Interim VM Senior Specialist

Pandora is the world’s largest jewelry brand, and we work every day on giving a voice to people’s loves. Our office in Warsaw, Poland, is the regional Head Office for Pandora Eastern Europe (EE Cluster). From here, we manage across the region, handling our eCommerce, wholesale distribution as well as our owned and operated stores. In addition to our Warsaw office, we have smaller, local offices in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Romania supporting our business in these markets.

Pandora’s business has something unique about it - as does our people-oriented organizational culture. Regardless of position or workplace, we work together in line with the values of “We Care, We Dream, We Dare, We Deliver” and strive for continuous growth and knowledge sharing.

We are looking for a Interim VM Senior Specialist reporting to VM & Retail Marketing Manager and will be responsible for driving the execution of visual merchandising initiatives aligned with the cluster’s strategic vision, ensuring consistency and high standards across all stores. This role also involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams to develop creative VM solutions and enhance the overall customer experience in-store.

Role Overview:
Interim VM Senior Specialist plays a key role in shaping and executing the visual merchandising (VM) strategy across the cluster, demonstrating a high level of independence in managing projects and day-to-day responsibilities. This position is responsible for influencing the development and implementation of VM concepts, including POS materials, fixtures, and campaign displays, while adopting a holistic approach and maintaining a helicopter view to ensure alignment with the overall brand vision.

Your main responsibilities in this Role:
•    Influence on Cluster vision in creating and developing VM concepts, including POS materials, POS fixtures, and displays,
•    Influence development of Outlet materials for the VM toolbox to be used by Country/Cluster,
•    Influence and design of campaign materials and POS fixtures,
•    Support the execution of the POS materials and campaign elements within area of responsibility,
•    Communicate Cluster vision and strategic to area of responsibility relative to all VM initiatives,
•    Gather feedback from area of responsibility and consolidate the feedback to Cluster VM Manager per activity,
•    Share Cluster driven VM decisions and initiative within area of responsibility and communicate the rational and the result to Cluster VM Manager,
•    Share global VM guidance to area of responsibility and feedback any consideration for future guidance development to Cluster, 
•    Identify and share best practices as inspiration across areas of responsibility,
•    Train how to use the Global VM toolbox and guideline and implement VM initiatives,
•    Campaigns planning (layouts for the campaign selection, allocation file preparation, oversized graphic production),
•    Commercial VM planning, guidelines preparation,
•    Training to store VMs (once a year), training to RSMs & DSMs,
•    Execution review
•    Providing feedback to stores 
•    Communication with stores regarding VM campaigns implementation.

You’re the perfect match, if you have:
•    3–5 years’ proven experience in a similar role, in an international retail/fast fashion/lifestyle/beauty organization,
•    Fluent English and at least communicative Polish,
•    Strong attention to detail and quality of work, excellent organizational and project management skills,
•    Proactive and results-oriented,
•    Ability to develop and execute plans and initiatives,
•    Quick learner and adaptable to a professional and high-performance work environment,
•    Initiative and shared decision-making approach,
•    Team-spirit,
•    Ability to prioritize and manage time wisely in a fast-paced environment,
•    Passion for work and the product,
•    Good organizational and planning skills, ability to deal with situations where multitasking is frequently required.

We offer:
•    Work in a company with a unique organizational culture focused on people and continuous development,
•    Cooperation based on employment contract,
•    Hybrid work model (3 days of office work a week),
•    Free parking for employees regardless of position (reservation required),
•    Flexible working hours (start 8am-10am, finish 4pm-6pm),
•    Attractive package of MEDICOVER medical care with dental care,
•    Life insurance,
•    MedicoverSport card and cafeteria program,
•    Additional day off for birthdays and health check,
•    Attractive discounts on PANDORA products,
•    Employee Pension Plans (PPE),
•    Additional benefits under the company’s social fund (e.g., holiday or kindergarten subsidies).
 
Pandora’s recruitment procedures are designed to be transparent and clear for all candidates. This helps us ensure that applicants are provided with a fair and equal opportunity to demonstrate their competencies and skills by removing blocking factors, possible biases, and risks of discrimination. We encourage everyone applying to our vacancies to refrain from adding identity-related elements such as a photo, marital status and age. #LI-DNI