Retail and Merchandising Manager

On behalf of our customer, a renown Swiss-made watch brand, we are looking for a Retail and Merchandising Manager

Location :

Bienne

Main tasks:

Main activity : Visual identity of the brand in the POS

Retail development

– Coordinate the worldwide Shop in Shops & boutiques projects :

• Evaluation potential locations
• Lease negotiation
•  layout
• cost & production

– Follow up installation with the countries

Managing

– Coordinate the worldwide SIS/boutiques projects (LNR, layout, cost, production, delivery)

– Maintain a climate that attracts, retains and motivates top quality personnel

– Recruit, train, appraise, supervise, support, develop, promote and guide qualified personnel

– Develop and coordinate tools to collect regular inputs from the subsidiaries

POS identity

– Bring new ideas for the POS identity and design

– Coordinate new material creation and production

– Development of the displays and other POS material

– Development of new boutiques layout and visual identity

– Creation of SIS and retail identity guidelines

– Source and negotiate with supplier, visit factories

– Organize working groups and brainstorming sessions

– Colaboration with Marketing department  for Point of Sales  animations and in store visuals

– Organize regular meetings with Visual Merchandisers in the countries

Your profile:

– Degree in merchandising or interior design/architecture, then completed by a marketing degree

– Minimum 5 years of professional experience in an international environment

– Experience in Retail

– Knownledge of the watch/luxury business

– Looking for a challenging growing position

– Teamplayer, good communication and organizational skills

– Coordination Skills

– Able to take calculated and bold initiatives to meet the expectations

– Should possess problem-solving skills