Manager, Design

Holt Renfrew offers you an inspiring fashion-driven environment with opportunities to learn and grow. From our incredible partnerships with iconic luxury brands to our commitments to corporate social responsibility you will be inspired every day.

A job at Holt Renfrew offers a competitive total compensation a generous employee discount pension and health & dental benefits tuition assistance and continuous learning and development.

The Manager Design & Planning manages the design and planning phases of designated projects. This role leads all aspects of the project including project design planning scheduling resource allocation budget management technical direction and vendor management.

Through the close monitoring of designated projects they ensure a high level of compliance with quality standards.

Specific responsibilities include (but are not limited to) the following:

In conjunction with the Director Store Design & Planning ensures delivery of Store Design & Planning programs focused on all aspects of the project including design planning scheduling resource allocation budget management technical direction and vendor management

Finalize building designs identification requirements and or define the scope of renovations for tender

Identify and manage the elements of project designs and construction likely to cause disputes and claims recommend solutions to mitigate risk

Provide strategic and creative input into the design of compelling programs including visual merchandising expertise on maximizing sales potential with strong storytelling and impactful displays

-Expertise in 3-D visualization including Sketchup

-Independently present design programs to the executive team

-Lead the design of one store and a strategic program (minimum)

Develop Creative Briefs and support development of business cases for design and collaboration with stakeholder teams as required.

Keep evergreen all applicable store footprints and guidelines for external pitches to vendors

Keep evergreen all applicable store footprints including engineer-designed performance industry standards product and design innovation

Understand municipal regional and provincial building maintenance requirements and provide guidance to stores to ensure compliance (e.g. waste fire codes and safety)

Develop implement manage and report on programming such as design schedules and requiredapproval meeting presentations according to the scheduling guidelines ensuring they are well communicated and results achieved

Lead the allocation and delivery of analytics to support effective target-setting payroll management and operational audits

Develop creative briefs and support development of business cases

Design in-house concepts relays and upgrade for renovations

Oversee design for large-scale projects from concept to execution

Prioritize project/event/initiative implementations including critical paths monitoring of progress development of launch materials communication and results tracking

Lead and build internal and external relations that promote an effective and productive environment

Create external team develop objectives/goals for each and coordinate efforts between architects interior designers and sub-consultants

The ideal candidate:

• Post-secondarydegreeinarelatedfield

• 7yearsofpost-universityworkexperienceincluding3yearssupervisoryofmanagementexperience

• Demonstratedleadershipandinfluencingskillswiththeabilitytogetthingsdone

• Excellentinterpersonalskills;ateam playerwhoisabletoactasbothaleaderandanindividual contributor as required

• Confidentandeffectivecommunication(written&verbal)andinterpersonalskills

• Isadaptableandcomfortablewithambiguityandchange

• Highlyservice-orientedwithexceptionalorganizationalandfollowupskills

• Significanttravel

• AdvancedAutoCAD/Revitexperience

• Passionateaboutfashionandluxuryretailing

• ProficientinMicrosoftOfficeSuite(WordExcelPowerPointOutlook)

Hiring Reason - New Vacancy

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