Senior Store Design Planner: Drive Retail Space Innovation

Academy Sports + Outdoors; Katy (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Academy Sports + Outdoors in Katy, TX seeks an experienced Store Design Planner to drive design initiatives for stores nationwide. You will coordinate with senior management and project teams from initiation to execution, ensuring schedules and budgets are met across multiple categories.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Architecture/Engineering/Interior Design, at least five years' related retail store planning experience, and strong CAD skills (AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp).

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s in Architecture, Engineering, Interior Design or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in retail store planning/design environment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead design initiatives for Academy Sports + Outdoors stores.
• Collaborate with Special Project Managers for multiple merchant categories.
• Monitor schedules and deadlines across design projects.
• Provide briefs on timelines to stakeholders and teams.
• Oversee CAD resources and file management for standards.
• Interface with external vendors to ensure design compliance.
• Maintain budgets and control project costs.

Skills

Project management

Multi-project coordination

Communication

Detail oriented

Store fixture design

CAD & 3D modeling

Scheduling

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor’s in Architecture

Bachelor’s in Engineering

Bachelor’s in Interior Design

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

SketchUp

MS Office

Job description

Academy Sports + Outdoors in Katy, TX seeks an experienced Store Design Planner to drive design initiatives for stores nationwide. You will coordinate with senior management and project teams from initiation to execution, ensuring schedules and budgets are met across multiple categories.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Architecture/Engineering/Interior Design, at least five years' related retail store planning experience, and strong CAD skills (AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp).