Senior Store Design Manager

Job ID: 273700
Location Name: CA-FSC SF Off (0174)
Address: 350 Mission St, 20th 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:

Store Development designs, builds, and maintains beautiful stores in some of the most coveted real estate in North America. We bring the physical expression of our brand to life by keeping client experience at the forefront of our decision-making processes and ensuring the success of our stores by managing cost, quality, and schedules

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, including new stores, relocations, expansions, remodels, and special projects. They will maintain a relentless eye on the best design solution for any given project at any point in the project lifespan.

This role requires the demonstration of SEPHORA’s values of Passion for Client Service, Innovation, Expertise, Balance, Respect for All, Teamwork, and Initiative. Additionally, the Senior Store Design Manager will support the Manager, Store Design with basic questions from Store Designers, training, proofing of work, rough draft designs, aid in developing training processes for the team, conducting office hours for process/CAD training, and designing complex projects.

• Support the Manager of Store Design with Store Designers basic questions, training processes, proofing of work both your work and Store Designers, rough draft designs for complex stores, aid in developing training for team, conduct office hours for process/CAD training, and design complex projects
• Provide planning, interior elevations and storefront design studies based on our current Sephora design standards and specific site conditions.  Design for unique conditions.  Advocate for the design, ensuring we always put our best foot forward. Assist or lead special projects as required
• Initiate start of project with Architects, Engineers, Sign Manufactures, and Permit Expeditors with store design approved drawings, scope 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, Architects, 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 a successful store opening.
• Oversee and coordinate outside consultants such as survey teams, permit expediters, architects, signage, photographer, and engineers, and third-party inspectors, to ensure project documents are accurate for landlord review, permitting,
• Explore the best options to expedite permit and landlord approvals.  Act as primary contact between Sephora and tenant coordinators.  Meet face-to-face as required.  Partner with AOR to track permit approvals to ensure construction starts on schedule
• Quality control by checking all drawings to meet Sephora design standards and criteria. Coordinate with outside consultants’ architects and ensure that drawings are accurate, and construction will begin on schedule.  Continue quality control