Paul Calderon

SVP Store Innovation, Planning & Construction @Burlington Stores, Inc.

Burlington, NJ, US

Primary responsibilities include Property Development representative and facilitator at Executive Committees that support design, planning and building of retail stores and corporate facilities. Direct internal responsibilities include: Branding, Innovation, Design, Planning, Construction, Architecture, Global Sourcing, Fixture Design, and In-Store Marketing. External partnerships and oversight include: Innovation & Branding Consultants, Architecture & Engineering consultants, General Contractors, Fixture Installers, Fixture & Owner Supplied Material Vendors. Function includes development of infrastructure and processes for enterprise-wide initiatives which include: Branding, Innovation, New Store Formats, New Stores, Remodels, Capital/Retrofit Projects, and contract negotiation with strategic partners.Develop 5-year Long-Range Plan (LRP) for strategic initiatives. Secure approval of priorities from C-Suite, prepare annual CAPEX/OPEX plan and business analysis in partnership with Finance Team, prepare Design To Value (DTV) & Value-Engineering (VE) analysis, and secure approval of Capital Expenditure Requests (CERs) from C-Suite.Lead team of 3 VP direct reports and 72 associates. Primary goal is to drive profitable sales and return of capital through design, planning and construction of Store Environments which is accomplished via 4 objectives: Evolving the Store “Brand”, Accelerating New Store Growth, Updating the Existing Store Portfolio, and Building a “Best in Class” Team.