Manager, Construction and Project Management Apac

**Location**
- Singapore, Singapore

**Job ID**
- 0000009585

**Category**
- Project / Program Management

Are you passionate in delivering retail projects across APAC and ensuring a LEGO® standard retail experience for our consumers?

This is the opportunity for you to be part of our journey growing as a company with high standards for quality and values

**Core Responsibilities**:
Project Management- Responsible for day to day processes of streamlining, efficiency and cost control of store build outs, remodels and refurbishments, in APAC.-
- Ensures teams’ ownership of global construction meetings; facilitating and managing the content of agenda points through meeting notes, action items and follow-up information as needed.-
- Primary contact for APAC organization between external Project Managers and internal partners for complete transparency of all projects.-
- Drives alignment with Retail APAC Team to ensure smooth progress between Real Estate and Store Development and Operations.-
- Supervises contribution of information to internal New Store SharePoint site; ensuring the best standard and simplicity.-
- Responsible for timely budget tracking, reconciliation and recap, for current/up to date status of all Global projects; bringing up concerns/issues immediately.-
- Ownership in Budget planning, tracking and recap meetings with partners and respective Retail Controllers.-
- Manage external PM’s to meet timelines and achievement of small ad hock projects.-
- Oversee processes related to external maintenance partners, sharing ownership with Operations Manager.Collaborations- Active participation in Global Retail cross function meetings.-
- Drives AAR yearly, analyzing and capturing of historical data and trends to promote competitive advantage in future years.-
- Active collaboration with expertise regarding in-store refurbishments and remodels, contributing to future planning.-
- Drives continuous alignment of processes across markets.-
- Responsible for the coordination and process of Global incoming and outgoing information.-
- Responsible for all information with/from Global Finance for proper cost control and budget management.-
- Actively supports Creative Visual team in project planning and achievements; providing leadership as needed.-
- Lead international fixtures’ logistics, planning and solving.-
- Primary contact with Global Procurement, driving contract negotiation and exchange.Vendor Management- Driver of establishing new relationships within the APAC vendor portfolio, while maintaining the strength of current vendor relationships.-
- Supporting owner of fixture inventory for APAC Store Development; ensuring routine tracking, reconciliation and recaps as necessary-
- Owner of the planning, coordination and communication with centralized Warehouse-
- Reviewing the coordination of furnished fixture orders, shipping, flow and delivery, for new stores, remodels and projects.-
- Ownership of centralized catalog archive of all Store Construction retail fixtures; collect, update and organize shop drawings, specs and related material.-
- Responsible for continually evaluating the external relationship and processes as set currently; empowered to challenge details, in an effort to streamline, improve and gain insight.Others- Evaluation, feedback, and accountability tracking using measurable values and behavior-
- 1:1 meetings with internal and external partners to share/provide feedback, constructive criticism and value adding benefit-
- Meetings with Senior Director to track own performance and teams performance**Play your part in our** **team succeeding**

As part of the global Construction and Project Management Team, this role tactically leads the APAC part of the department, focusing on New Store Build-Outs (LBR/LCS/MEG/3rd Party), Refurbishments and Remodels, Maintenance, and special international Retail projects, in support of the LEGO® growth initiative by achieving and delivering goals according to plan. This role will be heavily responsible for the management of the external consulting team, medium and long term priorities setting and establishing processes and planning, ensuring alignment and collaboration with business collaborators in APAC. Responsible for meeting achievements, budget management and inventory control. Ownership in maintaining and improving the external Vendor/Partner Portfolio for maximum quality, service and costs.

**Do** **you** **have** **what** **it** **takes**:
- 7 years or more of work experience in the retail construction, project management, or business development industry.-
- Proven track record of being able to lead numerous projects/tasks at one time.-
- 4-5 years Global experience or work for an international company-
- Highly effective negotiation skills.-
- Experience working with top level members, including level of presentation skills and professional behavior.-
- Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills.-
- Strong organizational/prior