Design Senior Manager, Creative & VM - APAC

WHAT ON EARTH IS DECIEM?

Known as “The Abnormal Beauty Company”, DECIEM is the parent company of The Ordinary, NIOD, and other beauty brands & is an industry disruptor with a science first approach to innovation. DECIEM was Co-Founded in 2013 by the late Brandon Truaxe, a visionary who set out to change the beauty industry through authenticity and transparency. He developed DECIEM to be a happy family (of people and beauty brands), rooted in kindness, creativity, diversity, and respect, alongside Co-Founder, Nicola Kilner.

We are growing rapidly and we’re looking for someone who shares this vision and wants to grow with us!

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Reporting to the Brand Director, APAC, and in partnership with the Global and regional teams to deliver all regional Visual Merchandising and retail design initiatives for the APAC region while ensuring brand values, aesthetics, and global vision are adhered to while remaining locally relevant.

This is a permanent full-time position based in the ELC offices in Harbour City. It is a hybrid role, working from the office 3 days per week.

WHAT YOU’D BE DOING IN THIS ROLE

• Serve as the key partner between APAC teams and Global VM Retail Experience Team to stay abreast of Global and VM initiatives that influence APAC solutions.
• Liaise with the Global creative team on project timelines, deliverables, budget, and execution.
• Drive strong partnerships and collaboration with the APAC Partnerships teams and cross-functional support teams.
• Maintain a strong understanding of APAC regional needs, formats (FSS vs gondolas), and premium retail partners (Sephora, Priceline, etc) to deliver best-in-class representation of the brand
• Confidently present designs/prototypes to management for approval to progress projects at critical stages, receive feedback and put into action.
• Oversee all concept, development and implementation of VM and Creative programs including, but not limited to, hard fixtures, prototypes, regional guidelines, as well as planograms for all fixture iterations.
• Collaborate with retail partners, display vendors, engineers, and multiple internal brand teams to ensure best-in-class visual merchandising displays, optimising navigation and education on all touchpoints
• Responsible for ensuring all relevant parties are updated on scheduling, on-counter dates for merchandising tools, and work with key executives to manage issues as they arise.
• Conduct clear and accurate weekly updates of all design work in progress during team meetings and be an avid participant during Global Creative Review meetings.
• Ensure brand design standards are upheld at all times and communicated to any external design teams

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED TO GET THE JOB DONE

• Proven track record in interpreting brand strategy in a growing environment with full-scope project design and project development experience.
• Strong communication skills with ability to articulate ideas and concepts clearly and accurately to cross-functional partners.
• Knowledge of technical drawings, project management, materials and manufacturing processes
• Software Skills: AutoCAD, Sketch-Up, Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Indesign & Photoshop, Cinema 4D or Rhino is a plus.
• Must be collaborative and build strong relationships with retailers, VM, field and all cross-functional teams.

WHAT YOU’LL BE GAINING BY JOINING OUR TEAM

There’s a lot of good stuff that comes along with being a DECIEM team member. Here’s a few of our favourite perks and benefits, in no particular order…

• A hybrid work model (for applicable roles).
• Unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Program that includes mental health care, mindfulness programs, and more.
• Access to Study Grants & a LinkedIn Learning membership to help you keep growing and learning.
• A generous discount on ELC and DECIEM products for you, your family, and your friends.

BUILDING GROWTH TO POWER GOOD

We are a People first company that lives by our core values to…

😊 Do the right thing

💡 Create impact

🌱 Respect small things

❤️ Care too much

🚀 Be the future

These values continue to guide us in all that we do. Along the way, we’ve been honoured to win some pretty incredible awards, including a CEW Achiever Award, Best Skincare Brand at Sunday Times Style Beauty Awards, and Most Popular Sustainable Brand by The Cosmetify Index Global. We’re still blushing!

SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT

DECIEM’s objective is to build growth and do good things while prioritizing people, animals, and the Earth.

Our Sustainability strategy is focused on fighting climate change, improved waste management, responsible packaging, responsible sourcing and product lifecycle, and water conservation.

In 2020, DECIEM established the Good Fund to support both large and grassroots charities in response to global events.

CREATING A HUMAN WORLD OF BEAUTY

DECIEM is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by creating meaningful, measurable change in the lives of our team members and in the communities where we operate. Achieving equality is critical to DECIEM and our future. You can learn more about our DEI commitment in our open letter, "Belonging is the Destination, Change is the Journey".

DECIEM is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on age, colour, disability, national origin, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and any other legally protected class in accordance with applicable federal, provincial and local laws. We are also committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you are contacted to be part of our recruitment process and require accommodation, please let us know.

WANT TO JOIN US?

Thank you for reading the whole thing! If you liked what you heard, kindly send us your resume. We really appreciate your effort in applying for this position. However, only those who have been shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. <3