Retail Store Design & VM Project Coordinator

Puig; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

401K

Paid holidays

Hybrid work environment

Generous paid time off policy

Career opportunities within a dynamic팀

Job summary

Puig is seeking an Assistant Project Manager for Store Planning & Visual Merchandising to support retail design across permanent stores, wholesale environments, temporary installations, and seasonal launches for a multi-brand portfolio, including Dr. Barbara Sturm.

This role provides essential day‑to‑day coordination and administrative support, helping ensure projects remain organized and deliverables move forward.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Architecture, Visual Merchandising, or a related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in retail design, visual merchandising, project coordination, or related field.
• Experience supporting retail store openings, wholesale environments, visual merchandising installations, or product launches preferred.
• Understanding of retail fixtures, materials, store environments, and basic construction processes.
• Ability to read architectural drawings; CAD is preferred.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and project management tools with strong trackers/documentation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update project trackers, schedules, installation calendars, action logs, and status reports.
• Track milestones, deliverables, approvals, and outstanding actions with stakeholders.
• Organize project documentation, design files, meeting notes, approvals, and vendor communications.
• Coordinate meetings, agendas, action items, and deadlines.
• Support store openings, renovations, seasonal rollouts, and temporary installations.
• Identify delays or missing information and communicate issues to the project team.
• Adapt global store design concepts to meet U.S. retailer requirements while maintaining brand integrity.
• Coordinate design revisions, fixture modifications, material selections, and retailer feedback.
• Prepare design presentations, visual merchandising decks, installation guides, and launch materials.
• Coordinate product launches, seasonal animations, novelty presentations, and in-store activations.
• Assist in in-field visual merchandising setups and fixture placement.
• Maintain libraries of design assets and project references.
• Coordinate shipping, receiving, inventory tracking, and distribution of samples.
• Assist with vendor communications, production schedules, material samples, delivery timelines, and installation logistics.
• Create and process purchase orders, track expenditures, and support invoice reconciliation.
• Update budget trackers and maintain project commitments.
• Monitor shipments and resolve logistical issues to minimize delays.
• Support cost-tracking and value engineering with quotes and documentation.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Project management tools

Organization

Communication

Education

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

Tools

CAD

Job description

Puig is seeking an Assistant Project Manager for Store Planning & Visual Merchandising to support retail design across permanent stores, wholesale environments, temporary installations, and seasonal launches for a multi-brand portfolio, including Dr. Barbara Sturm.

This role provides essential day‑to‑day coordination and administrative support, helping ensure projects remain organized and deliverables move forward.