Store Design Manager - Global Travel Retail

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About Charlotte Tilbury Beauty

Founded by British makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury MBE in 2013, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has revolutionised the face of the global beauty industry by de-coding makeup applications for everyone, everywhere, with an easy-to-use, easy-to-choose, easy-to-gift range. Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty continues to break records across countries, channels, and categories and to scale at pace.

Over the last 10 years, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has experienced exceptional growth and is one of the most talked about brands in the beauty industry and beyond. It has become a global sensation across 50 markets (and growing), with over 2,300 employees globally who are part of the Dream Team making the magic happen.

Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is a truly global business, delivering market-leading growth, innovative retail and product launches fuelled by industry-leading tech — all with an internal culture of embracing challenges, disruptive thinking, winning together, and sharing the magic. The energy behind the bran­d is infectious, and as we grow, we are always looking for extraordinary talent who want to be part of this our success and help drive our limitless ambitions.

About The Role

In the recently formed Travel Retail Team of Charlotte Tilbury, you will manage key store design projects, producing design packs and managing projects from initial creative concept to implementation, collaborating with key stakeholders of Travel Retail and global teams of Charlotte Tilbury.

Key outcomes include designing exceptional Charlotte Tilbury customer experiences through permanent counters and animation pop-up, within budget, on schedule and meeting operational requirements specific to airports.

As a Store Design Manager you will

• Lead Charlotte Tilbury's brand codes across all Travel Retail store Design elements, expressing the strength of the brand aesthetically and commercially
• Prepare floor plans, elevations, and 3D models to support the expansion of the brand in Travel retail
• Beginning to end, full project management, from creating the best layouts, maximizing brand expression in a new store, monitoring creative development, to technical drawings, approvals, tracking and managing spend costs, and opening schedules
• Responsible for ensuring all project tenders (over a fixed amount) are started in collaboration with the Procurement and legal teams
• Completing the contracting process in line with awarding tenders
• Preparing and managing design pack for internal approval and external /retailers sign off process
• Review and approve manufacture drawings for design integrity, retailers requirements and safety standards
• Ensure design standards and concepts are maintained in all architectural details
• Identify and propose solutions to resolve issues that can impact project schedule, cost, or design integrity
• Attend installation of new stores, monitoring standards and snagging issues
• Develop expertise in all design concepts for Charlotte Tilbury Beauty including special projects as assigned (pop ups, events etc.)
• Assist in development and updates to design standard guidelines
• Organize, update, and archive all project documentation in line with existing filing system
• Communicate effectively via verbal and drawing skills; understand and tailor presentations to the audience
  
  

Who You Will Work With

Reports to the Senior Store Design and VM Manager

Requirements

• Extensive experience in architectural and/or Interior design experience; moderate in Retail design
• Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Architecture or Interior Design required from an accredited program
• Proficient sketching, rendering, graphic presentation skills to communicate ideas
• Excellent ability to think spatially and visually, understand flow and proportion of spaces as well as form and function of fixtures, and translate ideas into cohesive design concepts based on own understanding as well as the needs/requests of related business partners
• Proven ability to prioritise projects while adhering to strict deadlines
• Vectorworks and SketchUp proficiency required. Adobe Creative Suite experience strongly preferred. 3D rendering a plus
• Proficiency in Microsoft, particularly Excel
• Understanding of basic construction required, extensive knowledge of accessibility and building codes a must
• Experience in managing the approval process for retail stores in airport environments is a plus
• Decisive problem-solving skills with regards to construction materials and methods a must
• Awareness of design trends and materials
• Excellent project planning and time management skills. Proactivity and adaptability
• Ability to balance design, with operational needs and budget objectives resulting in exceptional store environments and customer experience
• Self-starter, ability to work independently and with the team
• Exceptional eye for detail and great vision on how to use spaces and commercial opportunities
• Skilled in the visual, written, and verbal communication of design issues
  
  

Charlotte Tilbury is a fast-paced and dynamic environment where nimble mindsets, striving to deliver the best and wanting to be part of a global #dreaamteam are key. Even though we have requirements, our experience and background are just a guide, we still love to welcome applicants with more or less experience stated, provided the necessary skills can be demonstrated.

Benefits

• Be a part of this values driven, high growth, magical journey with an ultimate vision to empower everyone, everywhere to be the best version of themselves
• We're a hybrid model with flexibility, allowing you to work how best suits you
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with an additional day to celebrate your birthday
• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey
• Financial security and planning with our pension and life assurance for all
• Wellness and social benefits including Medicash, Employee Assist Programs and regular social connects with colleagues
• Bring your furry friend to work with you on our allocated dog-friendly days and spaces
• And not to forget our generous product discount and gifting!
  
  

At Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, our mission is to empower everybody in the world to be the most beautiful version of themselves. We celebrate and support this by encouraging and hiring people with diverse backgrounds, cultures, voices, beliefs, and perspectives into our growing global workforce. By doing so, we better serve our communities, customers, employees - and the candidates that take part in our recruitment process.

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