Design Manager

Holt Renfrew offers you an inspiring, fashion-driven environment with opportunities to learn and grow. From our incredible partnerships with iconic luxury brands, to our commitments to corporate social responsibility, you will be inspired every day.

A job at Holt Renfrew offers a competitive total compensation, a generous employee discount, pension, and health & dental benefits, tuition assistance, and continuous learning and development.

The Manager, Design & Planning manages the design and planning phases of designated projects. This role leads all aspects of the project including project design, planning, scheduling, resource allocation, budget management, technical direction, and vendor management.

Through the close monitoring of designated projects, they ensure a high level of compliance with quality standards.

Specific responsibilities include (but are not limited to) the following:

•       In conjunction with the Director, Store Design & Planning ensures delivery of Store Design & Planning programs focused on all aspects of the project including design, planning, scheduling, resource allocation, budget management, technical direction and vendor management

•       Finalize building designs, identification requirements and or define the scope of renovations for tender

•       Identify and manage the elements of project designs and construction likely to cause disputes and claims, recommend solutions to mitigate risk

•       Provide strategic and creative input into the design of compelling programs, including visual merchandising expertise on maximizing sales potential with strong storytelling and impactful displays

-Expertise in 3-D visualization including Sketchup

-Independently present design programs to the executive team

-Lead the design of one store and a strategic program (minimum)

•       Develop Creative Briefs and support development of business cases for design and collaboration with stakeholder teams, as required.

•       Keep evergreen, all applicable store footprints and guidelines for external pitches to vendors

•       Keep evergreen all applicable store footprints including engineer-designed performance industry standards, product and design innovation

•       Understand municipal regional and provincial building maintenance requirements and provide guidance to stores to ensure compliance (e.g. waste, fire codes and safety)

•       Develop, implement, manage, and report on programming such as design schedules and requiredapproval meeting presentations according to the scheduling guidelines, ensuring they are well communicated and results achieved

•       Lead the allocation and delivery of analytics to support effective target-setting, payroll management and operational audits

•       Develop creative briefs and support development of business cases

•       Design in-house concepts, relays and upgrade for renovations

•       Oversee design for large-scale projects from concept to execution

•       Prioritize project/event/initiative implementations including critical paths, monitoring of progress, development of launch materials, communication and results tracking

•       Lead and build internal and external relations that promote an effective and productive environment

•       Create external team, develop objectives/goals for each and coordinate efforts between architects, interior designers and sub-consultants

The ideal candidate:

• Post-secondary degree in a related field

• 7 years of post-university work experience, including 3+ years supervisory of management experience

• Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills with the ability to get things done

• Excellent interpersonal skills; a team player who is able to act as both a leader and an individual contributor as required

• Confident and effective communication (written & verbal) and interpersonal skills

• Is adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity and change

• Highly service-oriented with exceptional organizational and follow up skills

• Significant travel required

• Advanced AutoCAD/Revit experience required

• Passionate about fashion and luxury retailing

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Hiring Reason - New Vacancy

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Holt Renfrew is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our future success depends on the perspectives and contributions of all our employees -- their diverse backgrounds, abilities and experiences make our business stronger. If you are contacted for a job opportunity and require accommodation, please email [email protected] and let us know so we can ensure you have an accessible candidate experience throughout the recruitment process. All requests are confidential and used only to meet candidate needs.

Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l’embauche :$103,000.00 - $125,000.00 / 103.000,00$ - 125.000,00$ (per year / par an)Final compensation for this position will be determined based on the candidate's unique skills, expertise, individual qualifications, and assessed contributions to the role following the completion of the interview process. The range stated is the starting range for this position. Offers may vary with experience, qualifications, performance, and local market conditions. We strive to offer competitive compensation that aligns with a candidate's contributions to our team, along with a comprehensive benefits package, enticing perks, pension matching, incentives, and our coveted employee discount. / La rémunération finale pour ce poste sera déterminée sur la base des compétences uniques du candidat, de son expertise, de ses qualifications individuelles et de l'évaluation de sa contribution au poste à l'issue de la procédure d'entrevue. La fourchette indiquée est la fourchette de départ pour ce poste. Les offres peuvent varier en fonction de l’expérience, des qualifications, du rendement et des conditions du marché local. Nous nous efforçons d'offrir une rémunération compétitive qui corresponde à la contribution du candidat à notre équipe, ainsi qu'un ensemble complet de garanties, d'avantages attrayants, de cotisations de retraite assorties par l'employeur, de primes d'encouragement et notre très convoitée remise d'employé.