Retail Store Implementation Project Manager - Columbia Sportswear Company (Portland, OR)

This role requires weekly, onsite collaboration at Columbia Sportswear's Headquarters in Portland, Oregon.

ABOUT THE POSITION 

The Global Real Estate team provides services aligned with the construction, maintenance, and lease management of Columbia Sportswear's retail stores and World Head Quarters. Services include lease administration, acquisitions, maintenance, and construction of all corporate facilities and North American retail stores. Our team strives to construct and enhance Columbia Sportswear's retail stores to reflect brand standards and create a positive consumer experience. 

As the Store Implementation Manager, you will be an integral trailblazer who will drive the planning, allocate resources, mitigate risks and remove obstacles to insure successful store openings. You will be responsible for overseeing and project management for construction from start to finish. The day to day will be working with a fun team that includes architects, engineers, general contractor, store operations management, and external vendors to ensure retail functionality and elevate the Columbia brand. 

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HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE 

• Direct and manage both internal and external teams to insure stores and project design align with brand direction, operational criteria, approved budgets, and schedules

• Manage and ensure all planning and store development occurs according to schedule and within budgetary guidelines without sacrificing quality.

• Oversee assigned store build-outs including budgets, bidding, scheduling, construction, and on-site installations of fixtures, graphics, merchandising.  Monitor progress of the installs and projects and handle issues that develop along the way.

• Manage store refurbishments and capital maintenance projects, partnering with retail facilities and retail operations.

• Manage communication with external vendors and internal colleagues on implementation and refurbishment of assigned stores.  Develop and communicate schedule to meet lease required opening dates.

• Maintain responsibility for development and management of capital budgets related to assigned projects.  Then team with purchasing, finance and accounting for process management of all assigned project related expenses.  Further assist Director of Global Real Estate with HQ Expansion efforts, focusing on master planning, budgeting, project management and realization as assigned.

• Partners with Sales, Marketing, PR, IT, HR, and other business units to identify business needs and implement appropriate solutions for Columbia stores and Retail partners

YOU ARE 

• Organized and can prioritize workload managing multiple projects simultaneously.

• Direct and clear in communications

• Calm and resolution focused under pressure.

YOU HAVE 

• Degree in construction science/management, a related field, or equivalent retail work experience

• 5+ years project management experience, preferably with a multi-branded retailer. 

• Experience working with contractors/construction drawings and contracts, project schedules, capital budgeting, business documents, financial reports, retail leases.

• In-store retail experience, related to management, merchandising and construction.

• Applied skill with MS Office programs including Outlook, Excel, Word and Power point.  MS Project software working knowledge a plus