Retail Store Designer  

Our client is a blue chip retailer, with it's offices in the Cape Town CBD. An exciting opportunity exists for an individual with drive, enthusiasm and passion to join their store design team and assist with the design and development of new stores and renovation of existing stores.

Key responsibilities:
Interpreting design and retail trends by conducting benchmarking to ensure that stores, equipment, offices and other real estate are current and leading edge
Develop and design in-store concepts including colour, materials, look, feel etc. based on the detailed brief and design guidelines provided by the Store Design Manager
Present concepts to internal clients to gain buy in and approval of concepts
Select the right suppliers for production of store design materials and manage the quality of supplier work by building effective supplier relationships
Design store equipment, timeously brief equipment managers and source the correct materials to create the equipment
Brief the architect to accurately complete detailed drawings based on concepts developed
Check all drawings supplied by architects based on the store design concepts
Implement an effective Store Design process by confirming the store brief, sourcing materials suited to the design and finalising the drawings which best illustrate and sell the design
Provide input to the implementation plan for all new store layout and layout changes, by advising sales management