Fashion Design Coordinator

Fashion Design Coordinator

Location : CHANEL Toronto Offices, ON

Reports to : Design Manager

Contract : Full-time and Temporary until September 2025

Your role @ Chanel :

Reporting to the Design Manager, the Design Coordinator will support the build of new boutiques through all phases of design, construction, and project close out.

The successful candidate is a person who is energized by collaborating with internal cross functioning teams, external consultants, and key vendors daily.

What impact you can create at Chanel :

Design

Support the Design Manager in leading a team of architects, electrical, mechanical, and structural engineers to produce a full set of drawings for building permit, tender, construction, site instructions, and change orders.

Project Management

Send monthly status reports to global and internal teams on construction status;

Assist in managing and implementing information pertaining to store design with cross functioning teams such as visual merchandising, operations, store boutique team, information technology, security, procurement, finance, lighting, and audio visual.

Construction

• Communicate with general contractors and trades while being confident and comfortable on an active construction site;
• Comprehend drawings and built environments, ensuring what is built is reflective of the drawings;
• Ability to flag potential issues on site and address it with the site super respectfully;

Uphold CHANEL store design brand values and design intent throughout construction.

Procurement

• Request for quotes for suppliers, approve and review quotes, coordination, and arrangement of international shipments to local storage facilities in Canada;
• Inspect supplied items on site to be received in good condition;
• Manage working visa applications with external legal team as required;

Add new suppliers to our procurement program.

Finance

Submit purchase order requests, process invoices and track costs.

Sustainability

Support the Design Manager in leading the LEED consultant team.

What you will bring to the role :

Minimum of 5-7 years retail store design experience on client or agency side

Degree in Interior Design or Architecture is preferred. In lieu of the former degrees, on-site

luxury retail construction management experience may be acceptable

Strong comprehension of architectural and engineering drawings (required)

Confidence and practical understanding of a construction side (required)

PMP designation or LEED accreditation is as asset

Use of AutoCAD is mandatory

Use of Sketch up, Photoshop, Indesign, Ilustrator and Excel is an asset

Experience with COUPA is as asset

Ability to travel and work in Vancouver for 15% of the role. Home base in Toronto is mandatory

Ability to occasionally work early morning and evening hours at critical project milestones

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.

At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress.

We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to CHANEL.