Christian Dior Store Planning Manager
About Christian Dior
Christian Dior Couture is a Parisian maison renowned for haute couture, leather goods and prêt-à-porter, operating within the LVMH group. The brand combines artisanal savoir‑faire with global retail sophistication and maintains rigorous standards of design, quality and customer experience.
Christian Dior Couture seeks a Store Planning Manager in Singapore to lead store development and construction projects across South Asia.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate store development projects across South Asia, including new openings, closures, retrofits, maintenance and procurement activities.
- Act as principal liaison between local teams, the Paris Architecture team, external architects, consultants, contractors, suppliers and landlords to ensure alignment with corporate standards.
- Prepare, monitor and control project schedules and budgets; manage contracts and enforce brand quality and specification compliance.
- Drive transparent tender processes and lead commercial negotiations with vendors and contractors when required.
- Develop comprehensive project plans, procurement strategies and risk assessments; implement mitigation measures to protect timelines and budget.
- Conduct regular site and store visits to assess construction progress, workmanship and adherence to design intent.
- Oversee post‑project reviews, capture lessons learned and recommend continuous improvement initiatives for store delivery and vendor performance.
- Collaborate with country and department heads to ensure operational requirements are integrated into project planning and delivery.
Qualifications
- Degree or professional qualification in Project Management, Interior Design, Architecture, Civil Engineering or related discipline.
- Minimum of 10 years' relevant professional experience, with demonstrable exposure to retail store development and construction.
- Proven competence in procurement, vendor management and contract negotiation.
- Strong commercial and aesthetic judgment with good knowledge of suppliers and building materials.
- Proficiency in CAD, Excel, Words, PowerPoint and Photoshop.
- Excellent written and spoken English and Mandarin.
- Detail‑oriented, highly organized, capable of multitasking and performing under pressure; comfortable with regional travel.
Skills
Experience
Minimum 10 years of related experience, ideally combining retail and construction/fit‑out backgrounds with a track record of delivering multiregional store projects on time and within budget.
Education
Degree or relevant professional qualifications in Project Management, Interior Design, Architecture, Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
Workplace
This position is based in Singapore, Central, Singapore.
Culture
Christian Dior Couture emphasises craftsmanship, design excellence and meticulous attention to detail across its global network. The workplace culture blends creative heritage with operational rigor, encouraging cross‑disciplinary collaboration and high professional standards within the LVMH group framework.
About Cerulean
Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.
Frequently Asked Questions
The luxury industry is characterised by a diverse and nuanced nomenclature. Esteemed houses frequently employ proprietary terminology, and even within a single organisation like Christian Dior, titles may vary across global markets to reflect local conventions. To ensure absolute clarity, Cerulean assigns a standardised, industry-coherent canonical title to every listing. However, it is worth noting that this role is functionally synonymous with «Store Development Manager», «Retail Project Manager», «Store Construction Manager», «Retail Facilities Manager», «Store Projects Manager», and other variations. Our sophisticated search architecture anticipates these variations, ensuring that inquiries using related terms will seamlessly yield the exact roles you desire.