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At L.L.Bean, we believe the outdoors brings out the best in all of us. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging and creating safe, inclusive spaces where everyone feels welcome—both here and Outside. We value individual differences and are dedicated to maintaining an inclusive work environment where everyone can bring the best of their experience and talents and truly thrive.

We’re looking for a creative and strategic thinker to support our new store expansion efforts. The Facilities Designer role is responsible for developing store test fits, merchandise layouts, stockroom configurations, and schematic plans for both proposed and approved locations. You’ll help bring our brand to life by connecting product presentation with merchandise fixtures and architectural elements, ensuring a cohesive and impactful customer experience.

Responsibilities

+ Program Level

+ Work closely with Design & Construction, Creative, Store Ops and Visual Merchandising teams to understand their needs and create on-brand and cost-effective presentations.

+ Design and manage fixture packages for all store types.

+ Manages portfolio of fixture and graphics vendors and their inventory.

+ Develop and maintain capacity tools to balance merchandise assortments with available space.

+ Travel to evaluate implementation, drive innovation, educate store teams and gather feedback.

+ New Stores and Remodels

+ Develop layouts, merch plans, and fixtures plans.

+ Design/request permanent store graphics. Coordinate installation.

+ Manage fixture ordering, purchasing, and delivery logistics/communication.

+ Track capital and expense spending by project.

+ Support PM and Store Ops team during fit up and hyper care phases.

+ Corporate

+ Design permanent graphics for corporate locations.

+ Hire and manage print and install vendors for corporate graphics projects.

Health and Safety Requirement

Every employee is responsible for contributing to a safe and healthy workplace. Employees are expected to be active participants in health and safety by following all safety policies and procedures, reporting unsafe conditions or at-risk behaviors to leadership, and conducting work in a safe manner. Those in a leadership role are also expected to model safe behaviors, evaluate risk, and ensure that risks are reduced to acceptable levels.

Skills & Qualifications:

+ Associate's degree preferred

+ 1-5 years of relevant experience

+ Strong MS Office 365 skills

+ Solid creative design experience and visualization skills

+ Able to incorporate end-user feedback into design work, and

+ Experience with or eager to learn design programs (CAD, Revit, or others)

+ Ability to create and communicate visual designs

+ Experience with Adobe Creative Suite preferred

+ Basic understanding of construction, fabrication, and materials

+ Provide clear specifications for production partners

+ Provide installation instructions

+ Problem solver skillful in sourcing novel solutions to identified problems

+ Organized, self-directed and able to meet deadlines

+ Active learner, curious, flexible and collaborative

+ Budget oriented

If you care about the outdoors, joining L.L.Bean is a great way to feel good about what you do. Our benefits package makes a good thing even better, with programs and perks designed to support your health and financial goals. Plus, maintaining a healthy work-life balance and re-charging outside are all part of the plan.

If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you'd be great at this role, we'd love to learn more about you! At L.L.Bean, we believe the outdoors brings out the best in all of us. We strive to reflect this every day in our commitments to employees and partners and in our efforts to promote belonging.