Store Development Lead

Location: Boston, MA
Contract length: ~6 months
Schedule: Hybrid in Beaverton, OR (WFH Fridays)
Pay: $50-55.64/hr, DOE

The Planet Group is looking for a Store Development Lead to join our well-known retail brand on a roughly 6-month contract! This role is 40 hours per week and will be hybrid in Beaverton, OR, working remotely on Fridays.

Store Development Lead Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, project management or related field; will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training
• 6-7 years in Retail Stores/Project management
• Prior experience in a retail corporate, multi-cultural organization is preferred
• Understanding of contracts; financial reports experience is a must
• Excellent knowledge of MS Excel is required
• Basic knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Smartsheet is required
• Airtable experience is nice-to-have
• Must possess organizational, communication, and presentation skills, as well as the ability to work with and through others to ensure that the desired results from the implementation of projects
• Highly skilled in MS Excel
• Finance background
• Multi-tasker, detail oriented, and ability to partner with extended territory team members
• Optimistic and enthusiastic
• Welcomes change, is flexible, knows how to prioritize work, and understands deadlines,
• Can deliver information to others when not always welcomed

Store Development Lead Description:

• Deliver and maintain world-class Retail environments for consumers and store teams while protecting the future of sport
• Ensure store environments, assets, and operations are maintained at optimal conditions with minimal disruption to the business, while supporting fleet expansion through new store openings, remodels, relocations, and closures
• Assist with coordination between APLA leadership and territory teams, supporting communication, issue tracking, and follow?ups
• Support construction and facilities project tracking by maintaining schedules, milestone updates, and basic portfolio?level reports
• Support project budget tracking for New Stores and Remodels, including documenting financial status at the project level
• Assist with maintaining project cost data in GEO systems and databases to support reliable construction cost reporting and cost guardrails across geographies
• Support coordination with territory stakeholders, Real Estate, and Finance to collect and document project cost inputs and models prior to governance reviews
• Assist with vendor setup, purchase order creation, invoice tracking, and related documentation in Coupa, in alignment with established processes
• Assist with collecting and organizing data related to budgets, schedules, risks, and performance metrics for reporting purposes
• Support facilities management activities such as maintenance tracking, asset data collection, and service performance reporting
• Assist with coordination involving vendors and service providers in alignment with preferred agreements and processes
• Support cross?territory collaboration by capturing lessons learned and maintaining shared reference materials
• Escalate issues, risks, or dependencies to senior team members and support resolution tracking