Location: Hong Kong SAR
State/Province/City: Hong Kong Island
City: Hong Kong
Business Unit: Store Support Centre (SSC)
Time Type: Full-time
Director, Construction, APAC
Description & Requirements
about this team
The Store Development team has a unique opportunity to shape lululemon’s physical presence across our Asia-Pacific markets. From identifying new store opportunities and partnering on real estate strategy, to delivering new stores, relocations, renovations, minor works, and facilities programs across our existing portfolio, we help bring the brand to life in the communities we serve. We work closely with regional and local teams, design partners, and external stakeholders to create exceptional retail environments that elevate the guest and educator experience. We’re a passionate, collaborative team that thrives on solving complex challenges, building strong partnerships, and bringing bold ideas to life. Committed to continuous improvement and best-in-class execution, we work at the intersection of real estate, design, construction, and facilities to support the full lifecycle of our stores and lululemon’s growth across the region. As a Director, Construction, APAC, you'll play a key role in turning these opportunities into reality, leading projects from concept through to store opening, optimizations, temporary/pop-up stores across our diverse Asia-Pacific markets.
- Lead a team responsible for executing all retail construction projects within APAC Region (New Store Openings Optimizations, Renovations, Temp Spaces, Pop-up build outs, etc.)
- Develop and implement new execution strategies, with a strategic focus on elevating quality and reducing costs to improve overall store economics
- Oversee the successful delivery of all projects on time and on budget while managing key project level milestones and metrics
- Oversee all major vendor relationships across the Construction categories (50+ vendors) including onboarding/offboarding vendors, establishing and maintaining service level agreements, and optimizing sourcing strategies
- Manage the timely execution of all repairs within established budgets and service level agreements.
- Define overarching budgets, monitor spending, and allocate resources based on strategic values across all project executions.
- Provide leadership to the team by managing performance, conducting regular pace checks, and offering constructive feedback to support their development
- Coach, mentor, and develop a team of skilled Construction Management professionals
- Collaborate with Retail Operations, Real Estate, Store Design, Procurement, and FP&A on new ways of working in the pursuit of operational excellence
- Play a key role in shaping strategic decisions for the area or team regarding capital and expense repairs/projects
- Establish collaborative partnerships with stakeholders throughout the organization to enhance communication and align objectives for successful outcomes.
- Utilize strong analytical skills to evaluate complex situations, analyze data, and provide informed recommendations for optimal solutions
- 15+ years project management experience within a retail construction environment
- Vendor Management experience
- 10+ years of leading construction professionals, contractors, and teams
- True regional professional with projects experiences throughout major Asia cities as well as Australia & New Zealand
- Demonstrated experience in creating/managing a portfolio of projects from identification through to project close-out
- Expert in managing construction budgets, value engineering conversations and negotiating change orders
- Must be confident and concise in storytelling/presenting to executives that is supported with proficient financial acumen
- Strategic, people-focused leader who can develop and mentor teams and getting them to excel in their role
- Must have strong and proven work ethic, operating with utmost integrity
- Expert negotiation skills and tactics, who can articulate a compelling argument and drive negotiations to a favourable conclusion
- Must be able to collaborate and enroll others with a desire for constant self-improvement and learning; experience working in a matrixed organization with a variety of stakeholders
- Must be versatile and able to manage multiple projects in various stages at any one time in the life cycle of a project
- Practiced in store development processes, quantity survey, vendor management, client relations
- Regular travel may be required to markets and store sites pre-, during and post-construction
- Acknowledges the presence of choice in every moment and takes personal responsibility for their life.
- Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovates to achieve great results.
- Communicates with honesty and kindness, and creates the space for others to do the same.
- Leads with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
- Fosters connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
- Integrates fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take themselves too seriously.
additional notes
Immigration support is potentially available for this role.
beyond the paycheck (benefits & perks)
In-person collaboration and/or office-based work is necessary or important for the role. Work is mainly performed onsite, 4-5 days per week depending on role requirements.
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