Job Description

About the role

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We currently have an opportunity to join our Store Design team on a six month fixed term contact as Concept Designer, Brand and Store Experience. The Store Concept Designers role is to create, design and develop concept design solutions for all types of store experiences, departments, display/merchandise equipment and store formats. Ensuring that designs are market leading, meet and deliver the concept brief, deliver commercial objectives and create a great customer experience.

Salary

- up to 55,000 depending on experience

Contract type

- 6 Month Fixed Term Contract /Secondment

Working pattern/flexible working

- The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The team aims for up to 3 days a week in the office to connect.

Location

- This role is based at our London Head Office campus in Pimlico.

What will you be doing in this role?

You will support the Store Concept Design Manager to build a centre of excellence for retail design, supporting them to run multiple projects, coordinate with key stakeholders and ensure the team delivers a high quality of design work at all times. You will work with and support the Store Concept Design Manager to drive standards and create a high performing team culture.


A key area of the role includes working collaboratively with key colleagues and stakeholders like Space Planning, Property, Visual Merchandising, C&C and Commercial teams to manifest the above in the delivery of great store environments, customer experience and projects. You will drive efficient ways of working, through ongoing optimisation of design, planning, space utilisation and cost efficiency.


You will work with the Store Concept Design Manager to set the creative direction and look and feel for all John Lewis Store experiences, ensuring designs are relevant, benchmarked, affordable and exceed Customer expectations.

Essential skills/experience you'll need

Proven experience with 3D design skills with understanding of materials and construction, Working experience of AutoCAD, In-design, Sketch up, Photo shop, Inventor, Revit Substantial experience of working within in-house design teams or design agencies BA Hons in 3D Design or similar (eg Interior Architecture, Retail design, Product design etc)

Desirable skills/experience you may have

Experience of managing a wide range of projects simultaneously Strong communication skills, written and verbal Experience of working with and managing 3rd party resource (e.g. architects and shopfitters)

About The Partnership

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We're the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We're not just employees, we're Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there's never been a more exciting time to join us.



We're ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.



As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.



We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we're free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.



As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note:

It's important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you'll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.



We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.



We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.