Senior Store Planner

Senior Store Planner

Location: Marlborough, MA

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid Tuesday and Wednesday on-site

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract (Contract-to-Hire)
• Contract Duration: 12 months (with potential to extend)
• Pay Rate: $38.00 $43.00 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: 36.25-hour work week
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

Develops Fixture Plans and Architectural Criteria Drawings for new stores, relocations, expansions, remodels, and special projects for all client chains. Makes design and layout decisions in order to create plans for each project based upon site-specific requirements and budget guidelines, ensuring that client standards are met. Thoughtful decision making and attention to detail will result in an overall enhanced customer and associate in-store experience. End result drive sales! In conjunction with the Store Planning Manager, assigns projects for all new stores, relocations, expansions, remodels, and special projects for designated client chains to Store Planning associates and outside consultants. Provides guidance to Store Planners and outside consultants with regards to conformance to planning guidelines, prototypical requirements, and site-specific criteria.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze project data to design site-specific plans. Make design and layout decisions for each project, relying on experience and judgment. Recommend solutions for efficient overall store layout, including all support areas and department adjacencies. Collaborate with Store Planning Management, Design Department, Store Operations, and Merchandise Planning and Analysis. Enhance overall customer and associate in-store experience to drive sales.
• Create architectural drawings that meet client standards and construction specifications, balancing design and operational needs. Collaborate with Architects and Construction Department to interpret local building codes, adhere to store opening timelines, budget and lease requirements.
• Troubleshoot site-specific challenges that arise during planning, drawing, and the construction phase of assigned projects. Develop creative solutions to resolve problems. Proactively partner with both internal and external teams to communicate changes and resolve project scheduling conflicts.
• Responsible for ensuring timely and accurate distribution and archiving of drawings and project data to meet Construction and Real Estate store opening schedules.
• For design-build stores, review completed site survey with collected data about existing conditions. Interprets and analyzes collected data to facilitate design development decisions with internal team. Conducts design-build meeting with appropriate team members. Develop site specific plans and architectural drawings that adhere to Construction budget and store opening schedule.
• Assists Store Planning Management in training and providing technical guidance to Store Planners and outside consultants with regards to implementation of planning guidelines and chain specific prototype requirements for new stores, relocations, expansions, remodels, and special projects for designated client chains. Delegates projects to Store Planners and outside consultants, ensuring timely and accurate distribution of drawings to meet Construction and Real Estate store opening schedules.
• Special Projects as assigned.

Required Skills

• Must have working knowledge of REVIT (explain usage in resume or summary) and ACAD/AutoCAD (required) retail store and fixture layout preferred but open to experience with an architectural firm
• Retail store and fixture layout
• Strong understanding of retail store operations, building architecture, construction procedures and related codes
• Excels at problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task while remaining flexible
• Time management oriented

Education Requirements

• Associate's Degree in Architecture, Architectural Engineering Technology, or Interior Design OR equivalent Certificate
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Law Degree

Required Experience

• 8 years of related planning experience, preferably in retail design, store planning, interior design, or architecture

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Currently building an average of 125 150 new stores annually and remodeling 200 stores
• Fast-paced, multi-task environment requiring flexibility

Important Notes

• This is a contract-to-hire opportunity; the position is not open as a direct FTE at this time
• Interview process: 1 panel interview with 5 managers (1 observing); approximately 45 minutes in duration
• Local candidates preferred; hybrid schedule requires on-site presence Tuesday and Wednesday

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This Fortune 100 retail and apparel company is the world's leading off-price retailer, operating more than 5,200 stores across ten countries under iconic brands in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. The organization employs buyers, merchants, store planners, architects, retail operations professionals, finance specialists, and technology experts who collaborate across a broad range of disciplines within a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. With a business model delivering quality, brand-name, and designer merchandise at prices typically 20 to 60 percent below full-price retail, this company has built one of the most distinctive and enduring value propositions in global retail, creating meaningful career pathways for motivated professionals in merchandising, operations, supply chain, corporate finance, marketing, and technology.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-11108

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