Specialist II, Space Planning Converse China

Responsibilities:

Store Design

China store design work, including store design and communicating with the regional sales team.

Based on the global retail store design guidelines, integrate and adjust the design format that suits the Greater China market and implement it.

Supporting in leading the environment design and fixture/construction material mock-up review.

Construction supervision and acceptance

Store construction supervision, including tracking construction progress and communicating with local contractors and accounts.

Manage the fixture production planning & inventory management to secure door opening.

Manage store fixture supplementary requests related to store activity on time (prototype review, quotation & ordering, delivery, payment execution)

Maintenance

Daily store maintenance follows, supporting retail business operations.

Manage store maintenance for follow-up action, cost review and process improvement.

Cross-functional communication

Effective cross-functional communication, to meet store quality standards, individual store budgets, and market requirements.

Vendor docking

Vendor docking, daily order process and store investment analysis.

Collaborate with external design agencies, local architects, general contractors, and other suppliers to ensure CONVERSE retail standards.

Supporting vendor management in terms of new vendor on board/training, vendor performance review, quality improvement, etc.

Requirements of this role:

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Industrial or Environmental Design and minimum of 3-5 years work experience in interior design, preferably in retail design of sportwear apparel and footwear industries.

Software skills in CAD, Rhino, Sketchup.

Proven exceptional ability to visually communicate retail store design intent through hand sketches or software modelling for ideation, material application, scale/dimensions, spatial layout and zoning, etc.

Highly effective communicator team player that can connect between relevant teams including visual merchandising, retail marketing, etc.

Knowledge of latest retail design and fixture trends both in China and globally, especially across the sportswear industry.

Ability to coordinate with contractors/external vendors including design consultants and fixture manufacturers.

A proactive, flexible and resourceful mindset is required for this dynamic environment.

Fluent in written and spoken English.