Repair & Maintenance Manager

Repair & Maintenance Manager

Location: CHANEL Oakridge Park Boutique, BC

Reports to: Head of Store Planning

Contract: Temporary (5-months contract) & Full-Time

Your role @ Chanel:

As an open-minded, people oriented, exceptionally collaborative, with a strong sense of ownership, flexibility, and urgency, you will ensure repair & maintenance requirements are collected, communicated and taken care of.  You will also negotiate processes, develop and maintain good relationships with vendors.

What impact you can create at Chanel: 

• You will support the store planning team for CHANEL Canada in Fashion, Fragrance & Beauty as well as Watches & Fine Jewellery;
• You will collect repair and maintenance requirements through in person field inspections and end user reporting;
• You will clearly communicate site specific needs and schedule work with general contractors, skilled trades, artists and trusted vendors;
• You will maintain good working relationships with trusted vendors and groom new vendors;
• You will negotiate processes with the vendors and perform competitive bidding to ensure best prices are obtained from the vendors;
• You will develop and execute a preventative maintenance program that focuses on environmental sustainability and corporate responsibility;
• You will conduct life cycle analysis on common elements to accurately project, procure and schedule repair and maintenance work.

Although comprehensive, the job description is not exhaustive and additional duties may be added according to the needs of the business and as requested by the President and/or CHANEL Head Office.

What you will bring to the role:

• Background in design/architecture
• Experienced in collecting and assessing quotes, writing purchase orders and managing a yearly budget
• Deep understanding of furniture, millwork, artwork and architectural finishes
• Ability to read architectural floor plans
• Ability to react quickly to urgent requests as well as create and champion preventative maintenance programs
• Working knowledge of local regulations and building codes
• Proficient in Excel
• Proficient in AutoCad
• Problem solver who enjoys working with a variety of teams to find creative solutions
• Ability to travel within Canada
• Proficiency in French will be considered an asset, but not mandatory

You are energized by: 

• Fast-paced design/architecture projects 
• Thinking outside of the box
• Collaborating with people 

What you would gain from this experience: 

• The opportunity to develop and be part of strategic preventative maintenance programs with a focus on sustainability and corporate responsibility
• Partner with world class architects, trades, and artists
• Exposure to the innerworkings of luxury retail environments
• Competitive Salary: $95,000-100,000 annual salary + bonus

At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to CHANEL.

CHANEL CANADA ULC.  welcomes all applicants for this position. We are committed to fair and accessible employment practices.  Accommodations are available upon request for candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.