Sr Planner Store Design

Sr Planner Store Design

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor’s in Architecture, Engineering, Interior Design and or equivalent working experience 7-10 years in retail store planning and design
• At least five years of related work experience
• Excellent management and communication skills for directing multiple projects at one time
• Knowledge of millwork/cabinetry/fixturing systems, construction materials and methods and fabrication issues that affect construction for retail commercial industry
• Excellent written, verbal, communication – effective listening, speaking, and writing and skills
• Attention to detail/Analytical Problem solving/Self directive with sensitivity to time management for multiple assigned tasks
• Knowledge of store fixture design and merchandise
• AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp or industry rendering and 3-D modeling experience
• Exceptional Project Management Skills, Office suite; MS Word, MS Project, MS Excel skills on networked PC’s is preferred
• Ability to manage special projects and other team members; as well as outside vendors, through to project completion
• Strong scheduling and workflow management skills are necessary
• Strong representation of the team and its directives during participation in various project related meetings and vendor engagements

Responsibilities

• Works with Senior Management on new design initiatives for Academy’s Sports + Outdoors Stores.
• Works with Special Project Managers on their assigned merchant categories and divisions i.e. Field and Stream, Footwear, Team Sports, Footwear, etc., for Academy Sports + Outdoors stores from project initiation to execution at store level, as required.
• Responsible for monitoring all schedules and deadlines for design projects assigned, staying up-to-date on all project related activities
• Oversee all deliverable requirements from Store Design and stakeholder teams to provide briefs on project timelines
• Assist the Manager of Store Design Planning with the management and oversight of the company’s Store Proto-type Designs and Standards
• Attend and actively participate in meetings as a team member for the Design/Planning function for Store Design department, as required
• Escalate issues as needed to management to assure projects are kept on task
• Deliver high level of customer service to all internal and external teams, and other stakeholders
• Partners with Manager of Store Design Planning on the creation of all new elements and plan layouts.
• Partners with the Space Planning team to ensure all design layouts are completed per merchant feedback and requests
• Partners with Store Ops to ensure all design layouts are completed in line with Ops/RVP feedback, criterion and requests
• Assist with management of all CAD related resources and file management, including generation of CAD blocks of our latest standards and store elements
• Interface with exterior vendors, as required, to assure detail compliance within plans and CD sets for specific in-store elements
• Strong knowledge of budget and ability to adhere to project expectations related to overall costs of project components
• Completes special projects as assigned
• Manage and maintain tracking schedules and timelines related to team deliverables to assure projects are on track
• Some site visits to projects may be required
• Required to learn company policies, procedures, and safety rules
• Duties may change and Team Members may be required to perform other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Exceptional Project Management Skills, Office suite; MS Word, MS Project, MS Excel skills on networked PC’s is preferred