Director, Americas Store Planning and Construction

kate spade new york; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

kate spade new york seeks a Director, Americas Store Planning and Construction to lead the regional team responsible for Coach stores from early project definition through opening and closeout. This role ensures disciplined execution across the North America portfolio, aligned with PMO schedule governance and budget controls.

The role partners with Architecture, Visual Merchandising, Finance, and Operations to drive feasibility, delivery standards, and opening readiness, while coaching Senior

Qualifications

• Project leadership experience managing large-scale store construction programs.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration across design, finance and operations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the Coach construction delivery team across the United States, Canada, South America, Wholesale and Travel Retail.
• Set clear priorities, performance expectations and accountability standards across the team.
• Provide ongoing guidance and development opportunities to strengthen project management, construction, financial and leadership capabilities.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing culture focused on ownership, communication, quality execution and compliance.
• Direct the planning and construction of new Coach stores, renovations, relocations, and openings from handoff through opening.
• Establish portfolio delivery priorities and align project plans with PMO integrated schedules and opening requirements.
• Monitor progress, schedule, quality and compliance with design intent, codes, permits and safety expectations.
• Provide escalation support for complex site conditions, schedule constraints and vendor performance.
• Review bid analyses and ensure alignment with scope before Purchasing awards.
• Hold Project Delivery accountable for scope and budget, and oversee turnover and closeout.
• Collaborate with partners to translate design intent into executable project plans.
• Ensure readiness for Day 2 operations and warranty intake.

Job description

We believe that difference sparks brilliance, so we welcome people and ideas from everywhere to join us in stretching what's possible.

At Tapestry, being true to yourself is core to who we are. When each of us brings our individuality to our collective ambition, our creativity is unleashed. This global house of brands - Coach and Kate Spade New York - was built by unconventional entrepreneurs and unexpected solutions, so when we say we believe in dreams, we mean we believe in making them happen. We're always on a journey to becoming our best, but you can count on this: Here, your voice is valued, your ambitions are supported, and your work is recognized.

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Job Title : Director, Americas Store Planning and Construction

Reporting to the Senior Director, the Director, Americas Store Planning and Construction leads the regional team responsible for Coach stores from early projectdefinition through opening and closeout. This role provides strategic and operational leadership across the North America portfolio, ensuring disciplined execution of scope, quality and design intent in alignment with PMO schedule governance and Commercial Construction budget controls.
The Director leads and develops Construction Project Managers and Assistant Managers and connects Architecture, Visual Merchandising, Finance, Corporate, market, and operational partners. The role develops project feasibilities using the Commercial Construction cost baseline, establishes delivery standards, and drives consistent execution. The Director partners with the PMO and the Sr. Manager, Construction Commercial Management & Purchasing to align execution, schedule governance, risk, opening readiness, budget controls, purchasing and reporting.

Leadership and Team Development

• Lead, coach and develop the Coach construction delivery team, including Senior Project Managers, Construction Project Managers and Assistant Managers responsible for planning and delivering projects across the United States, Canada, South America, Wholesale and Travel Retail.

• Set clear priorities, performance expectations and accountability standards across the team while balancing workloads and aligning resources with portfolio needs.

• Provide ongoing guidance, feedback and development opportunities that strengthen project management, construction, financial and leadership capabilities.

• Foster a collaborative, high-performing culture focused on ownership, effective communication, quality execution and compliance with approved operating standards.

Portfolio and Project Delivery

• Direct the planning and construction of new Coach stores, renovations, relocations, temporary stores and enhancements across the United States, Canada and South America and within the Wholesale and Travel Retail channels from project handoff through store opening and physical completion.

• Establish portfolio delivery priorities and execution strategies, partnering with the PMO to align project plans with the PMO-owned integrated schedule, milestone governance and approved opening requirements.

• Monitor construction progress, schedule performance, quality and compliance with approved design intent, project requirements, applicable codes, permits, landlord requirements and Coach safety expectations.

• Provide senior-level direction and timely escalation support for complex site conditions, schedule constraints, contractor performance concerns and other project-delivery risks.

• Establish performance expectations for general contractors, architects of record and construction vendors and direct corrective action when performance does not meet Coach requirements.

• Review bid analyses and Project Manager award recommendations, confirm alignment with approved scope and ensure bid or award exceptions are escalated in accordance with the approval matrix before Purchasing executes the award.

• Hold the Project Delivery team accountable for executing within approved scope and budget. Direct scope-control, value-engineering and mitigation decisions and elevate commitments outside delegated authority.

• Oversee quality-control turnover and completion of outstanding construction work. Provide the physical-completion confirmations required for PMO post-opening tracking and for Commercial Construction and Purchasing to complete financial and administrative closeout.

Feasibility Budgeting and Cost Partnership

• Lead and approve the development of project feasibility budgets using the current cost baseline developed and maintained by Commercial Construction. Ensure project-specific scope, site conditions, schedule assumptions, allowances, exclusions, contingency and known risks are complete and documented.

• Validate feasibility completeness, document material baseline variances and present feasibility budgets for required leadership and funding approval.

• Participate in Commercial Construction’s weekly project budget reviews beginning 30 days before construction start and continuing through closeout. Provide scope, execution-risk and mitigation inputs at the formal preconstruction, midpoint and closeout checkpoints.

• Remain accountable for project scope, execution decisions, vendor commitments and change impacts within the approved budget while Commercial Construction independently owns budget controls, forecasting and financial reporting.

• Ensure Project Managers validate scope, business need and percent complete for purchase orders, change orders and invoices before Purchasing enters or processes approved transactions.

• At completion, confirm the approved construction scope is complete and no known construction exposure remains. Support Commercial Construction’s financial closeout and Purchasing’s final invoice and purchase-order closure.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner with the PMO to align Project Delivery priorities with integrated schedule oversight, milestone governance, survey coordination, permitting oversight, risk mitigation, opening readiness and executive reporting.

• Partner with the Sr. Manager, Construction Commercial Management & Purchasing to apply the current cost baseline to project feasibilities and align project risks and mitigation with independent budget controls, forecasting, purchasing and financial closeout.

• Maintain clear decision rights and operating cadences across Project Delivery, PMO and Construction Commercial Management & Purchasing so schedule, scope, cost, procurement and opening-readiness decisions remain connected throughout the project lifecycle.

• Ensure Project Delivery owns contractor and vendor completion of corrective work. Partner with the Assistant Manager, PMO, who owns punchlist, Day 2 and first-year warranty intake, tracking, follow-up, escalation and closure reporting.

• Collaborate with Business Development, Architecture, Visual Merchandising, Operations, Information Systems, Finance and other partners to align scope, schedule, budget and opening requirements and translate design intent and business objectives into executable project plans.

Operational Excellence

• Implement and sustain approved policies, procedures, controls, tools and reporting standards established by the Senior Director. Maintain