Retail Project Manager
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Scope of the role :
The Retail Construction Project Manager plays a key role in driving the success of the retail business by overseeing day-to-day operations, ensuring efficient processes across new and existing stores, and supporting growth in retail expansion. This position is responsible for implementing operational strategies, supporting the maintenance of store inventory accuracy, streamlining processes, and supporting retail growth. The role partners closely with store teams to ensure standards are met while continuously identifying areas for improvement to enhance productivity and profitability.
Responsibilities :
- Manage the end-to-end project plan for all new store openings, including pre-opening, opening week, and post-opening wrap-up.
- Create and manage detailed project timelines, checklists, and milestones to ensure all teams stay on track.
- Facilitate weekly cross-functional touch-base calls and maintain project trackers.
- Monitor progress, identify risks or delays, and escalate issues to leadership with proposed solutions.
- Support the coordination of new store rollouts, including sourcing materials, products, and supplies to ensure stores have what they need to meet project demands.
- Assist in coordinating logistics between vendors to meet project deadlines.
- Maintain detailed records of project plans, contracts, change orders, and final project deliverables.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive project execution across channels.
- Prepare and distribute all pre-opening operational materials, including opening checklists, staffing plans, SOPs, inventory plans, and training schedules.
- Partner with Store Leadership and Visual teams to ensure all merchandising, operational equipment, and supplies arrive on time.
- Ensure alignment across teams on deliverables, deadlines, and store-specific requirements.
- Coordinate fixture deliveries, equipment orders, merchandising timelines, and staffing readiness with relevant partners.
- Assist with managing and tracking new store opening budgets, invoices, and cost estimates.
- Maintain organized project documentation, including playbooks, templates, and shared folders.
- Support the creation and refinement of new store opening processes to drive efficiency and standardization.
- Provide weekly status updates to internal stakeholders and leadership.
Requirements :
Bachelor's degree in Business, Retail Management, or related field (or equivalent experience).45 years of experience in construction project management, retail operations, or new store openings.Strong organizational and multitasking abilities with excellent attention to detail.Solid understanding of store planning, retail operations, construction processes, and visual merchandising.Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.Proven experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage up, down, and across departments.Natural problem-solver with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.