Sr. Concept Designer, Worldwide Grocery Retail Growth & Development

Amazon's Worldwide Grocery Retail Growth & Development (WWRGD) team is seeking an innovative Sr. Concept Designer to implement and customize programmatic brand design standards as they translate into physical grocery stores and retail. In this role, you will collaborate with internal cross-functional teams to develop physical retail store concepts. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment and has a deep passion for innovative retail design.

Responsibilities

• Translate design standards into store concepts in an innovative yet fiscally responsible way.
• Drive and create program documentation, standards, and design modules through Revit and other production software.
• Manage projects with high levels of ambiguity.
• Work upstream of the store design team to develop viable concepts and solutions.
• Solve highly ambiguous problem areas in existing retail initiatives while delivering simple and delightful shopping solutions to customers.
• Build design solutions with minimal guidance from others.
• Translate Marketing, Operations, and User Experience requirements into cohesive design solutions.
• Drive the concept design process and work with key internal and external stakeholders in the production of comprehensive drawing packages, shop drawings, specifications, prototypes, and first articles.
• Write program documents that drive new innovations, outline testing/analysis to inform design decisions, or define standards and processes.
• Document and disseminate information about key learnings and best practices to team members.
• Coordinate with category, food safety, operations, and tech teams to gather and document performance requirements and gain approvals.
• Create presentation packages as needed to communicate design and conduct design review meetings with cross-functional teams and senior leadership for design concepts.
• Coordinate with Construction team on budget considerations and value engineering as required.
• Articulate design trade-offs for implementing a design and share with the design team for implementation.
• Suggest alternative design approaches based on industry standards, knowledge of color, material, finish, operational, and procurement capabilities.
• Demonstrate willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing work environment and deal effectively with varying workload requirements; can shift gears comfortably, manage competing demands, delays, or unexpected events.

Requirements

• 6+ years of design experience
• Have an available online portfolio
• Experience understanding needs of business and end customers and translating them into the right solutions
• Experience gathering and analyzing large amounts of data and delivering continuous business improvements

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of project management tools and methodologies (agile to waterfall)
• Experience working and contributing to project playbooks, building schedules, managing issues/risks, establishing communication plans, and stakeholder management

Pay

USA, WA, Seattle - $129,500.00 - $175,100.00 USD annually

Benefits

• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)
• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and option for Supplemental life plans)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health Support
• Medical Advice Line
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

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