Retail Store Construction Director directs retail store construction projects, budgets, and delivery timelines. Ensures quality and adherence to design specifications, building codes, and blueprints for a new store or remodeling construction project. Being a Retail Store Construction Director is responsible for the selection and monitoring of contractors. Authorizes changes to schedule or materials. Additionally, Retail Store Construction Director requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to top management. The Retail Store Construction Director typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. To be a Retail Store Construction Director typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
About Us:
WH Smith is a leading global travel retailer with over 1,700 stores across 30 countries worldwide. WHSmith North America, incorporating Marshall Retail Group (MRG) and InMotion, represents over half of the Company’s international store estate, with a collection of attractive, successful specialty retail stores located in airports and resorts across North America.
Marshall Retail Group prides itself on creating unique experiences for customers by developing distinctive retail store concepts that feature and highlight the local culture, community, and lifestyle of the cities in which they are located. InMotion Entertainment Group is the largest airport-based electronics retailer in travel locations globally, with access and insight into the latest technologies for business and leisure travelers, InMotion offers lifestyle products and electronics that include a wide breadth of headphones, mobile power, Bluetooth speakers and travel accessories.
Job Summary: The Director of Store Operations& Initiatives is responsible for designing and implementing best practices, strategic initiatives, and identifying opportunities for savings and efficiencies through data- driven decisions and analytical problem solving. The role will initiate, lead and guide WHSmith’s operations projects and planning; and be responsible for leading roll-outs during implementation to the field.