A creator, artisan and seller of high-quality objects since 1837, Hermès is an independent, family-owned French house that employs more than 20,600 people worldwide. Driven by its permanent entrepreneurial spirit and consistently high standards, Hermès cultivates the freedom and autonomy of each individual through responsible management. The company perpetuates the transmission of exceptional know-how through strong territorial presence that respects people and nature, a source of exceptional materials. Sixteen artisanal métiers nurture the creativity of the house, whose collections are presented in over 300 stores in 45 countries across the world.

We cordially invite high calibre talent to join our Hermès team in Hong Kong.

General Role

This is a newly created position based in Hong Kong, responsible for the assigned project management of office and store renovations. The role involves developing a comprehensive project management strategy and objectives to help ensure the company achieves its overall business goals, primarily focused on the Taiwan and South China regions.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing the entire projects from initiation to completion, communicate with all internal / external departments / consultants / vendors & landlords, construction management, budget management, etc.
• Manage, support and monitor all office and store openings and renovation projects
• Ensure that design integrity, brand standards and specifications are met in each project throughout the region
• Develops, implements project plans and controls project budgets
• Establishes project management process and system to ensure a timely and qualified delivery
• Monitors the procurement on the long-lead items for each project and take part in the procurement when necessary
• Follow up on the store dismantling procedures by providing clear guidelines and following up the progress
• Follow up and monitor maintenance works as well as follow-up yearly maintenance contracts (lighting, flooring ) with local contractors
• Review and monitors payment process for all service providers
• Works with project team to provide monthly project updates, evaluations and feedback on design, standards and specifications and maintain related records of project schedules, contact lists, construction costs, etc.
• Acts as interface to all related business partners, e.g.      Retail/ Project department, regional offices, licensees, partners for material sourcing and project communication including planning, scheduling, manufacturing status, installation, field start-up and maintenance issues
• Coordinates with related departments and public authorities to solve the project issues 
• Travel within the region, licensees-partners and potential sites to carry out frequent project and standards audits 
• Work on any ad-hoc assignments

Requirements :

• Degree holder preferably in Architecture and Design with passion in the retail industry
• Minimum 5 years of project management experience within a high-quality architecture or retail industry
• Have proven extensive project management experience, preferable in luxury fashion retail 
• Strong figure sense with good budget management and control for each project, including forecasting and actual cost reporting
• Good knowledge of local code & regulations and able to read architectural plans 
• Excellent interpersonal skills with strong adaptability into a dynamic environment
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, multi-task to manage priorities
• Capacity to anticipate risks and identify areas of needs proactively
• Computer literate with strong skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and data base application 
• Good command in written and spoken English and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin)

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