Senior Store Designer

Job title - Senior Store Designer

Job location - Pune

Role Purpose

To lead and govern the end-to-end retail store design for Palmonas, ensuring design excellence, brand consistency cost efficiency and seamless execution from concept to handover for all new stores and renovations.

Areas of Responsibility

• Own the responsibility for the annual and quarterly retail store design plan for the assigned locations.
• Develop, review, and finalize store layouts including zoning, customer flow, display planning, RCP, electrical coordination, and faade design.
• Lead design presentations and obtain internal sign-offs for concept, layout, finishes, and detailing.
• Evaluate technical feasibility of new store sites and renovation projects from a design and execution perspective.
• Prepare and review detailed drawings: layout plans, joinery details, display details, RCP, flooring patterns, faade details, and material specifications.
• Ensure correct interpretation of brand design guidelines across all stores with consistency in look and feel.
• Coordinate with MEP consultants, vendors, and project managers to ensure design intent is maintained at site.
• Support sourcing and finalization of materials, finishes, fixtures, lighting, and display hardware suitable for jewellery retail.
• Review BOQs and cost estimates to ensure value engineering without compromising design intent.
• Work closely with external architects, fabricators, and visual merchandising teams for design execution.
• Conduct periodic site visits to monitor design implementation and quality of finishes.
• Provide practical, cost-effective, and maintenance-friendly design solutions suitable for retail operations.
• Collaborate with Project Managers during execution for all dcor, display, and design-related elements.
• Maintain a design library of materials, finishes, and standard details for repeatable store rollouts.
• Ensure projects are delivered in line with timelines, budgets, and Palmonas quality standards.
• Provide constructive inputs to the Head of Design for continuous improvement of store aesthetics and functionality.

Stakeholder Interactions (Within the Organization)

• Projects & Execution Team
• Visual Merchandising Team
• Operations Team
• Procurement & Vendor Management
• Marketing & Branding Team
• External Architects, Consultants, and Vendors

Qualifications

• Bachelors / Masters Degree in Architecture.
• 610 years of experience in retail store design (jewellery / fashion / premium retail preferred)