Workplace (Facilities) Manager - Lugano Diamonds
Newport Beach, CA
About the Job
About Us
Guided by our core values – The Lugano Way – our team embodies a proactive mindset that fuels our drive for success. We work with a people-first mentality and foster an environment of continuous learning and mutual growth. Our ultimate goal? To consistently find a path to YES and deliver remarkable in all we do. Through innovation, teamwork, and collaboration, we bring this to life. Join us in shaping a future of brilliance and endless possibilities.
About You
You are an experienced Facilities Manager who has a proven professional history of overseeing and managing all aspects of facilities operations for a luxury retail company. You are eager to play a crucial role in maintaining the high standards of our high-jewelry salons, ensuring that all locations are operationally efficient and provide an exceptional environment for both customers and employees. Your deep experience coordinating maintenance activities, managing vendor relationships, and implementing processes has prepared you to support all Lugano salons and be the main point of contact for the Real Estate Development department during new location openings. You are excited to regularly travel to Lugano locations to conduct inspections and ensure compliance with company standards.
Does this sound like you? If so, apply today and let's start the conversation!
What You Will Do
- Facility Maintenance and Operations
- Working with Salon Operations team to ensure they are clean, well-maintained, and operating efficiently.
- Develop and implement maintenance schedules for all locations, including preventive maintenance and repairs.
- Build processes, supervise and coordinate with salon Ops. team the work of maintenance staff and external contractors.
- Oversee the workplace inbox, ensuring that requests/issues are addressed in a timely manner. Be the first to react and resolve time pressing issues.
- Create and send out recurring reports regarding workplace requests/issues
- Research resolutions and coordinate with other team members (ie. Real Estate Dev Team)
- Conduct ongoing salon inspecting, send report to stakeholders, resolve issues uncovered, and update stakeholders during process and upon completion.
- Track expenses and provide regular reports on facilities spending.
- Space Planning and New Builds
- Work with Real Estate Dev Team on all new locations from the build stage, to opening and continue to support those locations.
- Facilitate the proper handoff from development team to Operations team
- Oversee the project roadmap/task list of new locations, ensuring that information is accurate and up to date
- Lead regular meetings to ensure all teams are aligned and interdependent tasks and needs are communicated.
- Travel to and set up location with all supplies and workplace needs in accordance with company standards
- Vendor Management
- Coordinate resolutions with vendors and locations, requesting quotes, scheduling appointments, submitting invoices, and following up upon work completion.
- Manage relationships with vendors and service providers, including negotiating contracts and ensuring quality service delivery.
- Oversee procurement of maintenance supplies, equipment, and services.
- Research, acquire quotes and approvals for services necessary to salon operations including Florist, Daily cleaners, Window cleaners, Wine & spirits vendor
- Schedule initial services, manage accounts, and provide training/info to salon team.
What You Bring
- Proven professional experience as a Facilities Manager or in a similar role, preferably in a retail or luxury environment.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills.
- Strong negotiation and vendor management abilities.
- Aptitude to work independently and collaboratively with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Proactive and clear communication and interpersonal skills.
- Understanding and ability to be available to respond quickly to emergencies and provide after-hours support as needed.
- Experience managing facilities for multiple locations, retail is preferred.
- Knowledge and understanding of luxury retail operations and customer expectations.
Pay Transparency
Total annual compensation target is $90,000 (base salary plus quarterly bonus). The total compensation package is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Our Work Environment
Our workplace is clean, orderly, appropriately lighted, and ventilated with the proper safety compliance. Noise levels are considered low and daily physical activities are considered medium: office work, occasionally lifting up to 51 pounds, bending, stooping, kneeling, or walking. Employees must have the stamina to work long hours if assigned. Hours and days of work may vary by position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to allow people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job within the environment.
Our Benefits
Lugano Diamonds is a fast-growing company with many opportunities for you to master your craft and grow your career. We are proud to offer employees a generous compensation package that includes commission and bonus plans for all employees, multi-option healthcare plans, 401k with match, and paid time off. Join the team and carve your own path to the future.
Being You at Lugano
Lugano is committed to creating a diverse work environment that recruits and rewards employees based on capabilities and performance. We are inclusive, celebrate our differences, and welcome a broad range of perspectives and ideas without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
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