Are you a Travel Retail Marketing Manager/Senior Manager at a renowned global brand in one of these sectors: Spirits/Tobacco/Beauty/FMCG/Confectionaries? Are you currently stuck in a bottle neck, or are hitting glass ceiling, and are looking for new challenges?

Here is a chance to breakthrough.

Our client is one of the world’s leading consumer experience agencies, with a focus in travel retail, servicing some of the world’s larges brands and campaigns across the mentioned sectors. They are looking to bring in a Senior Project Manager/Associate Project Director with solid experience in travel retail project management from the in-house brand side, to come in and work directly with the General Manager HK and Regional MD to bring in best-practices from global brands into the agency, to further enhance the service level and professionalism of the agency.

What you get:

A breakthrough
An instant promotion and competitive salary package
A pathway to return to the brand(s) in a more senior level
Chance to widen your exposure with different brands and campaigns
Work-life balance & high level of flexibility
20 days annual leave

The Job:

Working directly with the General Manager in Hong Kong and the regional Managing Director to develop, implement and embed best-practice project management processes within the production/project management team, leveraging from your knowledge gained from some of the largest global brands you worked for.
Working closely with clients of the agency, while guiding the production team in the development of technical specs and the acquisition of sample materials
Collaborating with the agency’s creative team to develop pitching/presentation materials of new projects/campaigns
Overseeing the QC/QA of production work done in factories/vendors in China or Asia
Develop installation schedules across regions
Working with local (and regional) authorities to gain clearance/licences on healthy, safety, and security matters related to transportation, delivery and installation
Source, select and manage freelance/outsourced installation teams
Travelling across APAC regions is required.

Requirements:

Degree, or non-degree tertiary education in marketing or a related field
At least 5 to 7 years experience in Consumer Marketing/Travel Retail project management, from a notable global consumer brand across spirits, tobacco, beauty, confectionaries, etc.
The ability to demonstrate and share the understanding of best practices project management and procurement processes
Good understanding of manufacturing processes at factories, for retail fixtures and promotional pop-ups, or large-scale POSMs.
Ability to multi-task, proven experience to juggle several projects at the same time
Energetic and flexible, openness to work overtime when required
Proven ability in team/people management
Working knowledge/understanding of Adobe Illustrator and AutoCAD for the review of technical drawings/specs
Excellent English a must, fluent Cantonese essential and Mandarin is a big advantage

Senior Project Manager/Associate Director - leading travel retail experience agency