Store Construction & Design Specialist (Mandarin Required)

The posting, as Tesolife wrote it

About TESO Group

Founded in 2017 in New York, TESO Group is an Asian-inspired lifestyle retail company bringing premium Asian products and culture to the U.S. market. With brands including TESO LIFE, TESO X, and TESO Mini, we offer a curated mix of beauty, snacks, home goods, and trendy collectibles—delivering quality, value, and a unique shopping experience.

Position Overview
Using new-store base drawings, field measurements and company standards, develop internal storefront designs, space layouts and shelving plans. First plan shelving, checkout counters, stockrooms/back-of-house and major functional areas, then submit the plan to the Merchandising Department for confirmation of category zones, shelving quantities and key displays. Incorporate confirmed business-side power/data outlets, equipment positions and the shelving bill of materials (BOM). Following Construction Manager approval, provide controlled drawings and requirements through the Construction Specialist to locally licensed drafters/architects for preparation of official permit drawings. Place approved shelving orders with designated suppliers in China and track production, shipping, delivery and exception resolution. This position does not replace licensed local professionals in code-compliant design, professional stamping or government permit submission.

Job Responsibilities

• Site Information Intake and Baseline Verification

a. Receive new-store base plans, site measurements, photographs/videos, landlord standards, floor area, address, column grid, doors/windows, entrances/exits, existing MEP conditions and other project materials.
b. Check drawing scale, critical dimensions, ceiling heights, columns/walls/doors, back-of-house conditions and known constraints; request additional field measurements from the drafter or escalate missing/conflicting information to the Construction Manager.
c. Create project IDs, drafting schedules, revision numbers and document directories to prevent mixing information across stores or project stages.

• New-Store Space Planning and Design Coordination

a. Identify locally licensed drafters, architects or engineers with retail project experience; compile licenses, quotations, service scopes, schedules and relevant projects for Construction Manager approval.
b. Confirm storefront renovation requirements and overall design direction with the Construction Manager; communicate storefront design requirements to the drafter and coordinate execution.
c. Prepare internal layouts under company store formats and construction standards, planning customer flow, main aisles, category C areas, shelving, endcaps, promotional displays, checkout, entrances and back-of-house, including stockroom, office, employee, receiving and replenishment flow.
d. Define shelving and equipment types, dimensions, quantities, spacing, orientation and placement based on operational needs and site constraints, balancing space utilization, merchandising capacity, efficiency and
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and shelving order feedback; record reasons, dates, approvers and applicability.
b. Ensure the Construction Specialist, local designers, contractors and suppliers use the same current version; clearly void and archive superseded versions.
c. Maintain standard shelving drawings, store layout templates, checkout/stockroom modules, BOM pricing and supplier specification libraries for efficient replication.
d. Attend weekly construction meetings and report drafting, merchandising approvals, management reviews, shelving production/shipping and exceptions

Qualifications

• Education : Associate degree or higher; architectural drafting, interior design, environmental design, construction management or related fields preferred.
• Professional Experience : At least 2 years in retail space planning, architectural/interior drafting, shelving or commercial project design implementation; shelving purchasing, production or cross-border order tracking preferred.
• Knowledge & Skills : AutoCAD, SketchUp or similar; retail floor plans; shelving/display fixtures; basic architectural and MEP drawing interpretation; BOM and quantity takeoffs; Excel; revision control; supplier production/logistics tracking; good Chinese and English communication.
• Core Competencies : Spatial reasoning; dimensional/quantity accuracy; attention to detail; multi-project scheduling; communication; risk awareness; version discipline; accountability; learning agility and cross-time-zone coordination.

Compensation

• $28 Per Hour
• Quarterly Performance Bonus: This position is eligible for a quarterly performance-based bonus, subject to the eligibility requirements, performance criteria, and terms of the Company's bonus program.
• Project Completion Bonus

Benefits

• 401(k) & 401(k) matching - subject to the eligibility requirements
• Paid Sick Leave
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid Time Off

Language Requirement

• Proficiency in Mandarin and English

Job Type: Full-Time (On-Site)