Senior Manager, Visual Merchandising & Store Design Operations (ANZ & APAC)

Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; hybrid role with mandatory Sydney office attendance 60% of the time. Travel within ANZ and APAC is required as needed.

Company

hirify.global is a vegan and cruelty-free luxury beauty brand offering high-performance cosmetics through global retail partners and part of Unilever Prestige.

What you will do

• Lead visual merchandising and store design programs across Australia, New Zealand and the wider Asia Pacific region.
• Coordinate seasonal updates, secondary activations, shop-in-shops, travel retail locations, new door openings, refits, expansions and closures.
• Act as the regional connection between Global HQ, APAC commercial teams, retailers, vendors and design partners.
• Manage project timelines, briefs, artwork, installations, reporting and risk escalation using Asana and shared global processes.
• Oversee fixture programs, store visits, quality reviews, vendor and installer networks, maintenance support and regional fixture records.
• Manage VMSD operating and capital budgets, forecasts, vendor quotes, purchase orders, invoices and value-engineering initiatives.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in visual merchandising, store design operations, retail operations or a related field, including ANZ and/or APAC markets.
• Experience in a regional role reporting to a global headquarters and adapting global guidelines for local markets.
• Experience with seasonal updates, launches and new door openings for a beauty or luxury brand, including strong planogram skills.
• Experience managing multi-market vendors, installers and budgets across currencies.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Asana or Smartsheet; strong communication, organization and project management skills.
• Must be based in Sydney and able to work from the Sydney office 60% of the time on mandatory office days; flexibility for US and UK calls is required.

Culture & Benefits

• Work across regional and global teams in a fast-paced, multi-market environment.
• Role emphasizes detail orientation, clear communication, organization, agility and strategic thinking.
• Opportunity to work on luxury beauty retail programs across ANZ and APAC.
• Travel within ANZ and APAC as required.