Overview

Senior Visual Merchandising Executive. Estée Lauder – Travel Retail EMEA. Fixed-Term Contract (12 Months). Location: London. We are looking for a Senior Visual Merchandising Executive to join the Estée Lauder Travel Retail EMEA team. This role is key to maintaining and elevating the brand’s visual presence across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa in duty-free and travel retail environments. Reporting to the Visual Merchandising Manager, you will be responsible for delivering high-impact visual executions across new store openings, promotional sites, and seasonal campaign rollouts. This is a fast-paced and collaborative role that offers the opportunity to work with regional and global stakeholders and contribute to the brand’s growth across Travel Retail.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Execution & Management: Lead end-to-end VM project delivery across Travel Retail EMEA, ensuring timelines, budgets, and execution quality are met.
• Manage quotes, budgets, invoices, and approvals, and ensure accurate tracking throughout each project.
• Collaborate with Store Design Project Managers to align on VM estimates and delivery timelines for new counters.
• Own all promotional (HPP/SPP) site executions, maintaining consistency and excellence in delivery.
• Act as the key contact for all VM execution partners, including suppliers, installation teams, and internal stakeholders.
• Partner with Store Designer on Category Zoning and support on Planogram development for all New Stores and Renovations.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with Retailers, Commercial teams, RBDs, Marketing, Finance, Store Design, Domestic and Global VM (TRWW) to ensure alignment on project timelines, brand guidelines, and execution needs.
• Work closely with VM Coordinator to delegate tasks, provide training, and manage workload effectively.
• Visual Merchandising Delivery: Execute and manage regional campaigns and lightbox updates, including mock-ups, production, and installation plans.
• Develop and maintain detailed planograms tailored to individual markets and assortments.
• Maintain focus on key doors, VIP visits, and top locations to ensure the best-in-class brand representation.
• Track and archive all VM rollouts and visual updates with images and feedback.
• Meetings & Presentations: Present VM strategies and project updates to senior stakeholders, including RBDs and brand teams.
• Lead and support VM workshops, masterclasses, and seasonal brand meetings as needed.
• Develop and present Go-to-Market decks in collaboration with marketing teams.
• Ad Hoc & Strategic Projects: Support wider VM initiatives and cross-brand needs where required.
• Identify gaps in execution and propose creative, practical solutions tailored to the travel retail space.

About You

• Proven experience in Visual Merchandising, ideally within beauty or premium retail environments.
• Strong knowledge of Travel Retail or global retail environments is highly desirable.
• Confident managing multiple stakeholders and projects at once.
• Proactive, solution-focused, and comfortable working in fast-paced settings.
• Strong team player with excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Comfortable managing budgets and external suppliers.
• Able to travel regionally when required for brand or site meetings.

Skills & Competencies

• Project Management: Confident managing complex projects from concept to installation.
• Collaboration: Ability to work cross-functionally and build strong working relationships.
• Creative Thinking: Strong visual eye for design, brand aesthetics, and detail.
• Problem Solving: Resourceful and agile in identifying and solving challenges quickly.
• Organisation: Strong time management and ability to manage deadlines across multiple workstreams.

Software Proficiency

• Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience with 3D visualization tools is a plus - SketchUp (preferred).

Experience: Required
Employment: Full-time
Schedule: Monday -Friday
Starting time: Immediate start!

About Estée Lauder Companies

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is a global leader in prestige beauty, with a diverse portfolio of over 20 iconic brands. Our EMEA Travel Retail division manages operations across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.