Project Manager Retail

Location: Stockholm, Sweden; frequent travel to trade shows including Paris and ISPO Munich, as well as store and shop-in-shop opening markets.

Company

The role supports Db's physical retail presence, shop-in-shop locations, in-store activations, and trade show participation.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end project plans for flagship stores and shop-in-shop openings, including fit-out timelines, supplier coordination, stock readiness, and opening milestones.
• Coordinate contractors, landlords, fit-out suppliers, and trade show organizers to deliver projects on schedule and within budget.
• Manage stock delivery, visual merchandising setup, systems and POS readiness before opening days.
• Plan and deliver trade show participation, including stand design and build, logistics, product selection, staffing, travel, and on-site execution.
• Deliver in-store activations with Visual Merchandising and Marketing, coordinating content, assets, and campaign timing.
• Track budgets, escalate cost or timeline risks, run post-project reviews, and maintain delivery playbooks.

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of experience in retail operations, project management, or event and trade show production.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple retail, shop-in-shop, and trade show workstreams in parallel.
• Experience coordinating contractors, suppliers, landlords, or retail construction and fit-out projects.
• Experience planning trade show stands or large-scale in-store activations.
• Strong organization, communication, attention to detail, budget awareness, and practical problem-solving skills.
• Fluent written and spoken English and willingness to travel frequently are required.

Nice to have

• Experience in premium or direct-to-consumer retail or consumer goods.
• Additional European languages.
• Experience with basic project-tracking tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent, full-time employment.
• Hands-on work across stores, shop-in-shops, activations, and international trade shows.
• Collaboration with retail, marketing, visual merchandising, store, and supplier teams.
• Equal opportunity employer welcoming applications from all backgrounds.