Páramo Clothing, an award winning, pioneering and employee-owned outdoor clothing brand, is looking for a passionate and experienced UK Brand Stores Manager.
This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference—both in-store and across the business.
As UK Brand Stores Manager, you’ll play a key role in driving the success of our five UK Páramo stores, with your home base at our Ringwood location in Hampshire. Working five days a week on a flexible Monday–Sunday rota, you'll be responsible for:
Managing the Ringwood store while overseeing the operations and performance of our other four brand stores across the UK.
Delivering strong leadership to Retail Sales Managers and ensuring that our high standards of customer experience, visual merchandising, and product presentation are upheld.
Maximising profitability and efficiency across all locations through hands-on leadership, performance analysis, and close collaboration with sales, marketing, and supply teams.
You will need a full clean UK driving licence as well as willingness to travel and work weekends. Lead and motivate a team of Retail Sales Managers across all UK stores.
Monitor and respond to store performance metrics, market trends, and opportunities.
Guide visual merchandising and seasonal product displays to maximise impact and sales.
Support recruitment, training, and development of store managers.
Collaborate with the Head of Sales on budget planning and implementing the UK store sales strategy.
Drive direct-to-consumer initiatives and local promotional campaigns in partnership with marketing.
Proven experience in retail management, ideally within the outdoor or apparel industry.
A proactive approach and keen attention to detail — especially around store presentation.
Visual merchandising experience and an eye for compelling in-store displays.
Commercial awareness and the ability to manage budgets and performance data.
Minimum two A-levels (or equivalent), plus GCSEs in English and Maths.
Competitive benefits and rewards including pension, health cash plan and profit related bonus scheme
Additional flexible benefits options including boosted pension contributions, extra holiday or assistance with childcare costs
Annual leave starting at 26 days rising with service, plus public holidays
Páramo Directional Clothing designs and distributes durable garments for outdoor people, using unique and superior fabric systems to keep them comfortable in extreme environments. We develop our products in-house, from the headquarters in Wadhurst, East Sussex, with the garments manufactured at The Miquelina Foundation in Bogotá, Colombia. This partnership started in 1992 and has assisted over 10,000 vulnerable women to find a better life, away from prostitution or exploitative situations. We have an ongoing dedication to minimising our impact on the environment and a devoted group of people to help develop the business. co.uk by Sunday 22nd June 2025.