Location: NYC, NY
Discipline: UX / Product Design
Experience: 8+ years
Compensation: $159,120
Overview:
The Director, Store Planning & Construction - Americas is a critical strategic leader responsible for the direct management of all store formats across the region. Reporting to the Vice President of Store Planning & Construction, this role ensures Tiffany & Co.’s retail and trade projects are delivered to the highest standard of luxury, on budget and on schedule. In close collaboration with market leads and Regional Directors, the Director drives project workflow strategy, prioritizing expansions, remodels, and cosmetic upgrades. The role oversees internal project managers as well as external consultants and contractors, aligning regional priorities with Tiffany’s global design and planning standards. The Director is also expected to design and enhance systems that increase efficiency, optimize costs, and strengthen overall project delivery.
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Key Accountabilities:
Provide strategic and tactical leadership to ensure optimal project and brand delivery.
Create a culture that insures the highest standard of performance and quality from construction, sourcing, vendors and peers.
Continuously evaluate performance of internal and external resources; propose and implement changes as required to ensure an optimally functioning organization and a high-performance vendor and consultant resource pool.
Negotiate and coordinate design and technical requirements, strategic scheduling and upfront planning, budgeting and hiring.
Develop and foster a design and business acumen accounting for regional context, clientele, and practices.
Oversee and coordinate regional Store Planning teams to ensure timely completion of punch lists before store opening. Set systems in place to close out projects within 1 month of opening.
