Assistant Store Planning Lead, Luxury Retail Openings

Inside Lvmh; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Louis Vuitton is seeking an Assistant Store Planning Manager for South Asia to lead end-to-end store openings and renovations across the region. You will manage projects from conception through handover, ensuring on-time delivery, budget adherence, and adherence to the Maison’s quality standards.

The role requires strong architectural experience, a degree in Architecture/Interior Design, and ability to coordinate with local teams, landlords and vendors.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of architectural experience including high quality facades and interiors and store planning project management.
• Degree holder in Architecture, Interior Design or Project Management in Design & Construction.
• Experience of luxury retail design is highly desirable but not essential.

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 of highest quality within budget, either independently or with collaboration with Store Planning Manager (dependent on scale of projects).
• 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 manager/ 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 – around 30%.

Skills

Project management

Analytical

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Architecture, Interior Design or Project Management in Design & Construction

Tools

MS Office

CAD

3D software

Photoshop

Job description

Louis Vuitton is seeking an Assistant Store Planning Manager for South Asia to lead end-to-end store openings and renovations across the region. You will manage projects from conception through handover, ensuring on-time delivery, budget adherence, and adherence to the Maison’s quality standards.

The role requires strong architectural experience, a degree in Architecture/Interior Design, and ability to coordinate with local teams, landlords and vendors.