Description
BALENCIAGA Store Director
We are currently seeking a Store Director at Selfridges who will report to the Retail Manager.
Your opportunity
To develop the store's turnover by managing the sales team, expanding the customer-base and establishing customer loyalty, employing Balenciaga's sales strategy and image.
How you will contribute
Business development:
1. Develop and maintain strong business relationships with all relevant internal and external stakeholders to maximise business opportunities and working efficiencies
2. Define, execute and monitor the store action plan to achieve sales targets and KPIs
3. Optimise the relationship with the Department Store to ensure efficient and commercial partnership
4. Understand and monitor local business environment including market trends and competition
5. Proactively define opportunities for growth and execute actions accordingly
6. Communicate high quality relevant feedback to HQs/HO and/or store team
Talent leadership and development:
7. Create and maintain a positive work environment, consistent with Balenciaga behaviours
8. Build trust and rapport so the team respect you as a strong, fair, reliable leader
9. Provide a clear vision of the goals for the overall team and for the individuals
10. Identify, attract, recruit, develop and retain talent
11. Create and monitor development plans for store management and store teams, driving professional growth through ongoing training and coaching
Brand promotion:
12. Behave as a Balenciaga Ambassador, sustain and promote the culture of the brand internally and externally
13. Ensure Balenciaga Signature and Client experience are executed and consistent over time
14. Lead by example conveying Balenciaga behaviours towards clients
15. Know your clients and prospects (quantitative and qualitative) to define action plans
16. Attract and recruit new clients from personal network and external partners
17. Develop clienteling mindset and client's loyalty and retention from beginners to VICs
Process management:
18. Ensure that all the processes are compliant with legal, safety, security, internal requirements, sustainability, HR guidelines
19. Align oneself with ‘best practice’ and coach the team to respect this way of working
20. Ensure execution of Retail Excellence guidelines in the store
21. Supervise inventory activities and warehouse stock
22. Challenge and improve current processes sustaining the growth and ensure efficiency and effectiveness
KPIs (including bit not limited to)
23. Business: sales density, conversation rate, UPT, cross selling rate, transactions
24. Team: sales productivity, training completion rate, turnover rate, staff satisfaction
25. Client: local retention rate, CEE
26. Process: CRM, Omnichannel, back of house
Who you are
27. Sustained successful experience in a managerial position in luxury Retail industry
28. Inclusive leadership style and entrepreneurship
29. High sensitivity to client experience and loyalty
30. Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and inspire
31. Precise, innovative, highly organised, adaptable, dynamic
32. Highly available and responsive with a natural curiosity and proactiveness to redefine
33. Product and Fashion sensitivity
Why work with us?
This is a fabulous opportunity to join the Balenciaga adventure and to actively contribute to the development of the business by becoming part of a thriving Atelier in a global Luxury Group that offers endless possibilities to learn and grow.
Balenciaga is committed to thriving your professional development within the House or in the Kering group. We empower leaders to create, build and sustain high performing teams that excel in execution. We guide every employee to reach their full potential in a stimulating and fulfilling workplace environment.
Diversity Commitment
Balenciaga is committed to fostering a diverse workforce. We believe that diversity in all its forms - gender, age, nationality, culture, disability, sexual orientation… - enriches the workplace and our client experience. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome all applications and select our talents based on competencies and in alignment with our brand behaviors. Setting people for success is what we live for. It is part of our interview process to discuss with you how to excel in our company.
Job Type
Regular
Start Date
2024-03-13
Schedule
Full time
Organization
Balenciaga UK Ltd.