Sr. Concept Designer, Worldwide Grocery Retail Growth & Development
Summary
Designs physical grocery store concepts for Amazon’s retail growth, translating brand standards into innovative, customer-focused shopping experiences using tools like Revit.
In this role, you will collaborate with internal cross-functional teams to develop physical retail store concepts. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment and has a deep passion for innovative retail design. They possess the ability to complete complex tasks and projects quickly with little to no guidance, react with appropriate urgency to situations that require a quick turnaround, take effective action without needing to know the total picture. We are looking for someone who is obsessed with creating world-class shopping experiences for our customers both the micro and macro level and exhibits excellent project management and communication skills, both written and verbal.
Key job responsibilities
- Translate design standards into store concepts in an innovative yet fiscally responsible way.
- Drive and creates program documentation, standards and design modules through Revit and other production software.
- Manage projects with high levels of ambiguity.
- Work upstream of the store design team to develop viable concepts and solutions.
- Solve highly ambiguous problem areas in existing retail initiatives while delivering simple and delightful shopping solutions to customers.
- Build design solutions with minimal guidance from others.
- Translate Marketing, Operations, and User Experience requirements into cohesive design solutions.
- Drive the concept design process and work with key internal and external stakeholders in the production of comprehensive drawing packages, shop drawings, specifications, prototypes and first articles.
- Write program documents that drive new innovations, outline testing/analysis to inform design decisions, or define standards and processes.
- Document and disseminate information about key learnings and best practices to team members.
- Coordinate with category, food safety, operations and tech teams to gather and document performance requirements and gain approvals.
- Create presentation packages as needed to communicate design and conducts design review meetings with cross-functional teams and senior leadership for design concepts.
- Coordinate with Construction team on budget considerations and value engineering as required.
- Articulate design trade-offs for implementing a design and shares with design team for implementation.
- Suggest alternative design approaches based on industry standards, knowledge of color, material, finish, operational, and procurement capabilities.
- Demonstrate willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing work environment and deals effectively with varying workload requirements; can shift gears comfortably, manages competing demands, delays or unexpected events.