Senior Director, Store Planning, Fixture Design And Purchasing

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GENERAL PURPOSE:
The Senior Director of Store Planning, Fixture Design and Purchasing is responsible for leading the drawing and executive signoff of final store plans for new store openings and capital projects in existing stores, in partnership with Real Estate, Construction, and stakeholders across Store Operations and Loss Prevention. This role develops, maintains, and interprets the company's prototype store design and specifications, including the research, design, sourcing, development, testing, rollout, purchasing and inventory management of store fixtures for new store openings and capital projects. The Senior Director will demonstrate effective strategic planning and project management, vendor and contract management, budgeting and forecasting, process management and cost control, problem solving, and executive level communications, working closely with GVP, SVP, EVP level leaders in Store Operations. This role will lead a large team and have Directors and Senior Managers as direct reports.
The base salary range for this role is $143,500 - $270,100. The base salary range is dependent on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, qualifications, relevant education, certifications, seniority, and location. The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards vary by position and location.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Owns and maintains expense and capital budgets associated with store fixtures. Ensures all expenditures and forecasts are accurate and aligned with Company policies and procedures. Supports annual Capital planning.
• Support other activities in Store Operations as required.
• Sources, maintains, and optimizes a portfolio of store fixture vendors, and ensures there is sufficient inventory on hand and on order to execute new store openings, capital projects, and approved ad hoc requests, on time, on budget, with high accuracy. Responsible for all contracts, pricing, and performance management.
• Ensures an ongoing focus on improving processes and tools to ensure all projects are completed on-time, on-budget and with high quality; consistently prioritizes work and maintains a high degree of flexibility to maximize productivity and results.
• Is the lead partner for senior executives (GVP/SVP/EVP) on store planning and fixture design and purchasing activities and troubleshooting. In this role is the first responder and primary source of communication and executive updates for their purview.
• Partners and influences in collaboration with Real Estate, Construction, and stakeholders across Store Operations and Loss Prevention, to draw store plans aligned to prototype and achieve executive signoff on time on budget with high accuracy.
• Leads and develops a team of high performing associates with a focus on planning, design, execution, project management, problem solving, and process management.

COMPETENCIES:

• Communication and Collaboration
• Organizational Agility
• Strategic Agility
• Deals with Ambiguity
• Develop Teams
• Process Management
• Manages and Measures Work
• Problem Solving

QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL SKILLS REQUIRED:

• 5-7 years in retail architecture and/or fixture design is preferred
• 5-7 years of Store Operations experience; experience leading complex retail projects is preferred
• Travel to vendors and stores as required
• 5-7 years leading teams in corporate setting
• BA/BS required; MBA preferred
• Proficiency in MS PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project
• Demonstrated ability to manage vendor contracts and relationships, line-item bids, commitment letters, negotiations, and all other administrative processes required to design, source, develop, and purchase store fixtures

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/ADA:

• Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically.
• Requires sitting, standing, walking, hearing, talking on the telephone, attending in-person meetings, typing, and working with paper/files, etc.
• Job requires ability to work in an office environment, primarily on a computer. Also requires working at vendors and in stores (sometimes before/after store hours) and some travel, as required.
• Consistent timeliness and regular attendance.
• This role requires regular in-office presence, including to engage in in-person team interaction, meetings and collaboration, client support, mentoring, coaching, and/or feedback. However, this role can perform duties effectively using a combination of in-office and remote work. #LI-Hybrid

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Leads a team of Directors and Senior Managers
DISCLAIMER
This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at management's discretion.
Ross is an equal employment opportunity employer. We consider individuals for employment or promotion according to their skills, abilities and experience. We believe that it is an essential part of the Company's overall commitment to attract, hire and develop a strong, talented and diverse workforce. Ross is committed to complying with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, physical, mental or developmental disability, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), veteran status, military status, marital or registered domestic partnership status, medical condition (including cancer or genetic characteristics), genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, as well as any other category protected by federal, state or local laws.