Store Design Manager
Do you dream of taking ownership of Store Design across multiple markets? And are you good at keeping a solid overview of many different projects and criteria? Then go ahead and apply for this role!
At Specsavers Northern European Support Office in Copenhagen, we’re looking for a Store Design Manager to manage the store design process for all five countries in our Northern European region: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Netherlands.
What you’ll do
Over the years, the Specsavers / Louis Nielsen brand has become our greatest asset. Along our vision to make better eye- and hearing care accessible to all, it’s within our optical stores that customers engage and place their trust in our brand. And that’s why we always strive for consistent execution of great looking stores – no matter where and when our customers come to visit us.
As Store Design Manager, you’ll manage all aspects of store design and layout production. This includes everything from shopfront through to retail, dispensing and clinical areas in our stores. You’ll be responsible for managing the design process for a portfolio of +450 stores, all located in different countries with local legislations, clinical standards, regulations and requirements within Specsavers global shop fit.
Your specific tasks will be to:
- Manage the creative process from design brief, mood board and sketches to actual drawing of the stores prepared for Business Development teams in their conversations with store partners, property, landlords, municipalities, suppliers etc. including 3D renders, layouts and shopfronts
- Carry any initial ideas through to completion for potential rebrands, relocations, maximisations and new stores in our five countries
- Check all store drawings are complete, technically accurate and put in motion in time to facilitate and support the development of the store
- Present inspiring alternatives to shopfronts and store design solutions in situations where the store location or physical environment requires a non-standard approach
- Design and project manage design- and development-related projects such as launches, rollouts of new unitary concepts, tactical shop fits and updates to the global shop fit
- Own the Northern European Technical Design Standards Manual and the Design Manual to ensure shop fitting and contractor tendering tools
- Manage the Store Design team of two store designers (possibly from a distance)
- Make sure that Specsavers design principles, customer journey, technical standards and brand guidelines are applied consistently across the estate
- Work closely with the Store Operations team to ensure consistently executed great-looking stores across our entire Northern Europe region.
Who you are
For the Store Design Manager role, we’re looking for someone with first-hand store layouts and design experience. It’s also essential to have worked in a managing role before with the responsibility of managing and developing people.
To be considered for the role, you must also have:
- A creative flair, imagination, and innovative thinking
- Commercial understanding and business acumen
- Previous management experience with full responsibility for you and your team’s workload
- Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across all levels and functions
- Ability to work independently with creativity
- Flexible with working hours as well as travelling between support offices and visit stores in our five Northern European countries
- Excellent communication skills in written and oral English – as well as one of our Northern European languages
- Technical skills: Autodesk incl. Revit and AutoCAD and possibly any 3D render programme.
What’s in it for you?
At Specsavers, also known as Louis Nielsen in Denmark, we are on a journey to transform eye- and hearing care – making it accessible to everyone who needs it.
Recently voted 3rd best workplace in Denmark 2021 and the top European retailer in 2020 by Great Place to Work, Specsavers/Louis Nielsen is constantly progressing and very passionate about being the best in everything we do.
As our new Store Design Manager, you’ll get to work with our diligent support office and store teams to make sure our customers feel at home whenever entering one of our modern, Scandinavian stores.
On top of that, you also get to enjoy the following perks:
- Join a smart, passionate, and confident team with colleagues from many nationalities
- Great training and development opportunities where no two days will be the same in our fast-moving matrix environment
- A flexible schedule with the possibility of working from home and business travelling around Europe, when necessary
- A salary package matching your qualifications with a pension scheme, health insurance and other staff benefits
- Be part of a business that serves a significant impact on the future of eye- and hearing care.
Is this you? Great!
Then we would love to hear from you. To apply, send your application using the button below.
We’re on the lookout for the right person to join us as soon as possible, so please apply with your CV, and you’ll hear from us very soon.
If you have any questions about this position, you are more than welcome to contact Head of Store Development for Northern Europe, Natalie Jørgensen, at + 45 30 10 76 64.
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