Location: China Mainland
State/Province/City: Shanghai
City: Shanghai
Business Unit: Store Support Centre (SSC)
Time Type: Full-time
Construction Manager
Description & Requirements
who we are
lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.
position
Construction Manager
location
Shanghai, China
about this team
The Store Development team helps spearhead the company’s brick and mortar growth through the acquisition, design and construction of new stores. While helping our organization expand its footprint within the region, we are also responsible for keeping our internal stakeholders closely informed as we grow.
core responsibilities
As part of a tight-knit team, you will play an instrumental role in helping lululemon expand across mainland China. Your main focus is to oversee the processes involved with building our new stores. In addition to this, you will also collaborate closely with the team to continuously optimize our project management SOP, creat and maintain the construction guidebook, and our supplier procurement management system.Your key responsibilities will include:
key responsibilities:
• Partner with Real Estate Managers, Designers and other internal business partners to develop new store, Popup, renovation and remodeling projects.
• Coordinate internal and external business partners, and maintain contractor, design consultant and vendor relations for each project.
• Manage vendors to source material, fixtures and other supplies for projects.
• Cooperate with internal partners, aligning on planned expenditures and resource allocation across the entity portfolio.
• Manage overall construction process, track key milestones and budgets, monitor contractor’s onsite&offsite works, build within budget, fit-out criterion, government regulations and on time. Tracking and archiving close out requirements and other process data.
• Build out & maintain store fit-out guideline.
• Work with team for innovating new store concept, material and fixture mock-up.
• Support facility partner for maintenance problem solving.
qualifications
• 8+ years construction-related work experience
• Project management experience required
• Knowledge of landlord approval process (expectations, processes, guidelines etc.)
• University degree preferred
• Retail related construction experience preferred
must haves
- Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.
- Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results.
- Communicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same.
- Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
- Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
- Integrate fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take yourself too seriously.
additional notes
Authorization to work in China is required for this role.
compensation and benefits package
At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. We strive to be the place where inclusive leaders come to develop and enable all to be well. Recognizing our teams for their performance and dedication, other components of our total rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth:
- Supplement health and dental benefits, and mental health plans
- Paid time off
- Savings plan matching - Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Generous employee discount
- Fitness & yoga classes
- Parenthood top-up
workplace arrangement
In-person collaboration and connection is important to our culture. Work is performed onsite, minimum 4 days per week.
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Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest. lululemon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. While management is primarily responsible for seeing that lululemon equal employment opportunity policies are implemented, you share in the responsibility for assuring that, by your personal actions, the policies are effective.
lululemon is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you would like someone from our team to contact you for individualized support, email us ataccommodations@lululemon.com. In your email, please include the position title, the location of the position and the nature of your request.