The name Tiffany & Co. instills images of Beauty, Romance and the iconic Blue Box. It is a Symbol of Excellence. Since 1837, the masterpieces of Tiffany & Co. have defined style and celebrated the world’s great love stories.
- Join Tiffany & Co. and be part of the largest luxury group in the world - LVMH!
- Are you passionate about design and creation?
- Do you love making a difference?
The Manager Store Planning is responsible for the overall project management for retail and trade projects within the Asia-Pacific region. They develop and manage project schedules, tasks, budget and cost control, General Contractor (GC) and vendor bidding, and site and GC coordination to ensure that projects are completed within budget, on schedule, and to Central quality standards.
Responsibilities
- Build project briefs, programs/schedules and budgets that respect Store Planning Project lifecycle.
- Manage approved schedules to achieve all critical milestones. Adjust and update as needed during the lifecycle of the project
- Manage budgets during the project lifecycle and flag and manage risk at lifecycle milestones.
- Overseeing constructions - ensure weekly OAC meetings are conducted and documented, coordination with procurement that owner furnished items are on schedule. Build to high quality and handover store to retail team 100% defect free.
- Collect and organize all required project closeout documents, requirements for landlord re-imbursements if applicable, certificate of occupancy and internal audit documentation.
- Regularly visit completed projects with members of store design, store planning and retail to perform post-opening project audits.
- Identify areas of improvement and institute changes to store design, project development, delivery materials and suppliers
- Analyze standards, cost efficiencies and suppliers
- Influence cross-functional teams through effective communication and lead through example with clear communications, promoting ideas and recommendations and supporting teamwork by building trust with colleagues and business partners.
- Manage and develop professional vendor relationships and develop and qualify new.
Qualifications
- Degree Architecture, Quantity surveying or similar retail construction background is strongly preferred
- 5-7 years of experience in store planning preferably for a global luxury goods or fashion company
- Demonstrated ability in full lifecycle project management
- Working knowledge of external facades, structural alterations, building systems, HVAC, electrical, mechanical and structural engineering
- Driven, goal focused, client oriented and with entrepreneur mindset
- Strong interpersonal, communication, project management and people management skills
- Multi-lingual and strong verbal and written English communication skills
- Design and quality oriented with a strong eye for details
- Frequent site meetings and related business travels
- Resourceful & driven individual who can communicate effectively to all levels of stakeholders
- Analytical, strong project management and execution skills with the ability to engage multiple stakeholders in a multi-cultural environment
- Team player with a can-do attitude and is adaptable to fast & changing environment
- Proficiency in MS Office, CAD, & Microsoft Project softwares
Preferred
- Proficiency in 3D software and Photoshop