(T) Manager Special Projects Retail Environment

Foot Locker, Inc.; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Foot Locker, Inc. is seeking a Manager Special Project Retail Environment for a 5-month role to translate brand strategy into store environments across EMEA. You will collaborate with Store development, Procurement and Space planning to elevate the store proposition and consumer engagement.

The role entails leading fixture development, capital rollout, vendor partnerships and weekly design reviews with Real Estate, CX & Sales, and Regional Planning teams to deliver innovative VM solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years VM/retail experience with managerial exposure.
• Strong creativity, collaboration, and communication.
• Excellent time management with deadline-driven mindset.
• Pro-active, well organized, customer-oriented.
• CAD design understanding and blueprint drawings preferred.
• Experience with Adobe Suite (Illustrator, AutoCAD, InDesign) preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams) required.
• Fluent in English and eligible to work in the Netherlands.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of new fixtures and in-store initiatives to elevate consumer experience.
• Lead strategic projects from capital submission, fixture development, procurement and rollout.
• Manage capital investment planning and expense budgets autonomously for retail environment initiatives.
• Coordinate with vendors and external agencies to deliver VM solutions.
• Lead the weekly design approval meetings with Real Estate / CX & Sales and Regional Planning teams.
• Foster vendor partnerships to identify and deliver innovative VM solutions that elevate in-store experience and drive business performance.
• Support cross-functional collaboration and ensure alignment throughout project delivery.

Skills

Visual Merchandising

Store leadership

Creativity

Communication

Project management

CAD understanding

Adobe Creative Suite

MS Office 365

English fluency

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

AutoCAD

InDesign

Adobe Acrobat

Microsoft Office 365

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Overview

(This is a temporary 5-month role until January 2027)

The Manager Special Project Retail Environment is responsible for ensuring our brand strategy is translated into our retail environment through cross-functional collaboration on the development, design and space planning of our stores to ensure we elevate our store proposition and improve consumer engagement, productivity and profitability of our stores.

The role works closely with Store development, Procurement and Space planning in the alignment of the brand vision across all in-store touch points. The role will be as well responsible to actively work on developing VM solutions to elevate our brand partners at Foot Locker locations across EMEA.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of new fixtures and in-store initiatives to elevate consumer experience
• Lead strategic projects from capital submission, fixture development, procurement and rollout
• Manages capital investment planning and expense budgets autonomously for retail environment initiatives, ensuring effective
• resource allocation and delivery against business objectives
• Responsible to create distinction through Vendor Partner collaboration - Vendors and external agencies
• Responsible for identifying ideas and initiatives, partnering cross functionally, to improve consumer engagement and productivity of our stores through the lens of fixture design and store layout
• Contribute to lead the “Fast Break Store concept” roll out
• Responsible, in partnership with Real Estate / CX & Sales and Regional Planning teams, to lead the weekly design approval meetings and ensure all VM imperatives are embedded in every new / re-model store together with the coordinator Layout Planning
• Cultivate and strategically manage vendor partnerships to identify and deliver innovative Visual Merchandising solutions that elevate the in-store experience, strengthen brand differentiation and drive business performance
• Act as a subject matter expert, fostering capability growth and elevating functional expertise to support business needs
• Build strong partnerships with internal stakeholders by driving process improvements, promoting cross-functional collaboration and ensuring alignment throughout all stages of project delivery.

Qualifications

• More than 7 years of VM / Retail experience, with significant managerial exposure
• Strong Creativity, collaboration, and communication skills
• Well-developed time management skills with a deadline-driven mentality
• Pro-active, well organized and flexible with a customer-oriented mindset
• Design experience is preferred. Understanding CAD design is desirable, understanding of blueprint drawings is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with design tools including Adobe Suite (Illustrator, AutoCAD, InDesign, Adobe Acrobat etc.) is preferred
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office 365 suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams) is required
• Fluent in English
• Candidates must be eligible to work in the Netherlands

Benefits

• Recognition, inclusion and belonging in a diverse environment
• 25 holidays and flexible working (hybrid position, in office ~2 days p/w)
• Employee Discount on in-store and online products
• Casual Sneaker Culture
• Learning & Health/Wellbeing programs
• Career development and growth in an ambitious international team
• Travel reimbursement
• Access to premium wellness apps
• Bike plan and contribution to gym subscription
• Pension Plan
• Discounted Collective Health plans
• Activities organized by our Social Committee#