Store Planner
Store Planner
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Job Description
The Store Planner supports the design layout and project coordination of new store build-outs and retrofits across both franchise and corporate locations. This role serves as a key liaison between franchisees corporate store leadership vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure store layouts are functional compliant and consistent with brand standards.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Design Layout
- Collaborate with franchise owners corporate district managers vendors and internal teams to support the planning and execution of new store openings and retrofit projects.
- Develop and maintain layouts that optimize product presentation while upholding brand consistency.
- Ensure adherence to corporate brand standards and store planning guidelines throughout the design and construction process.
- Maintain and update the library of construction drawings finishes specifications and design notes.
- Participate in ongoing evaluations and enhancements of the store design program.
Order Management and Vendor Coordination
- Manage ordering processes for fixtures inventory and equipment needed for store openings relocations and remodels.
- Coordinate with vendors to schedule and monitor deliveries for store fixture programs.
- Communicate order timelines changes and issues to internal stakeholders and franchisees.
Project Coordination and Administrative Support
- Coordinate and communicate project timelines and milestones with relevant internal and external teams.
- Project tracking of certifications training and other items needed for store openings.
- Maintain the master schedule for store openings and perform 30- 60- and 90-day follow-ups.
- Effective communication with franchisees to ensure project funding including SBA loans permitting architectural drawings permitting and city approvals.
- Track and manage store design deviations using the store exceptions database.
- Support the preparation and distribution of monthly store planning reports. Weekly reporting to senior leadership on project tracking.
- Identify and proactively communicate project risks roadblocks and recommended solutions.
Other Duties
This job description is intended to outline the general nature and key responsibilities of the role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties responsibilities or qualifications associated with the position. Duties and responsibilities may evolve or change over time based on business needs without advance notice.
Education and Experience
- Bachelors degree in Design Business Communications or a related field preferred; PMP Certification a plus.
- Minimum 1 year of retail merchandising or store planning experience required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite Google Workspace Excel and Visio.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational and project coordination abilities.
- Basic math skills including percentages ratios and spatial measurements.
Physical Requirements / Work Environment
The physical demands required to perform the essential responsibilities of this position are as follows. Reasonable accommodations if necessary and/or as required by law will be made available.
- Regularly required to sit use hands talk and hear; occasionally lift up to 20 pounds.
- Requires close vision and extended use of a computer.
- Regular use of standard office equipment (computer copier phone etc.).
- This role operates in a standard office environment.
Affirmative Action / EEO Statement
Applicants and employees are free from discrimination on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) parental status national origin age disability genetic information (including family medical history) political affiliation military service pregnancy accommodations reprisal other non-merit based factors or any other protections afforded under state or local laws.
Employment Type
Full-Time
