Commercial Manager

• Drive sales & maximise profit
• Adhere to company VM guidelines by ensuring product is merchandised correctly and implementing layout changes
• Identify creative and visual ideas for the store
• Be responsible for product placement, leading from the front by handling the product on a daily basis
• Place newness from delivery and ensure best sellers and key pieces are easily accessible to our customers
• Conduct daily floor walks including windows, lighting, sales floor and stockrooms to identify areas of opportunity
• Analyse commercial reports and take action, making commercial decisions and delegating tasks to your dedicated team of Senior Sales and Sales Advisors
• Provide our customers with ideas on how to wear our product, keeping up with the latest trends and competitor activity
• Work alongside the field VM team to ensure high visual standards across your store, ensuring good size availability for our customers
• Ensure delivery is prioritised commercially so that new lines and replenishment of biggest selling departments are sent to the sales floor quickly

• Be able to work on your own initiative
• Be a great communicator and be able to engage your team
• Have good leadership skills
• Be passionate about delivering a world class experience to our customers
• Have experience in analysing reports and making commercial decisions
• Have a good understanding of the latest trends and our competitors
• Have experience in VM
• Have experience in managing a large team within a high turnover environment
• Have previous experience at Sales Manager Level/Visual Merchandiser Level

You may also be a medium store/deputy manager looking to move into a larger turnover environment

• Generous 50% staff discount & uniform allowance
• RI Rewards through Reward Gateway (discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions)
• Generous bonus scheme
• Stores fitted with Kindness Cupboards
• Support from Retail Trust
• Family Hub with enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility treatment support
• Giver Island (give as you earn scheme, a ‘Giver Island’ day each year and matched funding)
• Opportunities for progression and upskilling
• A contributory private pension scheme
• 30 days (ROI) paid holiday, inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Option to buy additional holiday