Store Design Concept Manager

Laura CanadaLaval, Quebec, Canada

1 day ago

Job type

Full-time

Job description

The Store Design Concept Manager will lead the creative and functional direction for all store designs across both brands. This role is pivotal in ensuring that all new builds and renovations align with brand identity deliver exceptional customer experiences and meet operational needs. The position requires a blend of creative leadership strategic oversight and project management working closely with the Senior Project Manager and crossfunctional teams to bring store concepts to life.

How you will support the team :

Creative Leadership :

Defines and maintains store design standards for both brands.

Leads the development of all store design projects and ensures alignment with brand aesthetics.

Presents design ideas to internal stakeholders and secures approvals for layouts finishes and fixtures.

Functional Oversight :

Collaborates with internal teams including Store Operations Visual Presentation Merchandise Design and Planning & Allocation to ensure designs meet operational requirements.

Optimizes layouts for fitting rooms product adjacencies cash areas and backofhouse efficiency.

Ensures layouts and fixtures accommodate seasonal inventory changes and maximize customer flow.

Acts as the primary liaison with external design firm and Senior Store Design Drafter.

Researches retail design trends and competitor environments to keep designs innovative and customerfocused.

Team Management

Leads mentors and develops the design team fostering a culture of creativity and excellence.

Ensures design team prioritizes work and meets all the timelines provided by the Senior Project Manager.

Qualifications :

Those who thrive with us have :

Strong creative vision with a solid understanding of technical and operational requirements

7 years of retail design interior design or architecture experience including team management responsibility

Proficiency in design software (e.g. AutoCAD Revit SketchUp) is an asset.

Strong project management and collaboration skills

Ability to balance aesthetic vision with operational functionality

Knowledge of current retail design trends and consumer behaviour

Strong communication skills ability to articulate vision and strategy to internal and external partners

Additional Information :

Laura Canada is a familyowned retailer housing two iconic womens fashion apparel brands Laura and Melanie Lyne. Based in Laval Quebec we design produce market and sell our fashion collections across Canada. We proudly employ over 2000 dedicated team members and operate more than 140 retail store locations as well as operating laura.ca and melanielyne.com. We attribute our success to the unwavering commitment of our teams to delivering outstanding customer experiences while embodying our shared values of integrity respect teamwork performance and passion. We believe that delivering an outstanding customer experience is driven by our commitment to an outstanding employee experience.

Remote Work : Employment Type :

Fulltime

Key Skills

Cost Accounting,ASP.NET,ABAP,Field Sales,Jni,Inventory

Vacancy : 1