Store Project Manager

About the role

Manage the end-to-end opening of community stores, covering site selection, renovation, budget control and store rollout, ensuring stores open on schedule and within budget.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee community store opening projects, define project plans, milestones and division of work, and drive timely delivery of each stage
• Lead site selection: conduct trade-area research and footfall assessment, evaluate candidate locations, and drive rent negotiation and lease signing
• Manage store renovation: liaise with designers and contractors, supervise construction progress, quality and safety, and organise completion inspection and handover
• Prepare and control project budgets: cost estimation, expense approvals and spend tracking, keeping projects within budget
• Drive preparation of opening-related licences and compliance documents, and coordinate internal and external resources
• Organise post-opening handover to the operations team, deliver project reviews, and build a standardised store-opening playbook

About you

• Bachelor's degree or above with 3+ years of experience in project management, store development or related fields
• Experience in retail/chain store openings, commercial real estate site selection or renovation project management is strongly preferred
• Familiar with store renovation processes and budget management, with an understanding of common commercial lease terms
• Excellent project planning, resource coordination and risk management skills, able to drive multi-party on-time delivery
• Strong sense of responsibility and resilience, comfortable with site inspections and fieldwork
• Fluent in Chinese; proficiency in English or Cantonese as a working language is a plus