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Global Retail Store Planning Director

COTY is one of the world’s largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, skin care and body care, sold in over 150 countries around the world. Global leader in fragrance and number three in color cosmetics, COTY is committed to innovation and excellence in skincare and niche fragrance brands, and aims to create exceptional consumer experiences and drive market growth through strategic initiatives and operational excellence. COTY and its brands are committed to range of social causes as well as seeking to minimize its impact on the environment.

Oneofthebiggest successes of these past years, Coty is reinventing itself by strongly developing Retail, Skincare, Niche fragrances and is looking for its new GlobalRetail Store PlaningDirector, within a newly created Global Retail pole.This role is crucial in enhancing our brand presence across all retail touchpoints and creating an immersive and compelling shopping experience for our customers.

Collaborating closely with the Global Retail Experience & VM Department and with Regional Markets’ teams (VM, Operations, Retail), the ideal candidate will possess an understandingofdesignand architecture, a deep understanding of retail environments, and a strategic mindset toensure operational excellence. The Global Retail Store Planning Director will be responsible for the operational coordination of the works planning relating to the construction and/or renovation of the boutiques worldwide, and for ensuring the operational excellence of the stores network long term.

The role will report into theVP Global Retail, Skincare & Niche Brands.

THE ROLE:

• Plan and supervise newboutiques opening, extension orrenovationof exitingboutiques, identify and animate the right transversal taskforce at Global and Local levels (internal and/or external partners) in charge of executing the project in accordance with the timeline and budget allocated.

• Store design rollout in worldwide affiliates, overseeing all project phases: studies,plans, negotiations and installations, in collaboration with the regional markets’ teams.

• Contribute to theprojectsbidding and tendering processes, costs optimizations and value engineering. Proactive actions for cost reduction, negotiation of framework agreements, selection of new suppliers and improvement of new strategies.

• Ensure compliance with the budgetand PNL optimization.

• Offer strongtechnical support to the Maintenance team to ensure the proper conduct of maintenance plans.

• Develop clear guidancefor the development, construction and maintenance processes, for all points of saleworldwideto strengthen the level of excellence of the local teams.

• Establish and maintain relationships with external vendors, suppliers, and contractors to support the execution of visual merchandising initiatives in strategic markets.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including architecture & VM, marketing, product development, and sales, to ensure cohesive and impactful visual merchandising plans.

• Ensure the feasibility fromthe creationtoexecution of seasonal visual merchandising guidelines and directives for all retail channels, and guarantee the operational excellence.

• Stay abreast of industry trends, competitor activities, and retail innovations to continuously elevate Coty's visual merchandising standards.

• Conduct regular store visits and audits to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of visual merchandising strategies.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field -architecture and design.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience inproject management,store planningwith at least 5 years in a leadership role within the retailor luxury industry.

• Proven track record of developing and executing successful visual merchandising strategies for a global brand.

• Excellent leadership and team management abilities, with a demonstrated ability tocommunicate witha creative team.

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively convey ideas and strategies to diverse stakeholders.

• Proficiency in visual merchandising software and tools.

• Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

• Willingness to travel as needed to oversee visual merchandising initiatives and conduct store visits.

Country/Region: FR

City: Paris