Retail Store Development Manager - Refits

Bestway-Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Competitive bonus scheme

22 days holiday + bank holidays

Company pension

Life assurance

Job summary

Bestway Group is seeking an experienced Store Development Project Manager to lead and deliver store development projects across convenience retail formats. This field-based role requires coordinating the Store Development Team and working cross-functionally to meet design specifications and timelines.

The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of DDA compliance, health and safety, planning laws, CDM regulations, and related requirements, plus skills in project management, presenting,

Qualifications

• Knowledge of store development regulations and compliance
• Strong understanding of health and safety requirements
• Familiarity with planning laws and CDM regulations
• Experience in shopfitting and store refits
• Ability to manage cross-functional stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage allocation of store development projects through the Store Development Team
• Ensure projects are delivered to design specifications across brands
• Maintain critical path, schedule and budget for each project
• Present RDG designs and costs to retailers with confidence
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to meet standards
• Monitor compliance with health and safety and regulatory requirements
• Utilise data to assess whether project objectives are met

Skills

Project management

Presenting

Effective communication

Store design and formats

CAD

Tools

CAD

Job description

Store Development Project Manager

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Field Based

About the role

We are looking for an experienced retail development professional with a strong background in convenience retail, shopfitting and store refits. This is not a traditional project manager role, you will deliverstore development projects as required. To lead and manage several retail projects within Store Development, working cross functionally as required.

To Coordinate and manage the implementation of allocated retail projects through the Store Development Team

About Bestway

Bestway Group is a diversified multinational family owned business with annualised turnover in excess of £4.5 billion. Starting off as a chain of retail convenience stores, the Group has grown to become a diversified multinational business with interests across the wholesale, pharmacy, real estate, cement and banking sectors. The Group is also the largest overseas investor in Pakistan.

Owned by the Pervez, Choudrey and Sheikh families, Bestway Group was founded in 1976 by Sir Anwar Pervez OBE H Pk, who remains Chairman. Serving over 12 million customers and employing over 28,000 individuals, the Group supports and serves communities through its operations across the UK, Pakistan and the Middle East

Responsibilities

The following duties and responsibilities will be required:

Strategic

Through the Store Development Team, ensure that the implementation of the store design specifications across all brands (on allocated projects)

• Continuous focus on short- medium-long term project planning
• Manages rolling forecast of income in line with business focus and targets
• Are compliant with the Group store brand principles and store formats
• Utilises market trends and insights to innovateAre cost effective whilst providing the highest levels of value for investment.

Operational

• Manage and maintain store development process and critical path ensuring that all development projects are delivered to critical path timescales, within budget and customer expectations.
• Responsible for project income through routine charges and shopfitting commissions
• Deliver Shopfitting projects that are compliant to RDG blueprints & principles
• Presents RDG designs and tendered costs back to retailer with confidence
• Development projects are delivered to the Bestway Group store specification to maintain brand integrity using equipment supplied from companies on our list of preferred suppliers.
• Ensure that all stakeholders across allocated projects are kept updated with relevant information
• Collates quality feedback from all stakeholders
• Ensure that all projects are legally compliant, and health and safety requirements are always followed.
• Use data to ensure that the project has fulfilled the original objectives

The Ideal Candidate

Knowledge and working experience in the following key areas.

• DDA compliance and regulations.
• Health and safety
• Fire regulations
• Planning laws and regulations
• CDM regulations and compliance

Skills

• Project management
• Presenting
• Effective communication
• Store design and formats
• CAD

Competencies

• A confident, driven and enthusiastic person who can work under pressure, prioritise and handle challenging and changing situations.
• Decision making ability and a sense of responsibility.
• Retail intuition
• Customer focus
• Analytical thinking & attention to detail
• Communication & interpersonal
• Self-motivation & drive for results
• Project Management skills, to include all formal mechanics

About our Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Competitive bonus scheme
• 22 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension
• Life Assurance

Bestway Group is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome people of different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We want strong, and diverse teams built from talented individuals with different backgrounds identities and experiences.