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Shanghai, China

Shanghai, China

• Expanding previous Retail Design Ops role to entire Creative Studio Operations:• Orchestrate the overall creation process & flow based on annual marketing campaigns plans (+30 campaigns per year) and retail concepts strategy (around 90 annual key projects across 6 concepts)• Lead the management of studio capacity for each seasons and retail key store projects. Monitor team effort, bandwidth, and work with team leads to load-balance for high-priority projects• Lead and develop a team of 12 operational talents (PMs, Admins, Tech specialists,…)• Drive and enable creative tech tools (eg. CMT) and administration process to support current and future studio needs• Develop and refine effective workflow processes and communication models• Collaborate with Creative leads to develop, maintain, communicate and train internal teams and external resources on brand standards• Partner with Nike key stakeholders to ensure cross-functional integration of Nike strategies with relevant actions / process improvements

Shanghai, China

• Led Nike Retail Design Projects for Greater China• Supervised the development and execution of key retail projects and new concepts in Greater China, for owned stores and retail partners programs• Participated actively in cross functions leadership retail strategy problematics• Conducted cross functions decision making alignments with internal key stakeholders (Operations, Construction, Marketing, Products, Finance, RE...), at both Local and Global levels• Managed the integration of all functions needs and requests into a master brief, leading to best concept and execution• Evaluated store operations efficiency on regular basis: consumer journey Improvement, maintenance issues, fixtures layout elevation• Followed-up on and managing retail projects schedules and budgets• Built and elevated vendors relationships, managed communication and controlled production and execution quality• Led Retail Design team work management, tasks assignments and completion, internal events, trainings, and organization improvements (multicultural team of 35 people, including 4 direct reports)Achievements : Around 90 key retail projects managed every year with multi millions investment budget • Nike Global Maxim Award for contribution to Jordan brand development and for contribution to House of Innovation and Live concepts • Operations of a multicultural creative studio composed of around 100 designers & architects • Management and maintenance of a pool of around 30 vendors and design agencies • Development and implementation of a range of various process & capacity management tools

Singapore

• Handled a portfolio regrouping major international clients – retail (Gap, Nike,A&F,…) hospitality and construction projects • Provided total package solutions including products selection (lightings, electrical components...) technical support, procurement, logistic, on-site supervision, costs reduction solutions, etc. • Led discussions and supervised worldwide collaborations with multicultural teams and clients based in USA, Europe and Asia • Set up yearly program based on negotiations with clients and suppliers • Developed sales and margin results oriented approach based on company’s annual targets)

Shanghai City, China

• Supervised and lead support to US office, handled and followed-up customers’ orders• Monitored marketing supports and managed claims• Supported trade fair organization (Domotex Europe and Asia, Surfaces...)• Worked closely with finance department to set up optimal payment schemes and to ensure legal requirements for different countries are followed (CBSA, Lacey Act)• Hired and trained sales associates to build a strong and stable team

Shanghai, China

• Developed new clients’ accounts and followed-up contracts for advertising spaces into the English, Chinese and Japanese versions of the Shanghai Yellow Pages• Organized events and created new advertising spaces formats according to the trends of the market

Bba, International Business

AACBS Accredited School of Management, Cergy-Pontoise, France.

Export And Business Diploma

International shipping, import / export management, duties analysis

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