American Brands - Corporate Identity Governance & Construction Manager

The American Brands Corporate Identity (CI) Governance & Construction Manager is a key position within the Dealership Realty and Branding team. This role is responsible to develop and oversee the creation, implementation and change management of Stellantis’ U.S. dealership design intent with an extra focus on the development and execution of corporate-controlled new/upgraded/maintenance dealership construction. Additionally, this position manages governing American Brand’s (Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram) CI in our global markets (i.e. Enlarged Europe, China, South America, Middle East & Africa, India and Asia Pacific).

Responsibilities include construction management, oversight of facility implementation requirements in our corporate owned/leased dealership properties, and general maintenance of those properties. The role is also responsible for coordination, oversight and leadership of American Brand’s CI by means of managing documentation, formal reviews of designs and materials, and leadership of applicable vendor partners. Finally, dealership design configurations for CDJR brands including, but not limited to, development, execution, financial approvals and budgeting, contract commitments, marketing efforts, design approvals and internal/external communications. This position will also be a co-liaison to our U.S. field organization, customer experience, and brand teams, North America leadership, and our global counterparts.

Responsibilities Overview:

• Lead multiple teams of vendor partners to complete dealership construction projects, dealership image project management, architectural services, trademarked signage, interior displays, and all required building materials, e.g., dealer furniture, tile, identity, graphics, interior and exterior branding, lighting, etc.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders such as Global Branding teams, Office of the General Counsel, Stellantis Environmental Due Diligence and Legal teams, Realty Transaction Manager, Property Management team, and Dealer Operations and Field teams - to ensure all internal governance and communication requirements are met
• Business case development and presentations to Stellantis and dealership leadership
• Capital budget ownership for FCA Realty, LLC dealership construction services
• Develop request for proposals (RFP) and manage the process for contracting and overall dealership improvement planning
• Represent Stellantis with local municipalities for the purposes of construction compliance and permitting
• Ensure Stellantis complies with all legal (state, local, etc.) requirements for each U.S. project
• Single point of contact for incoming Dealer Principal throughout facility improvements
• Monitor and measure performance objectives for each Vendor partner and the overall project, developing and communicating reporting
• Manage and control all project costs associated, including bid process, approvals, invoice processing, close-out, and audit
• Mitigate project risks with proactive and creative solutions
• Management of corporate identity requirements for U.S. dealerships and American Brands in global regions
• Review and approval of architectural drawings via internal governance
• Management of temporary and/or short-term facility needs for U.S. dealers 
• Develop promotional facility materials to assist the field team with their objectives 
• Management and tracking of current and future facility capacity needs 
• Ad hoc assignments as requested by leadership

The ideal candidate will have experience in an automotive OEM field organization, construction management or a dealership background with an understanding of retail dealership operations. This individual will be comfortable in challenging the status quo by being a champion for innovation and continuous development of design modifications to meet business needs (i.e.. electrification, modernization, global changes, etc.) and construction process improvements. They will have an excellent proficiency in project management and financial tracking as well as Microsoft applications such as PowerPoint and Excel. Most importantly, they will have the ability to establish and maintain positive, professional working relationships with both internal and external individuals and groups.