, retail design, and project management (beauty, fragrance, or luxury wholesale/retail environment strongly preferred).
• Proven track record in budget planning, CAPEX management, and vendor/supplier relations.

Technical Skills

Proficiency in design tools: AutoCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Adobe Creative Suite.

• Strong command of MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint).
• Language fluency: English required; Spanish and/or Italian are strong pluses.
• Ability to travel across the Americas as needed.

Core Competencies

• Creative & Detail-Oriented: A strong eye for luxury aesthetics, execution, and troubleshooting.
• Project Management & Agility: Excellent planning, prioritization, and organizational skills.
• Results-Driven & Autonomous: A business-centric mindset with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Strong communication, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ownership & Autonomy: Highly self-reliant and comfortable managing the entire function independently, from high-level strategy down to day-to-day administrative and operational execution.