Specialist, Development & Procurement Jobs

At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to CHANEL.

Specialist, Development and Procurement

About The Job

CHANEL is looking for a Specialist to join our Development and Procurement Team in New York, NY. The Specialist will play a support role in managing the production of specialty fixtures, as well as manage bulk orders, and temp fixtures for supporting our Fragrance and Beauty division. This role interfaces with many internal and external teams and is a key partner for our Store Design team. Our ideal candidate will have 4 years of experience and a passion for negotiations and project management, with a focus on high quantity fixtures. This role will support a fabrication of retail custom fixtures, focusing on efficiency, cost management, vendor management, quality execution, and close out documents.

Section 2: What impact you can create at CHANEL:

• Support manager in purchasing fixtures, materials and components with new and existing vendors
• Create strong project communication between internal and external partners
• Implement strategic opportunities for cost savings and efficient timelines
• Close out punch lists and project documents
• Review and negotiate quotes
• Vendor Management: Planning, sourcing, onboarding and continued development
• Integrate Sustainable practices, materials and values
• Travel for onsite visits, validating progress and execution of elevated details

You are energized by…

• Attention to detail and passion for problem solving
• Working in a highly collaborative environment
• Agile and ability to pivot to accommodate many influences
• Strategically work with suppliers on Sustainable methods and develop standards to reduce our carbon impact

What You Will Bring To The Team...

• Familiarity with technical millwork drawings
• Background in architecture, industrial design or millwork fabrication
• Ability to balance multiple projects and priorities
• Strong attention to detail and brand standards
• Understanding of current financial trends related to millwork
• Creative thinker with the desire to strategize with various teams

Position Logistics:

• Organize bidding, awarding consultants, and supervise their activities and outcome
• Visit millwork facilities and ensure quality expectations working closely with the Store Design team
• Issue purchase orders and process invoices
• Source materials and components in bulk to support counter renovations
• 4 years experience with architecture, industrial design or millwork fabrication
• Purchase custom fixtures in bulk quantity to support counter renovations
• Support internal business partners in forecasting budgets / timelines and updating as the project progresses
• Coordinate logistics of product to warehouse or installation
• 25% travel may be required
• Display curiosity about sustainability initiatives, construction methods and sourcing strategies
• Hybrid work environment

Section 5: What skills you will learn? What experiences might you have?

• Opportunities to work collaboratively with various teams internally and externally
• Project management skills and prioritizing tasks

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $60,700 through $80,000. Base salary is one component of the total compensation for this position. Other components [may/will] include additional compensation, benefits and perks.

Chanel is a private company whose values are grounded in creating the conditions for people to perform at their best and feel fulfilled and confident in their work. We offer a unique work environment where individuals are encouraged to better understand the brand, the business, and motivations, so that together we can unlock the possibilities of growth. This is reflected in:

Diversity and Inclusion

• At CHANEL, we are intentional in promoting Diversity & Inclusion. We foster respect, empathy and dignity for all. We believe strongly that the diversity of our people across the full spectrum of human differences is essential to our organisation and the connections we have with each other and our clients.
• We offer Employee Resource Groups in the US that are voluntary, open to all, employee-led groups formed around a shared identity or lived experience, whose aim is to foster a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community aligned with the values and missions of the communities they support.

Chanel Community

• Employees are encouraged to take time off annually to volunteer through CHANEL Community. CHANEL also matches employee donations to select charitable organizations.
• CHANEL Community empowers our employees to channel their passions, talents and sense of purpose to contribute to and learn from our communities.

Sustainability

• CHANEL Mission 1.5° is our climate action plan. It is focused on transforming the business in line with the ambitions of the Paris Agreement on climate change to limit the average global mean temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.
• Employees are encouraged to contribute to our US Sustainability efforts at the corporate level and within the divisions, through organized taskforces and initiatives.

Arts and Culture

• We are committed to extending our legacy of cultural engagement. Global support includes the CHANEL Culture Fund, which supports a select group of leading art culture institutions across the globe, and the CHANEL Next Prize for the next generation of creative talent. US support currently includes Annual sponsorship of the MoMA film program, Tribeca Film Festival programs and Through Her Lens, Support of the Academy Gold Fellowship for Women and Sponsorship of the BAAND Together Dance Festival at Lincoln Center.

Career and Leadership Development:

• We have dedicated in-house teams focused on supporting the onboarding of employees, developing leadership skills via custom programs like Imagine Chanel People, Heart of Leadership and group and individual coaching, and blended online and live classes offered on our Bloom platform and by skilled trainers, such as Shape Your Career, to develop career building skills.

Compensation

• Base salary, bonus potential and other forms of variable pay [may/will be] offered for this position

Benefits And Perks

• Wellbeing resources include dedicated paid time off for wellbeing (2-week August Office Closure and Wellbeing Days in Retail) and a Wellbeing fund
• Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Health Advocate, International Business Travel Accident & Medical, and Commuter Transit & Parking
• Family and care giving benefits (inclusive of parental leave, fertility support, MilkStork, and Care.com Membership)
• Flexibility (flexible time and hybrid work options)
• Generous paid time off policies to include vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer days
• 401K, pension and other incentives
• Robust healthcare offerings; medical, dental, vision, MDLIVE (virtual care), One Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care), Health Savings Account and Employee Assistance Program