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Head of Store Transformation

Job description

Our Head Office department is in the heart of Piccadilly and occupies the 5th & 6th floor of our beautiful flagship store. This central London location offers so much to explore including restaurants, bars, cultural sites, shopping and more, and only a short walk from the Green Park Tube Station and plenty of bus stops.

Lead Fortnum’s store transformation strategy and delivery. Build a scalable pipeline of new stores, refurbishments, and format innovation that strengthens growth, customer experience, and brand standards.

Strategic Planning

  • Set the transformation strategy aligned to growth and brand priorities.

  • Shape a balanced, scalable project pipeline.

  • Define budgets, resource needs, and investment cases.

Programme Oversight

  • Lead delivery from concept to launch.

  • Manage interdependencies, risks, and escalation.

  • Embed clear methodologies, readiness, and QA.

Stakeholder Leadership

  • Align activity with brand, omni‑channel, and commercial goals.

  • Maintain governance frameworks including RACI and comms.

  • Drive clarity, collaboration, and disciplined ways of working.

Team Leadership

  • Lead a high‑performing multidisciplinary team.

  • Build capability across PMO, design, and delivery.

  • Promote positive, collaborative working behaviours.

Governance & Financial Management

  • Ensure compliance with regulatory and safety standards.

  • Lead budgeting, forecasting, and value engineering.

  • Track benefits, KPIs, risks, and performance.

Process Improvement

  • Standardise project frameworks and reporting.

  • Embed best practice to enhance efficiency and scale.

  • Champion knowledge‑sharing and continuous improvement.

Supplier Management

  • Build strong supplier partnerships.

  • Negotiate terms and manage performance for quality and value.

Key Skills & Experience

  • Strategic, commercially astute, and customer‑centric. 

  •  Experienced in leading complex portfolios and multidisciplinary teams. 

  • Strong communicator and influencer.

  • Design‑literate, governance‑minded, and resilient in a fast‑paced environment

  • Extensive experience in store transformation or retail development. 

  • Strong background in strategy, design management, construction, and compliance.

  •  Proven success managing large budgets and suppliers. Formal PM qualification desirable.

Why Work For Us:

  • Competitive salary

  • A generous store and restaurant discount of up to 40%

  • 25 days holidays (excluded bank holidays) and an extra day off for your birthday

  • A fantastic subsidised staff restaurant which uses Fortnum’s ingredients

  • A range of opportunities to develop and grow personally and professionally

  • Excellent pension scheme

We are committed to developing your career and nurturing your talent, regardless of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation. We respect and embrace each other's differences, to create a truly inclusive environment.

In the last year alone, our people have been recognised and celebrated, winning awards for their outstanding contributions to Retail, Technology, Global Hospitality & Tourism, Visual Merchandising & Display, Customer Service and Local Community Awards