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The Department Manager works in close cooperation with the Store Manager contributing to run properly its own department activities, meeting KPIs, and striving to achieve assigned goals. He/she is responsible for merchandising, stock availability, sales, profitability, customer journey, team, and general day-by-day management.

Main Responsibilities

Category Sales Management and Business Development

• Lead and develop the business of the Department, by cultivating a comprehensive and strategic understanding of it and relating to all relevant stakeholders
• Monitor and achieve category department performance with relevant KPIs;
• Analyze the category business, propose and implement action plans to improve results;
• Set category performance targets for the team and individual with the Store Manager;
• Be sensitive to competitors’ trading activities and give feedback to the Store Manager.

Client Management

• Leverage all clienteling tools to achieve Department and Store business goals;
• Demonstrate sales leadership by delivering excellent customer service and implementing clienteling activities;
• Manage customer service quality, to meet customer expectations by offering excellent customer service standards;
• Improve Mystery Shopper Results with action plans;
• Implement appropriate CRM tools and develop loyal customers of particular product categories;
• Act as brand category ambassador to educate VIPs and new Clients;
• Participate in ad-hoc Clientele projects.

Operations and Visual Merchandising

• Ensure that merchandise is properly managed, displayed, stored, and maintained by the team;
• Maintain inventory accuracy and shrink rates within company standards;
• Report to Stock Planning and Merchandising team when there are out-of-stock best sellers.
• Maintain the Visual Merchandising consistent with Company standards;
• Align periodically visual merchandising and sales performance;
• Make the best out of the display and proximity storage

Team Management and Development

• Discuss individual performance every month and coach team members
• Motivate the team so that they perform at their highest level to meet their individual and store objectives
• Organize the team in an efficient manner according to business needs and delegate responsibility
• Translate strategic and business goals into concrete and individual actions and objectives
• Conduct category training for the team
• Execute the in-store training routine set by the Store Manager

• 5 years experience in a Supervisor role in Fashion/Luxury Sales with exposure to the relevant category
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent is preferred
• English fluent in another foreign language is an advantage
• Manages his/ her image standards on a high level
• Strong selling and communication skills are necessary
• Excellent relationships skills, self-reliant, approachable, and patient
• Confidence, organizational skills, professionalism
• Client focus with great business acumen
• Administration and financial skills
• Computer skills and Retail management system knowledge
• Goal-oriented approach, multitasking
• Strong knowledge and/or interest in the fashion/luxury industry