Careers at Country Road Group

Purpose

Reporting to the Country Road Group Store Development Manager and working collaboratively with a range of project managers and coordinators, across all brands in real estate and development, the role is primarily to provide support and project management of new store opening projects, refurbishments and closures across our Country Road Group Brands - Country Road, Trenery, Witchery, Politix and Mimco across Aus, NZ & South Africa.

Key Accountabilities

• Project Communications, including liaising with Lessor’s and/or their representatives to ensure smooth and timely store fit-outs, re-fits or de-fits
• Managing the external approval of store design and layout
• Obtaining appropriate council and building permits/approvals
• Issuing tender documents to relevant trades and suppliers
• Obtaining and evaluating quotes, coordinating teams for fit-out
• Day to day communication with shop fitters and other trades people including the coordination of sub
• Liaising and managing all trades and suppliers, issuing of purchase orders, managing budgets and processing invoices in a timely manner
• Arrange design for and/or manage external consultants (including but not limited to Department Store Design teams, shopping centre RDM, Designers, Architects, Engineers, Certifiers, DDA Consultants and builders) to deliver a resolved design concept, documentation and specification thereafter, through to the completed built product.
• Projects are to meet pre-determined programs and capital budgets.
• Delivery of projects includes negotiation of all items and conditions including costs and the finalisation of contracts with external parties.

Key Capabilities

• Previous Project Management experience (understanding of and experience within a Retail environment would be highly regarded)
• Previous experience managing multiple projects
• Previous exposure to shop fitting
• Strong office administrative skills including use of Microsoft Office suite of programs
• The ability to work to deadlines whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy
• Material and manufacturing knowledge
• Able to read architectural drawings and visualize in 3D

Why work for CRG?

The Country Road Group is one of Australasia’s largest Lifestyle Brand Houses comprising of iconic brands such as Country Road, POLITIX, Trenery, Witchery and MIMCO. Here are some of the great things we offer:

• Generous employee discounts across our House of Brands
• Seasonal clothing allowance
• An additional day of leave for your birthday
• An Industry leading Parental Leave Program
• Flexible working arrangements to support work/life balance
• Annual learning calendar to support the ongoing development of our team
• Support community partnerships across our Corporate Social Responsibility Program
• We are committed to operating ethically, sustainably, and responsibly.

About Us

The Country Road Group is one of Australasia’s largest Lifestyle Brand Houses comprising of iconic brands such as Country Road, POLITIX, Trenery, Witchery and MIMCO. Our Values include being Customer Obsessed, Collaborative, Inspirational, Responsible and Dedicated to Quality. We are looking for highly motivated and passionate individuals to be part of the Group’s evolution and support each brand to realise their full potential.