Assistant Manager Projects (South & West)

Puma; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Puma in Mumbai, India seeks an Assistant Manager Projects to lead retail planning and development initiatives, manage project cost sheets, and oversee maintenance and vendor agreements. The role interfaces with Sales, VM, Legal, Accounts, Marketing, Merchandising, and IT teams to ensure successful store openings and renovations.

The candidate will drive end-to-end project life cycles, monitor expenditures, and coordinate with external vendors and landlords to ensure timely handovers and cost

Qualifications

• 10-12 years of working experience in the relevant industry.
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively.
• Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful.
• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline.

Responsibilities

• Project manager retail planning & development.
• Prepare project cost sheet and budgeted vs actual expenditure.
• Responsible for existing store maintenance work.
• Sign off on all vendor service agreements & rate contracts.
• Coordinate with Sales and Operation teams for store requirements and handover.
• Submit cost sheets and project budgets; compare planned vs actual costs.
• Close vendor bills within the project handover deadline.
• Monitor project progress and ensure timely completion and rent-free savings.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Vendor management

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Job description

Position title: Assistant Manager Projects

Reports to: Senior Manager - Projects

Position Summary:

• Project manager retail planning & development
• Project cost sheet summary submission of budgeted and annual expenditure
• Responsible existing store maintenance work
• Responsible for all vendor service agreements & rate contract sign off

Key Objectives:

• Work with sales teams for store requirement, project handover, R&M work
• Responsible for project cost sheet summary submission projecting budgeted cost and making a comparison with the actual cost incurred.
• Closing all vendor bills within the stipulated time of project handover.
• Ensuring timely project completion by sharing project schedule and for rent-free savings, update the status of work progress regularly
• Responsible for all vendor service agreements & rate contract sign off.
• Responsible for rent free savings, repair and maintenance work.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Cost control
• Vendor bills
• Timely handover of new stores / renovations

Organizational Relationships:

• Internal: Sales and Operation Team, VM Team, Legal Team, Accounts Team, Marketing, Merchandising Team and IT Team
• External: Franchise, Vendors and Landlords

Eligibility Criteria And Functional Competencies Required:

• 10- 12 years of working experience in the relevant industry
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively
• Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle
• Excellent analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful
• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline.