Repair & Maintenance Manager

Repair & Maintenance Manager

Location: CHANEL Oakridge Park Boutique, BC

Reports to: Head of Store Planning

Contract: Temporary (5-months contract) & Full-Time

Your role @ Chanel:

As an open-minded, people oriented, exceptionally collaborative, with a strong sense of ownership, flexibility, and urgency, you will ensure repair & maintenance requirements are collected, communicated and taken care of. You will also negotiate processes, develop and maintain good relationships with vendors.

What impact you can create at Chanel:

• You will support the store planning team for CHANEL Canada in Fashion, Fragrance & Beauty as well as Watches & Fine Jewellery;
• You will collect repair and maintenance requirements through in person field inspections and end user reporting;
• You will clearly communicate site specific needs and schedule work with general contractors, skilled trades, artists and trusted vendors;
• You will maintain good working relationships with trusted vendors and groom new vendors;
• You will negotiate processes with the vendors and perform competitive bidding to ensure best prices are obtained from the vendors;
• You will develop and execute a preventative maintenance program that focuses on environmental sustainability and corporate responsibility;
• You will conduct life cycle analysis on common elements to accurately project, procure and schedule repair and maintenance work

What you will bring to the role:

• Background in design/architecture
• Experienced in collecting and assessing quotes, writing purchase orders and managing a yearly budget
• Deep understanding of furniture, millwork, artwork and architectural finishes
• Ability to read architectural floor plans
• Ability to react quickly to urgent requests as well as create and champion preventative maintenance programs
• Working knowledge of local regulations and building codes
• Proficient in Excel
• Proficient in AutoCad
• Problem solver who enjoys working with a variety of teams to find creative solutions
• Ability to travel within Canada
• Proficiency in French will be considered an asset, but not mandatory

You are energized by:

• Fast-paced design/architecture projects
• Thinking outside of the box
• Collaborating with people

What you would gain from this experience:

• The opportunity to develop and be part of strategic preventative maintenance programs with a focus on sustainability and corporate responsibility
• Partner with world class architects, trades, and artists
• Exposure to the innerworkings of luxury retail environments
• Competitive Salary: $95,000-100,000 annual salary + bonus