Duties & Responsibilities
- Drive and communicate global design guidelines and standards to ensure each Louis Vuitton store deliver the brand’s aesthetic and quality vision.
- Manage entire project cycle from conception to close out to ensure timely delivery of projects in highest quality within budget.
- Identify and explore opportunities for delivering bespoke store concepts that meet country needs and manage costs, schedule, design and quality control of projects together with global store planning team, local teams and business partners (i.e., local architects, contractors & direct vendors).
- Continuously optimize the design concepts and ensure that they are executed to the standards set by budget targets.
- Leading, managing and overseeing assigned architects, consultants, fit Out and millwork contractors with store planning VP.
- Liaise closely with local landlords & authorities to ensure proper guidelines and all relevant start up information are in place for all projects.
- Conduct regular site visits and meetings with consultants, contractors, and landlords to ensure compliance with Vuitton’s standards, identify & resolve outstanding issues and ensure appropriate follow-up.
- Co-ordinate with suppliers of millwork and furniture to prepare designs, manage achieving authorizations for proceeding in the realization of the projects.
- Manage direct order from HQ nominated suppliers include logistic & custom clearance to ensure on time delivery for satisfactory store opening.
- Manage challenges in project lifecycle, identify potential crisis and define mitigation plan.
- Frequent travel required – approx. 30%
