Cost Control Manager, Store Planning & Construction - North America

Position Overview

Reporting to the VP of Store Planning Americas, the Cost Control Manager plays a key role in the financial oversight of retail planning & construction projects across North America for Tiffany & Co.

Partnering closely with Project Managers, Real Estate, Finance, and cross-functional stakeholders, this role drives disciplined budget management, accurate forecasting, contract review, and cost risk mitigation across new store openings, renovations, and capital projects. While collaborating with a broader cost control team, the Manager is directly responsible for ensuring financial rigor and transparency across their assigned portfolio.

Strategic yet hands-on, this individual balances brand ambition with commercial discipline. They bring strong analytical capability, operational precision, and a proactive, solutions‑oriented mindset, working seamlessly with both central and local teams to protect investment, manage risk, and deliver projects in line with financial expectations.

This is a high‑impact position at the intersection of luxury retail, construction, and financial governance, contributing to excellence in execution while championing collaboration, accountability, and entrepreneurial thinking.

• Work closely with the Project Managers, Global team, and Corporate departments to manage all the financial aspects associated with construction projects, including pop up and activations for North America
• Regularly conduct budget analysis and provide accurate reporting based on the evolution of the stores design, from the estimate to schematic design, design development, construction drawings and close out costs
• Identify cost variances from the approved budgets and alert the risk
• Manage cost control aspects for construction and provide KPIs analysis reports for the region
• Support Project Managers with reporting estimation for capital expenditure requisitions and liaise with Finance
• Attend all the store design meetings for the region, to capture and translate immediately in updated costs the design changes after the initial approved estimates. Flag the discrepancies during the meetings
• Lead and coordinate with the coordinator of the department the Tenant Allowance/Department Store reconciliation report and process
• Monitor travel budget of team members
• Support ad‑hoc projects working closely with the VP of Store Planning and Construction

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or construction management
• Strong knowledge of construction project life cycles and costs
• Experience in construction projects (min 6/7 years)
• Advanced knowledge of Office package (Excel and Power Point)
• Basic knowledge of Coupa, Unifier, Docu Sign, and Share Point
• Intermediate knowledge of AutoCAD
• Strong communication, analytical, and construction drawing skills

The hiring range for this position ranges from $158,600-$190,320. The rate of pay offered will be dependent upon candidates’ relevant skills and experience. Management is also eligible for bonus.

Equal Opportunity Employer