Assistant Retail Designer Bury, North West England, England
Job description
Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 60,000 colleagues and over 3,400 stores across several retail fascias in over 30 markets around the world.
JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally.
We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives.
The Property Design Team:
The Property Design team is responsible for driving innovation and design excellence across all of the JD Group brands on a global scale. The department delivers inspiring, commercial retail environments for our consumers in order to maximise their shopping experience, whilst maximising profitability for the Group.
The role:
The position of Retail Designer, is a key role in the global expansion of JD sports across Europe. Working as part of the Property Design Team, this position necessitates a high principle of design standards with the creative ability to develop each store design on a project-by-project basis using the agreed store grading guidelines. Strong leadership, communication and reporting skills are essential as is proven experience in a sports fashion environment, designing and delivering stores within Europe
The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:
- Assist the lead designer within agreed territory, taking projects from brief through to completion
- Liaising with key project stakeholders at varying stages of projects, working closely with internal departments
- Coordinate meetings to present store designs and obtain approval / feedback
- Attend site meetings; talking through the design with the project delivery team, check surveys and record site information, ensuring all data is up to date in all documentation
- Set up drawings in AutoCAD using landlords or survey information ensuring all work is accurate
- Space plan merchandise layouts using a design brief and option targets
- Production of detailed plans, shop fronts, sections and elevations for proposed store designs and site-specific details where required
- Liaise with external professional agencies such as architects, MEP and structural engineers, permitting departments in order to obtain statutory approvals
- Offer assistance and support to the global design studio to support workload in other regions as / when time permits
- Partner with the GHQ graphics team to deliver project specific designs
- Experience at all stages of the design process, from conception through to implementation
- Design creatively to set budgets, demonstrating an understanding of construction costs
- Interpret briefs accurately with the ability to work to set deadlines
- Detailed understanding of construction or shop fitting coupled with a strong understanding of permit regulations across territories with a good understanding of building regulations within UKSelf-motivated and driven, with the ability to manage own workload to deadlines
- Ability to negotiate and influence at all levels with both internal and external stakeholders
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Great spatial awareness
- Strong retail and commercial awareness, specifically within the sports fashion industry
- Some experience in a creative role with a leading retail design agency or in-house design team
- Be prepared to travel nationally and internationally holding a full driving licence and a valid passport
- Previous experience within a similar role is essential
Skills:
- Expert level AutoCAD with working knowledge of how to build dynamic blocks
- Proficient in the use of Adobe Creative Cloud suite
- Experience of Revit is desirable
- Expert in visual rendering and 3D modelling
- Ability to use all Microsoft Office programs
- An interest in the use and specification of sustainable
- Degree in Architecture, Architectural Technology, Interior Design or other relevant qualification
We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:
- Pension Scheme
- Health plans – Depending on level of role
- Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.
Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of you applying, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion
Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager.
Thank you again for your time.
