Senior Manager, Procurement - Visual Merchandising

Shiseido•New York, NY

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join the dynamic and diverse team at Shiseido Americas, a subsidiary of the world-renowned Shiseido Company Limited. Be a part of a portfolio of prestige beauty brands which includes Clé de Peau Beauté, Drunk Elephant, Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare, NARS, SHISEIDO and several prestige fragrance brands including Issey Miyake, Narciso Rodriguez and Tory Burch. At Shiseido Americas we value and celebrate human diversity, with a rich tapestry of employees from all backgrounds and experiences. Headquartered in New York City with US offices and facilities located in New Jersey, Ohio, Texas and Florida, Shiseido Americas employs over 2,000 individuals in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Shiseido Americas is a hub of talent and innovation. Be inspired by the array of skills, knowledge, and integrity of your colleagues, and join our driving force as Shiseido continues its pursuit of beauty innovations for a better world. At Shiseido Americas, we focus on our people. We strive to foster a collaborative workplace culture where creative thinking, inclusivity and unique diverse perspectives are celebrated in order to drive success for both our employees and the company as a whole. By prioritizing our team and promoting an open-minded environment, we push the boundaries of what's possible and bring new ideas to life. Our Procurement team encourages a culture of continuous learning and improvement, with a focus on driving innovation and achieving operational excellence. We offer a dynamic and stimulating work culture, as employees are part of a greater team and purpose that collaborates with different departments, brands and business units. The Sr Manager of Procurement - Visual Merchandising (VM) is responsible for overseeing the development of visual merchandising units and displays, serving as the single point of contact to VM vendors on behalf of both global and regional brands. The Sr Manager must partner with VM Design to ensure display engineering is consistent with design intent while optimizing functionality and cost, and work closely with VM Project Management to ensure on-time delivery. They must also help to develop and create merchandising strategies that support the goals and business objectives for Retail Channels within the Americas region across all Brands.

Requirements

A bachelor’s Degree in Merchandising, Design, and/or Engineering
A minimum 6 years of experience in Visual Merchandising with strong technical knowledge of display engineering and manufacturing
Experience in prestige beauty across multiple channels (department store, open sell, boutique)
Experience with purchasing and negotiations
Highly driven and energetic; proactive; takes initiative
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; high attention to detail
Strong communication (written, oral, presentation) and interpersonal skills; able to build effective relationships with multiple brand stakeholders and cross-functional partners
Strong leadership skills; team spirited; able to guide and develop team members
Strong organizational, project management and time management skills; process-oriented
Able to prioritize and effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
Proficient in all PC/Office/MAC applications, Excel, PowerPoint, and SAP
Willing to travel

Responsibilities

Manage development of visual merchandising units and displays, serving as primary point of contact with vendors on behalf of brand and shared VM Design teams
Lead and develop a team of two Senior Buyers
Discuss feasibility (materials, layouts, costs) of display designs with vendors
Partner with VM Design teams to address issues and provide alternatives to reduce cost and enhance functionality
Obtain bids and negotiate cost for individual projects
Identify, lead, and drive strategic projects for the VM category to reduce costs, improve efficiencies, and improve quality
Coordinate the process for reviewing and approving engineering drawings to ensure consistency with design intent
Test and approve prototypes
Place purchase orders
Track production progress
Monitor display breakage / maintenance requests to identify functionality issues
Drive merchandising innovation by monitoring competitive merchandising activity, attending trade shows, and networking with new and existing vendors to keep abreast of industry trends/newness
Partner with VM Project Management to ensure on-time delivery against brand briefs
Support the visual merchandising process for Retail environments including Sephora, Ulta, Macys, etc. Department Stores