At Frasers Group we’re rethinking retail. Through digital innovation and unique store experiences, we’re serving our consumers with the world’s best sports, premium and luxury brands globally. As a leader in the industry, we’re elevating the retail experience for our consumers through our collection of established brands, including Sports Direct, FLANNELS, USC, Frasers, and GAME. 

Physical retail is changing. Frasers Group must adapt and change with the trends to make sure we survive in tough retailing conditions. Our Physical retail stores are our window to the world’s consumers: The Design Project Manager supports the Retail Creative Projects Manager with leading the drive for change in our Bricks and Mortar locations- from overall store concept design and delivery to shop fit rollouts - it is a role that encompasses all facets of the business: culminating in the delivery of an elevated retail experience that our customers now expect from Frasers Group. Responsibilities will look to drive the brand forward with new and existing estate within the Group. You will help drive the direction, development, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects, ensuring consistency with corporate strategy, commitments and goals.

• Delivering the design output of Store Development Projects.

Working with our project teams and external agencies to produce a final product that wows our consumers. From a Brand new Concept to a new item of shopfit, each project should bring something new to the in store customer experience

• Coordinating the design & programme process of Store Development Projects

Understand our strategy and business and coordinate directly with our Project Teams, Designers and External Manufacturing Partners to deliver a refreshed customer experience. This involves adapting and renewing Company Standard Specifications in line with the latest Retail Concept to produce specific briefing documents.

• Understanding and delivering of Retail Operations

Building strong relationships with key business retail partners. To learn and understand the businesses key commercial strategies at retail to ensure fundamentals are met while elevating the store through development projects.

• Drive Efficiencies of all Store Development Projects

Whilst improving the Customer environment, it is important that our staff environment is also significantly improved. This part of the role involves engaging with internal Retail stakeholders to ensure our new stores are as efficient and comfortable for the store staff as possible.

• Programme Co-Ordination

Attend site visits and manufacturing partners with all key stakeholders during development projects and ensuring all communication is standardized and relevant. Understanding all key aspects particularly within development projects, keeping in mind current store commercials and future business direction.

• Project Review Process

Delivery of Development reviews and or brand deliverables. Grouping together all functional feedback and information to share back to the business of the in-store changes and returns on investment tying in short-, mid- and long-term commercials future-proofing stores.

• Execution of Store Development Projects

Ensuring the delivery of retail development projects within the Group are actioned, keeping one eye on what has been executed, ensuring that each projects is done so with Group efficiencies in mind.

• Experience working across Retail Projects of all scales
• Strong familiarity with project management methodologies, and best practices
• Ability to multi-task, plan and prioritise work schedule for self and work within agreed timescales.
• Experience in managing people.
• Must have a critical eye for detail
• Be a collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal/communication skills, while demonstrating high levels of emotional intelligence and possess the ability to push back with professionalism. Proven ability in developing effective working relationships across all levels of the organisation.
• Valid working rights for the EMEA countries
• Must be prepared to travel on a regular basis
• Full driving license
• Technically literate.
• Excellent Word, PowerPoint and Excel skills
• Experience using In-Design, AutoCad and Revit
• Experience of Microsoft Project (desirable)

An opportunity like this at Frasers Group is for the fearless.

The potential is massive, the experience unrivalled. To be able to make the most of it you need to live and breathe our principles - you will:

Think without limits - Think fast, fearlessly, and take the team with you.

Own it and back yourself - Own the basics, own your role and own the results.

Be relevant - Relevant to our people, our partners and the planet.