Senior Project Specialist, Hub North; Retail Projects

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The Store Development Department's mission is to deliver high-quality, strategically aligned store development projects, by adapting global brand concepts to regional needs, and driving end-to-end store and Shop-in-Shop projects that strengthen brand presence and customer engagement across EMEA. The Shop-in-Shop and Store Development Teams serve as the backbone within the wider Store Development Department, which also includes the Concept Implementation and Store Development Supply Chain Teams.

Collectively the Department collaborates with Brands, Global Concept, Visual Merchandising, Expansion, Finance and Global Store Development to drive a best-in-class store experience. With an integral position in the team, the role contributes significantly to the department's overall success and strategic growth.

As Senior Project Specialist you will be crucial to the EMEA Store Development team. You will be responsible for the coordination of local Store Development tasks which will help drive the execution of store development initiatives across the market (United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands and Nordics). You will work closely with the wider Hub team to ensure alignment between the work of the EMEA Store Development team and the requirements of the market, to drive an enhanced customer experience and support revenue growth in the market.

• Be a hub based representative of the regional Store Development & Shop-in-Shop Teams from pre-project till post-project related activities that require local input to deliver on any required local tasks as necessary.
• Maintain contact with landlord teams as well as with Wholesale / Franchise customers, with their architect / technical department aligning local market needs with regional team, i.e. operational matters, local regulations throughout project. Support regional team in the handover of premises from the landlord.
• Ensure project initiation , and be responsible in particular for collating technical information, project brief, merchandise plan (in alignment with central brand) & relevant internal documentation to share with regional team for due diligence and budget creation. Provide delivery instructions and other site-specific requirements, e.g. operational recycling arrangements
• Support the regional Project Manager in collecting input from Retail Operations and relevant local teams concerning layout specifications and share suggested changes to Store environments
• Initiate site / project setup workflow process in internal systems and follow-up to completion
• Facilitate non-EU logistics customs clearance activities within the markets when required
• Coordinate with local teams for delivery and installation of locally sourced supplies such as installation of electric meters, fiber / phone cables, IT hardware, tills, branded vinyls and graphics. Responsible for overseeing the delivery of Back-Of-House equipment in alignment with Project Manager's program.
• Attend site construction meetings across the market upon request of regional Store Development team
• Oversee store closures by ensuring all requirements are met in accordance with handover agreements with landlords. Coordinate disposal or return any fixtures or operational items to local warehouse and coordinate relocation to new projects.
• Re-order centrally supplied concept items such as fixture and furniture in accordance with regional Store Development team and support on equivalent activities for Shop-In-Shop Team to keep point of sales maintained according to commercial and brand requirements.
• Execute temporary sites during refit and minor work projects

Note:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, those listed above. The role may require additional tasks and duties as assigned to meet the needs of the department and organization. This is to back up the team independently of channel or market needs.

• Project Delivery : % of projects delivered on time and in budget, schedule variance, project cycle time
• Financial adherence : on budget delivery rate, cost variance
• Project quality : defect rate at handover, stakeholder satisfaction

• Significant experience in managing store development related…