VMD Design Executive / Leading tobacco manufacturer with great WLB / Up to 10M

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Job details

Company overview

We engage in marketing and sales promotion activities for imported cigarettes while manufacturing and selling tobacco products domestically in Japan. Alongside providing smoking products, we also dedicate efforts to developing smoking cessation support programs and new smoke-free alternatives. We aim to consider the health of smokers while fulfilling our social responsibility. Additionally, we work on providing information about tobacco regulations and health risks, conducting business activities with consideration for public health.

Responsibilities

One of the world's largest tobacco manufacturers is looking for a VMD Executive to join its expanding deployment team. This position involves collaborating with the design team to enhance visual merchandising across its stores and various retail partners.
Accountabilities：
Touchpoint Visual and Planogram Development :Develop visuals across channels based on key visuals of each commercial initiatives (new product launch, promotion, program etc.)Localize global VMD guideline to regularly update store visuals and retrofit to improve touch points' consumer experienceTouchpoint Format Development :Adapt global channel format and visual merchandising to the market. Lead the local development to fit market/channel specific situation. Create the VMD guidelines to ensure all touchpoints design to be alinged with the standardized format.Touchpoint visual strategy planning :Plan visual strategy according to brand/channel strategy to contribute channel KPI. Reinforce collaboration with channel side and develop relevant and effective visuals. Project Management :Manage touchpoint VMD project from quality, cost, delivery(schedule) point of view. Drive collaboration with multinational and multifunctional stakeholders'Vendor Management :Understand the capability of wide range of agencies and maximize the output from them. Assist to strech outcome and assess the deliverables to make sure quality of work. 

Attractive Points:

• Hybrid working style (2 days in office)
• Half Day Fridays! (every Friday!)
• Internal movement and global transfers available!
• International exposure and opportunities 
• Multicultural working environment – use English daily!

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Requirements

• Japanese - Native (verbal, written, presentation), English- Fluent (preferably)
• 3 years + Brand Marketing (Retail Marketing, VMD)
• Store Architecture preferable
• Hands-on experience of store construction, end-to-end (concept building to construction) new store opening experience are preferable.
• Brand Marketing, especially VMD savvy to sense reasonable cost and schedule of visual development and construction
• Strong leadership to initiate activities with wide stakeholders and drive the project to achieve the goal.
• Interpersonal skill to build positive relationships with the team and activate constructive discussions.

Salary

8 - 10 million yen

Location

Tokyo