Vice President, Store Planning & Design Greater Phoenix, AZ Area

The Company is seeking a Vice President of Store Planning & Design to lead the development and delivery of new-store prototypes, formats, layouts, fixture standards, and planning solutions. This executive will turn growth, merchandising, operational, and customer strategies into cost-effective, buildable standards, while overseeing site-specific plans from prototype through documentation and handoff for execution. Responsibilities include leading remodel and sales-initiative planning, managing internal teams and external partners, and establishing production workflows, quality controls, stage gates, and change-management processes. The role also partners across functions to balance customer experience, operational needs, constructability, schedule, and capital investment, while setting performance measures and presenting recommendations and results to executive leadership. Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and have at least 15 years of progressive leadership experience in retail store planning, prototype development, design production, architecture, fixture planning, or related work. Executive experience leading high-volume, multi-unit store programs from prototype standards through site-specific planning and execution handoff is required, along with experience managing internal teams and external design and engineering partners. Applicants should bring deep expertise in store layouts, customer flow, fixtures, equipment coordination, design documentation, and site adaptation, as well as strong financial, analytical, and vendor-management skills. The role also requires the ability to drive cross-functional decisions, manage competing priorities, and hold partners accountable.

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