FASHION CONCESSION AREA MANAGER IRELAND

Ref. no.: JO085245A

Tags: Regional Manager Fashion Manager Concession Manager Ireland Area Manager Retail District Manager

Location(s): Dublin City Centre Dublin North Dublin South

Salary range (€): 50000 - 60000

Additional benefits: Bonus,Car Allowance

Minimum experience required: 4 - 5 Years

Employment type: Permanent Full-time

Minimum qualification: Leaving-Certificate

Contact person: Jonathan Carter

Contact e-mail: Jonathan.carter@cpl.ie

Job description:  FASHION CONCESSION AREA MANAGER - IRELAND - €60,000 - €65,000 DOE

In partnership with its client CPL is currently seeking an experienced Fashion Area Manager for a permanent role based in Ireland.

The Client:

Our clients label captures an independent career woman who loves the luxury of modern fabrics. Available in sizes 8 - 20, they offer smart, versatile separates for the fashion aware customer. Clean lines, easy silhouettes and modernist styling define the collection.

Designed to be an easy to mix and match range, the clothes are aimed at the woman who loves looking smart and co-ordinated. Smart tailoring, glamorous occasionwear and relaxed weekend wear is available throughout the year, ensuring you look elegant and sophisticated for all your events.

Key Accountabilities:

Customer Focus:

• Create a customer service culture throughout all units on the area, where all teams are seizing every opportunity to drive sales
• Support, develop and coach unit managers to identify and take advantage of opportunities to improve service standards as well as to resolve complaints
• Lead by example, personally demonstrating excellent customer service to both internal and external customers
• Drive and implement customer service improvement initiatives throughout the area

Sales and Business Performance

• Responsible for ensuring that the Area exceeds all sales and profitability targets and for delivering outstanding business results
• Use a coaching style to develop the commercial awareness of unit Managers, and ensure each Manager applies a commercial view to all proposals and decisions, based on excellent product knowledge, and understanding of local trading environment, competitors and customer base.
• Effective and efficient control of costs and allocation of resources throughout the Area
• Monitor and control budgets throughout the Area, whilst making each unit Manager accountable for controlling operating costs within budget
• Responsible for ensuring that all key loss areas, particularly shrinkage, are controlled throughout all units

Operating Standards:

• Responsible for compliance to company policies and procedures and current legislation in all stores on the Area
• Manage the unit Managers, to ensure that all stores adhere to best practice and deliver excellent operating standards and working environment
• Ensure that all commercial opportunities are maximized through timely implementation of Company promotions, offers and marketing initiatives
• Coach unit managers to use flair and creativity to ensure that visual merchandising maximizes sales opportunities and consistently exceeds company standards

Team working & Leadership

• Act as an active member of the retail team by supporting colleagues for benefit of the wider business, even if detrimental to own area
• Provide inspiring Leadership and support for unit Managers
• Uses performance management to set out clear accountabilities and responsibilities as well as giving praise and recognition to positive behaviors and results, whilst dealing swiftly and constructively with performance issues
• Build a diverse team with a blend of experience skills and potential, treating other with respect, dignity and integrity and encouraging ownership of shared goals and objectives.
• Recruit, develop and coach managers so that every unit has a competent Manager and individuals continue to expand their range of skills through personal development

All applications will be treated with the strictest of confidence

CPL Contact:

To apply or for further information please contact Jonathan Carter on +353 1 614 6051 or e-mail with you updated CV to jonathan.carter@cpl.ie