Louis Vuitton ищет Senior manager (Store planning).
Act as the contact point person for all construction consultants and architects in order to execute corporate specifications and work plans within set budgets and time frames. Ensure the store concept is applied properly and review the quality of the construction.
Profile:
- Degree holder in Architecture, with a minimum of 10 years experience including high quality facades and interiors
- Experience of luxury retail design is highly desirable but not essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
- Meticulous with effective planning and coordination skills
- Proficiency in English and Chinese. Mandarin is essential
- Prior experience working on China Projects is advantageous
Additionnal information:
- Supervise and coordinate all architectural and construction activities involved with the renovation or creation of a new store or office space
- Create a schedule of all phases of the project using the designated software systems
- Translate all executive demands into an organized and logical solution
- Report all progress to Vice President - Store Planning
- Hire and manage construction consultants in an effective manner
- Work closely with Vice President - Store Planning and other internal Departments -Visual Merchandising, IT, Loss Prevention, Store Manager and Country Manager- as well as external suppliers to handle costs, schedule and quality control of projects
- Collect information, define timing and prepare and update Cost Plan Report. Approve Direct Vendor’s offers
- Keep Senior Management informed about the Budget status. Collect periodical cost report from Local Consultants and Contractors. Create a thorough and comprehensive cost plan report to be used to check invoice consistency and issue payment. Send periodical report of Budget status to Accounting Dept.
- Assign the job to the local architect, prepare lay-out and revise it with all actors involved
- Evaluate offers and assign work
- Build trusted relationship and liaise with landlords for the assigned projects
- Collaborate with Finance and Legal Office to define contracts and leases
- Co-ordinate suppliers of millwork and furniture to prepare designs, manage achieving authorizations for proceeding in the realization of the projects, visit construction site / vendors HQ, manage possible transfer of goods, commodities, people from a temporary store to the definitive one and handle extraordinary repairs of existing stores