POSITION SUMMARY Looking for beauty addicts with strategic, global mindsets - if you love beauty and are passionate to lead and develop the Visual Merchandising strategies across the region for Kendo Brazil and Mexico, this job is for you! Provide the Fenty Business with a comprehensive end to end Visual Merchandising service to ensure that the retail businesses maximize sales success. You will be responsible for ensuring maximum visual impact for the brands, in line with the Brand DNA and Global to Local strategy through the creation and implementation of both launch and permanent visual merchandising tools and guidelines. You will always act as a Fenty brand ambassador and guardian, ensuring all visual merchandising is executed consistently and is truly representative of the brand whilst being engaging for the customer, where possible ensuring the on and offline brand experience are closely mirroring one another. Undertaking regular reviews of all visual activity to ensure the commercial success of the brands, you will work closely with all stakeholders to ensure the productivity of the doors and units are aligning to the financial objectives, along with close and precise management of the OPEX and CAPEX budgets to support the Brand P&L. RESPONSIBILITIES Be the champion, key internal & external point partner & expert of all things Fenty VM, with a clear vision on Best-in-Class Merchandising with a close lens on productivity at store & unit level and ROI against OPEX & CAPEX spend. Developing from Global assets the local point of sale material with external suppliers, from brief through production, ensuring consistency with brand image, within budgetary parameters and to market specifications. Developing the local creative strategy for Fenty, seeking out opportunities to continue to drive business, ensuring the Global teams are taken on the journey of local market specific needs to drive the business forward. Adapt, communicate, and implement Merchandising Guidelines for all launches and animations, to ensure perfect execution across all store types, on time and in line with budget. Creating and managing the graphic updates, for new launches, onto core merchandising and launch collateral as outlined by the brand in a consistent way to the current overall look and feel of the brand. Responsible for perfect on counter execution of all VM activities across all points of sale Responsible for briefing assets to the global team and external suppliers Manage external suppliers to ensure all collateral is produced within budget parameters and delivered on time Responsible for budget and financial administration of all VM activities. Partner with external supplier in the provision of counter maintenance to an exceptional level, tracking and reporting progress to key brand stakeholders. Develop, collate, and update universal fixture list and lightbox lists. To maintain/create a Core VM visual database for the market. Lead regular field visits to ensure that all visual implementation & maintenance of the units in-store is of a high standard ensuring consistent brand image guidelines are adhered to from assets to load up, to continued quality of the units / product delivery systems. Adapting Global planograms and create local specific planograms for all merchandising collateral, with productivity at the heart. Undertake regular VM reviews of each activity, collating and producing quantitative and qualitative feedback, key learnings and future recommendations Continuously appraise external suppliers to maximize efficiency and return on investment. Manage communication with market, ensure all needs are met for both launch and permanent visual merchandising collateral. Providing guidance where necessary QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS 3-7 years relevant experience, preferably with degree in Architecture or design; beauty industry / brand experience strongly preferred Understanding the technical aspects is a must. English is a must (one of the vendors to work closely with is in the US), Spanish is an added value. Can demonstrate creative flair and awareness of design and color always upholding the Brand Equity. Can work collaboratively and cross functionally with internal and external stakeholders (global, commercial, marketing teams and supplier & retail partners. Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to manage budgets and analyze and report back on productivity / ROI Detail orientated with impeccable project management skills. Close touch and understanding of the Beauty market, Luxury and global brand experience preferably in a beauty retail environment Excellent communication skills both externally and at all levels in the company, both written and verbal Enthusiastic, self-confident, and self-motivated Willing to adapt and take on new / proactively drive new opportunities Successfully able to handle multiple demands and competing priorities Ensure all team/department reporting is completed on a timely basis Ensure detailed records are kept of regional activity Willing to travel across the Region regularly Microsoft Office & Adobe Package proficiency ABOUT KENDO Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury group. A play on the words "can do", Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora. Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for: ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT: We seek creative ways to get things done PERSEVERANCE: Never, never, never give up GENEROSITY: The power of giving STORYTELLING: Creating authentic stories to inspire QUALITY OBSESSION: Our product quality is a reflection of ourselves FUN: Work, life, and fun are woven of a single fabric ADVOCACY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION: We believe in listening with humility and acting with courage. We recognize, seek, and celebrate the power of diversity across the full spectrum of personal identity. The Kendo house of brands currently includes: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Fenty Hair, Fenty Fragrances, KVD Beauty, Ole Henriksen and Lip Lab.
