International Retail Designer - Milano, Italy Milano

International Retail Designer - Milano, Italy
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

Who are the JD Group?

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JD is a sports fashion, multichannel retailer of branded sports and casual wear, combining globally recognised brands such as Nike, adidas, Puma and The North Face, with strong own brand labels such as Pink Soda and Supply & Demand to provide an elevated consumer experience.

JD is an industry leading retail business which combines the best of physical and digital retail to give a compelling consumer proposition which enables its customers to shop seamlessly across all channels.

JD now has over 770 stores in 19 territories, 4 continents across the globe.

As a Group, our portfolio stretches to 3300+ stores operating across Sports, Fashion, Outdoor and Leisure fascias.

**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.

This is an **Italian based role **with a strong emphasis on working collaboratively with a UK based head office team monthly travel to UK head office is potentially required as part of the role.

This role commands a varying degree of travel (Average between 1-2 days per week field based attending site meetings across Europe).

**Responsibilities**:

**Responsibilities

- Lead design projects within agreed territory, taking projects from brief through to completion

- Attendance of strategy meetings to obtain design briefs and general direction of projects

- Assist with the on-going development of the JD Store design

- Liaising with key project stakeholders at varying stages of projects working closely with internal departments (Acquisitions team, Project managers, Quantity surveyors, Retail, Marketing, Multichannel, IT, security, Health and Safety etc.

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- Preparing drawing packs for statutory local approval process.

- Co-ordination of meetings to present completed store designs and obtain approval / feedback from teams based in the UK head office

- Attend site meetings; talking through the design with the project delivery team, check surveys and record site information, ensuring all information 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 commercial option targets

- Production of detailed plans, shopfronts, sections and elevations for proposed store designs and site specific details where required

- Liaising with external professional agencies such as structural engineers, planning department or consultants in order to obtain statutory approvals

- Offer assistance and support to all designers within the Italian and UK offices as necessary

- Partner on store design with the signage and graphics team who are based from the UK

**Position Requirements**:

**Position Requirements

- Must have excellent written & verbal language skills in English and Italian

- Experience of working on and delivering a variety of design projects within Europe

- Strong retail and commercial awareness, specifically within the sports fashion industry

- Proven experience at all stages of the design process, from conception through to implementation

- Ability to negotiate and influence at all levels

- Plan work streams and set deadlines

- Interpret briefs accurately and work efficiently to deadlines

- Strong communication and presentation skills

- Self-motivated and driven, with the ability to manage own workload to deadlines

- Excellent spatial awareness

- Detailed understanding of construction and shop fitting coupled with a good understanding of building regulations

- Be prepared to travel throughout Europe holding a full driving licence and a valid passport

**Skills**:

**Skills

- Proficient in visual rendering and 3D modelling

- Expert level AutoCAD with working knowledge of how to build dynamic blocks

- Proficient in the use of Adobe Creative Cloud suite

- Ability to use all Microsoft Office programs

- An interest in the use and specification of sustainable materials and construction methods

- Desirable Skills: Working knowledge of Revit

**Qualifications**:

- Degree in Architecture, Architectural Technology, Interior Design or other relevant qualification

- Minimum 3-5 years practical experience within the design/ architecture sector