Specialist II, Space Planning Converse China
- Company: Nike
- Location: Shanghai, China Mainland
- Work mode: On-site
- Job type: Full-Time
- Posted: 2026-10-27
Responsibilities:
* Store Design
* China store design work, including store design and communicating with the regional sales team.
* Based on the global retail store design guidelines, integrate and adjust the design format that suits the Greater China market and implement it.
* Supporting in leading the environment design and fixture/construction material mock-up review.
* Construction supervision and acceptance
* Store construction supervision, including tracking construction progress and communicating with local contractors and accounts.
* Manage the fixture production planning & inventory management to secure door opening.
* Manage store fixture supplementary requests related to store activity on time (prototype review, quotation & ordering, delivery, payment execution)
* Maintenance
* Daily store maintenance follows, supporting retail business operations.
* Manage store maintenance for follow-up action, cost review and process improvement.
* Cross-functional communication
* Effective cross-functional communication, to meet store quality standards, individual store budgets, and market requirements.
* Vendor docking
* Vendor docking, daily order process and store investment analysis.
* Collaborate with external design agencies, local architects, general contractors, and other suppliers to ensure CONVERSE retail standards.
* Supporting vendor management in terms of new vendor on board/training, vendor performance review, quality improvement, etc.
Requirements of this role:
* Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Industrial or Environmental Design and minimum of 3-5 years work experience in interior design, preferably in retail design of sportwear apparel and footwear industries.
* Software skills in CAD, Rhino, Sketchup.
* Proven exceptional ability to visually communicate retail store design intent through hand sketches or software modelling for ideation, material application, scale/dimensions, spatial layout and zoning, etc.
* Highly effective communicator team player that can connect between relevant teams including visual merchandising, retail marketing, etc.
* Knowledge of latest retail design and fixture trends both in China and globally, especially across the sportswear industry.
* Ability to coordinate with contractors/external vendors including design consultants and fixture manufacturers.
* A proactive, flexible and resourceful mindset is required for this dynamic environment.
* Fluent in written and spoken English.