Store Planner / Designer

This position offers the opportunity to utilize and expand your technical design skills while working in a multi-disciplined team environment with MEP engineers, architects, and project managers to prepare comprehensive design-build solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

·      Developing and implementing innovative store designs that align with our clients’ brand identity and enhance the overall shopping experience.

·      Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including architects, merchandisers, and operations personnel, to ensure the seamless integration of design elements.

·      Creating detailed design plans, including floor plans to maximize retail space utilization and operational efficiency and create lighting schemes with a focus on aesthetics and customer experience.

·      Conducting existing site visits and assessments to gather information on store layouts, existing fixtures, retail space utilization, and MEP infrastructure in order to document those conditions in AutoCAD.

·      Selecting appropriate equipment to execute client's merchandising strategies and create a shopping environment that will reflect our client's brand image.

·      Staying updated on industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve store design concepts and strategies.

·      Collaborating with external vendors and contractors to ensure high-quality execution of design elements within specified guidelines.

·      Managing project timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure timely and cost-effective execution of store designs.

·      Develop dynamic blocks, perform data extractions, and develop / maintain CAD standards.

Qualifications:

·      Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering is strongly preferred.

·      Degree in Interior Design, Architecture, Commercial Planning or a related field may also be considered.

·      Proven experience as a Retail Store Designer, focus on supermarket design is preferred.

·      Strong knowledge of supermarket layout optimization, merchandising principles, and customer flow management.

·      Proficiency in AutoCAD is required; 3D modeling software such as Revit and SketchUp is a plus.

·      Ability to create compelling visual presentations and communicate design concepts effectively.

·      Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks, manage timelines, and meet deadlines.

·      Excellent attention to detail and a keen eye for aesthetics and visual appeal.

·      Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced, quickly changing environment.

·      A portfolio showcasing your previous retail store design projects is required, particularly designs in the supermarket sector are a plus.