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The Store Manager of the Beverly Hills West Coast flagship store oversees all aspects of the boutique, in line with the commercial strategy approved by the management of JL & Company, ltd. - Americas Branch, including supervising the staff members in all of their activities (coaching, training and assisting them in achieving sales objectives); demonstrating an active management presence on the sales floor, modelling exceptional service and ensuring all team members embody the John Lobb spirit.
Job Responsibility:
Drive sales growth, profit and loss management and operational excellence for the store
Design and action the store strategy with a vision on mid and long term
Controls expenses and inventory shortage
To be proactive in proposing business development strategies to Retail Management
Assumes leadership role through effective communication and awareness of staff morale and career development
Offering an excellent after-sales service
surveying the competitor's projects and events
With the support of Commercial Office, preparing and making purchases at the presentation of the new collections, throughout the year
Implement a proper buying strategy, based on the specificity of the boutique (demand, inventory and sales objectives)
Drawing up and monitoring the budget in cooperation with the Managing Director
Ensuring the control of all the activities in terms of Stock Management, Merchandising, After Sales Service, Sales administration and Internal control, in line with the internal rules and procedures
Responsible for achieving the store's sales targets and ensuring that resources are aligned with objectives
Ensure the proper maintenance of the store's profit and loss statement, and you define and manage the various quantitative and qualitative KPI's for the store (including market trends and inventory control)
Improve quality of sales as per internal House standards
Ensures that store team fully understands the selling goals & strategy (and applies it)
Prepare weekly retail catch up meeting with sales KPI's and team feedback
Manage inventories in a proactive way: optimize sales, control stock accuracy, anticipate needs by reordering, minimize shrinkage, deploy cycle counts and stock take in partnership with store administrator
Welcome and engage with client, embodying the image of the John Lobb brand
Ensures that each member of the sales team provides an excellent service to all visitors entering the boutique, in line with John Lobb standards of Client service
Actively work on client loyalty and development within the client portfolio (traffic management, activation strategy, client knowledge)
Responsible for maintaining a strong local presence in the city. Coordinate retail events within the store, in collaboration with Communications Department
Possess excellent knowledge of the local environment and anticipate clients' expectations
Continuously be present & support sales team in case of difficult client situations
Keep track of each team member's performance, defining responsibilities and setting short and mid-term targets
Ensure the fair allocation, motivation and development of employees, with the aim of helping each employee grow, creating a sense of team spirit around collective success
Work hand in hand with retail management to ensure that the team receives training regularly (CX, product knowledge and selling skills)
In partnership with Managing Director of Americas ensures all leaves taken are in line with company policies and procedures while all untaken annual leaves are properly managed
Provide inspirational and motivational leadership, giving vision and clarity to the team
participating in the recruiting process, integrating and training sales staff in terms of product, customer service and the art of selling John Lobb products
ensuring the respect of law and company policies, even in health and safety of the store and team
Setting an example to the team by acting as the first ambassador to customers
Guarantees that procedures and systems are clearly understood, run smoothly and comply with the ever-changing needs of the sales activities
Responsible for ensuring compliance with the procedures and requirements defined within the company making sure that all sales activities are properly processed according to the company's defined procedures
Ensure the quality of the boutique: monitoring maintenance services, renovations, extensions, minor works, and reviewing the zoning
Acting as the John Lobb Ambassador to the customers and every other person that can interact with John Lobb
Representing the John Lobb name to existing and potential customers
Compiling an accurate customer database and updating it permanently
Proposing store promotional activities and customer service practices
Requirements:
Tertiary education and experienced Manager with a proven number of years of management experience and a strong sense of customer service
Used to performing a Brand Ambassador style role as well as demonstrating the skills and experience of a leading retail manager in a luxury environment
Exceptional communication and networking skills, able to build good professional working relationships demonstrating the ability to work across cultures
Proactive, results-driven individual, demonstrating initiative and commercial creativity
well organized with an ability to think multi dimensionally
Strong business sense with solid analytical skills
Hands on computer knowledge of MS office and excellent digital skills
Excellent spoken and written English. Additional languages are a plus
An appreciation of the style and elegance of the house reflecting this in personal presentation
Nice to have:
Additional languages are a plus
What we offer:
Commission and bonus incentives based on sales performance
Medical, Dental, Vision
, Life Insurance and Disability
Paid time off (annual vacation of 15 days, 11 company holidays, 3 floating holidays, 2 wellbeing days, and sick & safe time)
Paid Parental leave and transition time
Various voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts, voluntary life insurance