Job ID: 226501
Location Name: CA-FSC SF Off (0174)
Address: 525 Market St, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States (US)
Job Type: Full Time
Position Type: Regular
Job Function: Real Estate/Prop Dev
Remote Eligible: Hybrid Schedule
Company Overview:
At Sephora we inspire our customers, empower our teams, and help them become the best versions of themselves. We create an environment where people are valued, and differences are celebrated. Every day, our teams across the world bring to life our purpose: to expand the way the world sees beauty by empowering the Extra Ordinary in each of us. We are united by a common goal – to reimagine the future of beauty.
The Opportunity:
Sephora Sr Store Design Manager
- We are looking for a passionate and fearless Senior Store Design Manager who will play a key role in delivering on the promise of SEPHORA’s innovative retail experience. Collaborating with Store Development’s cross-functional partners (Real Estate, Construction, Procurement, Estimating, Workflow, Budget Team, Accounting, and Maintenance), this position contributes to SEPHORA’s success by elevating the overall quality of our clients’ experience while meeting costs, schedules, and operational requirements. The ideal candidate is comfortable working through the complexities of problem solving for unique site conditions. (new stores, relocations, expansions, remodels and special projects) They will maintain with a relentless eye the best design solution for any given project at any point in the project lifespan. Expertly and independently be able to navigate and manage special and high complex projects. Diplomatic when acting on ever-changing priorities. Demonstrate our SEPHORA’s values of Passion for Client Service, Innovation, Expertise, Balance, Respect for All, Teamwork, and Initiative.
Your role at Sephora:
As a Senior Store Design Manager, you will Coach, Lead, Engage, and Inspire, and deliver the following:
- Provide Real Estate with essential high-level intuitive documents to assist them in their determination of potential project sites. Develop Executive Design Review packages for CEO presentations as required.
- Initiate Survey upon project approval of projects; providing survey with scope of work and specific design information
- Develop schematic fixture plans and storefront elevations including scope of work based on our current SEPHORA standards, survey documents and specific site conditions for feasibility evaluations, and merchant approval. Place required documents into designed files within Store Development Central Document Storage.
- Develop project scope of work by reviewing due diligence, site surveys, tenant and sign criteria, merchandise requirements, code review including specific jurisdiction codes and ordinance that impact the project design, cost and scheduling.
- Initiate start of project with Architects, Engineers, Sign Manufactures, and Permit Expeditors with store design approved drawings, scoped of work, LOI and specific design information.
- Initiate project communications with Real Estate, Construction, Procurement and Workflow via Internal Alignment Conference calls; followed by an External Alignment conference call with Landlord and Workflow Management to ensure that all obligatory scope of work, design elements, and schedules are understood and incorporated into the construction documents.
- Continue communications and coordinate closely with Real Estate, Construction, Procurement, Project Estimating, Workflow, Merchandising, Budget team and Accounting throughout all stages of the project. Coordinate closely with Store Team Field Operations to ensure successful store opening.
- Oversee and coordinate outside consultants such as:
- survey teams, permit expediters, architects, and engineers, and third-party inspectors, to ensure project documents are accurate for landlord review, permitting, and bid documents.
- Coordinate closely with Information Technology, Loss Prevention, Low Voltage Cabling, Marketing and Environmental Signage as required.
- Quality control by checking all drawings to meet Sephora design standards and criteria. Coordinate with architects and engineers updating and correcting any changes into the final bid documents to ensure that drawings are accurate, and construction will begin on schedule. Continue quality control throughout the lifecycle to ensure that information is correct.
- After start of construction, collaborate and communicate with construction project managers and architectural and engineering consultants to quickly respond to shop drawing approvals, and RFIs.
- Responsible for reviewing and approving new project proposals, submitting PO request, and Add service requests.
- Be a responsible liaison for specific tasks and management roles in order to align and elevate all levels of Store Development processes and procedures. Lead new initiatives with the store development team, and cross-functional partners, such as Budget and Accounting, Store Surveys, template coordination and Project Coordination with external partners. Research and provide new industry standards and insight to continually improve upon the delivery of on brand, beautiful, functional and cost-effective stores.
- Be a LEADER!
You could be the perfect fit if you:
- Build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Make sense of complex, high-quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Consider various inputs, criteria and tradeoffs to arrive at the best decision/recommendation.
- Plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
- High level of initiative and ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment. Possesses a high level of curiosity. Actively seeks new ways to improve their craft. Embraces feedback and loves a challenge.
- Bachelor’s Degree in architecture or interior design.
- 8 to 10+ years of related experience in Retail Architecture, Retail Design or similar field.
- Highly proficient in AutoCAD, Microsoft Office and Adobe Suite [In-Design, Photoshop, Illustrator].
- Experienced with one or more computer visualization tools [SketchUp, Rhino, 3DS MAX].
The annual base salary range for this position is $135,000.00 – $145,000.00 The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant’s qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the job. Individuals employed in this position may also be eligible to earn bonuses. Sephora offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees, which includes comprehensive health, dental and vision plans; a superior 401(k) plan, various paid time off programs; employee discount/perks; life insurance; disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; and an employee referral bonus program.
While at Sephora, you’ll enjoy…
- The people. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented leaders and teams – people you can be proud to work with.
- The learning. We invest in training and developing our teams, and you will continue evolving and building your skills through personalized career plans.
- The culture. As a leading beauty retailer within the LVMH family, our reach is broad, and our impact is global. It is in our DNA to innovate and, at Sephora, all 40,000 passionate team members across 35 markets and 3,000+ stores, are united by a common goal – to reimagine the future of beauty.
You can unleash your creativity, because we’ve got disruptive spirit. You can learn and evolve, because we empower you to be your best. You can be yourself, because you are what sets us apart. This, is the future of beauty. Reimagine your future, at Sephora.
Sephora is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military/veteran status, or disability status. Sephora is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.
Sephora will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.