REGIONAL STORE PLANNING MANAGER Fashion & WFJ MIDDLE-EAST

Reporting to the Fashion Director and functionally to the Boutique Architecture Area Manager in Paris, you will be in charge of the Maintenance of the CHANEL UAE & GCC boutiques (Fashion, W&FJ)

You will be the key contact between Paris Store Planning Team & the UAE team while working closely with the retail team, the local contractors and the mall representatives.

Your main responsibilities are:

Lead the local Store Planning team & guide them to achieve their respective goals of Maintenance & Renovations across the region.

Maintenance & Post Opening projects:

Manage with your team the maintenance and post opening projects within the markets. Follow Chanel standards in terms of boutique maintenance, ensuring high quality of work, reactivity and cost control.

• Regularly visit the boutique to identify the maintenance needs and plan the maintenance projects while complying with the health and safety, the Mall and the local regulations.
• Design BOH extensions, refurbishments and work on minor renovations works within the retail area
• Work closely with the Paris Boutique Architecture Area Manager in defining budget and time schedule for the execution of the maintenance works and in complying with the brand design specifications.
• Ensure the supervision of the works and follow-up on the different maintenance / renovation phases:
• Request quotations from the suppliers and challenge them
• Assign suppliers to complete the boutique’s maintenance and minor renovation works.
• Handle the follow up on the boutique’s maintenance and update the team on the work progress
• Identify new potential contractors and implement yearly contracts in line with the budget allocation
• Plan the yearly maintenance budget & LE(s) of the boutiques and follow up on it closely with the finance team
• Guide your team to achieve their respective goals of Maintenance & Renovations across the region.

New Projects:

Support the Paris Boutique Architecture Area Manager in providing all the required information related to the new project

and provide local supervision.

• Liaise between the mall and Paris team on the space allocation / negotiation / LOD request …
• Prepare the project brief (market need, drawings, constraints, competitor space analysis…)
• Site follow up and coordination with the local GC and consultants and make report to the Paris Team.
• Coordinate the different local teams prior and during the boutique opening (IT, Legal, Security dept., VM, Window Decor,

wholesale teams …)

You need to have a university degree with a 10-12 years of experience as an Architect or Interior Designer within the luxury

retail enviromnement with team leading skills

You have a strong project management background with good technical abilities, a good send of business to follow the

budgets and knowledgeable in sustainability.

You have a flexible and pro-active approach to work including ability to prioritize and a strong interpersonal and

communication skills including the ability to ensure effective communication with a wide range of contact both internal

and external will be a real asset to succeed in this position.

English & Arabic are a must – French is an asset

You will be based in Dubai with the ability to frequently travel around UAE & GCC.