Retail Design Manager - Sydney

Our Story

Scentre Group is the owner and operator of 42 Westfield living centres in Australia and New Zealand; partnering with the world’s leading retail and luxury brands to create a unique shopping and leisure experience for our customers. A career with us fosters the chance to be a part of a company that is transforming the digital and physical retail space.

Every day, our people play a vital role in our purpose to ‘create extraordinary places, connecting and enriching communities.’ 

Your opportunity

As the Retail Design Manager, you will be responsible for executing the Retail Design elements of the Strategic Asset Plans and stakeholder's designs for each asset. They are responsible for efficiently delivering inspirational Retail Design outcomes and delivering tenancies that exceed our customers' expectations, through efficient management and completion of tasks associated with and in support of the shop opening process.

The Retail Design & Delivery team provide guidance, advice, and support to our stakeholders through the shop opening journey within our assets. The Retail Design Manager role is critical in guiding and influencing our business partners to best practice.

Key accountabilities:

• Provide input into the Retail Design Strategy to ensure each Asset’s needs are reflected.
• Utilise the Retail Design Strategy and industry research to ensure shop designs and shop improvements are inspirational, relevant and deliver on the product and tenancy visions in the Strategic Asset plans.
• Manage the quality of the build with shopfitters, with the Retail Delivery Coordinator
• Obtain all necessary approvals and work to tight deadlines.
• Issue drawings to our Scentre Group Construction team for pricing and liaise with retailers to facilitate the works.
• Ensure shop designs adhere to Design Companions, Design Requirements, and any relevant Precinct Specific Design Criteria
• Influence internal and external (shopfitters, designers etc.) stakeholders to deliver the best practice Retail Design outcomes for each asset.
• Act as the one point of contact for Retailers, providing ongoing guidance, consultation, and partnership and to develop business and design direction.

What sets you apart from the rest?

You will be a passionate, dynamic, self-motivated individual who enjoys working in a high-performing culture. Your role will require you to be a confident communicator and enjoy developing relationships cross-functionally. Strong stakeholder engagement skills, along with the ability to lead, negotiate, influence, and collaborate, are essential in this fast-paced and exciting role.

• Degree/Diploma in Design/Interior Design/Architecture
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the Retail Design Industry
• Proven onsite project management experience in Retail Design
• Experience in leadership and people management
• Proficiency in negotiating, influencing, and clear communication.
• Ability to conceptualize and design effectively.

What sets us apart from the rest?

• A collaborative, welcoming, inclusive, and supportive culture
• Gender-neutral parental leave – 18 weeks paid with no qualifying period.
• Life Leave – additional five days paid leave to use however you like on top of your four weeks annual leave.
• Diverse career paths - Opportunities to cross-skill and develop working with over 70 different professions within the team.

Our diverse and inclusive workforce is not only something we are proud of, but something we are committed to. We encourage and support our people to bring their ‘whole selves’ to work every day because we believe our differences contribute to our success and ensures a workforce that reflects the customers we serve, in the communities in which we operate. This commitment is backed by executive and employee-led working groups including LGBTI, gender equity, mental health & wellbeing, working flexibility and disability alongside other.

Should you have any questions, or want to discuss the role further, please reach out to the Talent Lead - Kylie Stephens, *********@scentregroup.com.