Head of Corporate Services

Summary: A leading lifestyle retail company with a diverse portfolio across eyewear, beauty, and café concepts is seeking a Head of Corporate Services (Senior Manager) to lead its core support functions—Engineering, Information & Systems, and Administrative Services. This role blends strategic planning and hands-on execution to ensure efficiency, innovation, and scalability across business operations. The manager will oversee facilities, IT systems, and administrative operations while building strong teams and processes that enable growth. Responsibilities: Oversee HQ, store, and warehouse facilities, ensuring safety, compliance, and operational standards. Lead store fit-out projects, renovations, and engineering initiatives, including sustainability practices. Manage IT infrastructure, POS systems, data security, and digital transformation projects. Direct administrative services such as procurement, logistics, vendor management, and workplace support. Partner with business leaders to align corporate services with retail, e-commerce, and creative teams. Build and develop a proactive, service-oriented corporate services team. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field 10+ years leadership experience in corporate services or operations (retail/lifestyle industry preferred) Expertise in facilities management, IT systems, and administrative operations Proven track record in large-scale projects, process improvements, and vendor negotiations Strong balance of strategic planning and hands-on execution Work Setup: Hybrid (3 days onsite) Schedule: Day shift, Monday-Friday Location: Mandaluyong City By applying, you give consent to collect, store, and/or process personal and/or sensitive information for recruitment and employment, may it be internal to Cobden & Carter International and/or to its clients.