Department Manager

Inside Lvmh; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

LOEWE is seeking a Department Manager in Dubai to lead a client advisory team, drive sales, and develop talent. You will coach staff, manage day-to-day store operations, and champion a client-centric experience while collaborating with the Store Manager to achieve targets. Fluency in English and Arabic is preferred.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, talent development, and delivering exceptional client service in a fast-paced luxury environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading diverse teams to meet targets.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong commercial acumen with a client-centric approach.
• Ability to be agile, creative, and commercially minded in solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a team of client advisors to achieve store targets.
• Develop talent and secure succession planning with Store Manager/Director.
• Drive customer experience and build a high-quality client database.
• Manage store operations, inventory, and policy execution.

Skills

Team Leadership

Coaching

Client relations

Communication

Commercial acumen

Arabic language

Job description

Being part of LOEWE gives you the opportunity of learning new things every day and working with people passionate about what they do, in a fast moving and ambitious company.

As Department Manager, you will take ownership of a department’s or floor's performance, leading and proactively coaching a team of client advisors to achieve their individual, the department/floor, and the stores targets. You will support the Store Manager/Director with developing new and existing Clients. You will be responsible for building passionate, highly motivated, and talented individuals who continue to grow in their career, securing succession plans with this.

Job responsabilities

Your role will be:

Team Management and Development

• Lead the team to drive and deliver business goals, creating a positive, enjoyable work environment which fosters cooperation and excellence.
• Define individual and team goals and targets, regularly reviewing, managing, and coaching performance against the expectations.
• Provide regular and qualitative feedback to the team, coaching “in the moment” to achieve the greatest impact.
• Identify, recruit, and develop talent in collaboration with the Store Manager/Director, securing succession plans to enable this.
• Lead from the front, role modelling the way to sell and support your team in their sales to develop their KPI’s.
• Support and develop the team in building long lasting Client relationships leveraging all resources and tools available.
• Communicate with passion and inspire the team on company messages and information during morning briefings, training, and one to one meetings.
• Provide support and guidance to new joiners to ensure their onboarding path is fully completed so their integration into the company is positive.

Client Experience

• Manage the customer flow to ensure each client is given the correct level of service and no client is left unattended or unacknowledged.
• Cultivate a Client centric mindset to always ensure the highest level of Client experience.
• Develop the customer database through optimizing data capture rate and integrity.

Product

• Focus on driving sales for an assigned category, analyzing performance and creating actions to improve and grow performance.
• Grow the team's technical knowledge of the product category to increase KPI performance; Sales, Cross Selling, UPT, etc.
• Share feedback with the regional team on the performance, customer feedback and market insights of the assigned product category.

Operations

• Lead the store in the absence of more senior management, opening and closing the store, resolving difficult clients, escalating or seeking support where necessary.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of policies, standards and procedures ensuring they are communicated and implemented.
• Maintain inventory and be responsible for inventory management.
• Additional duties and management responsibilities as required.

Profile

What is important for the role:

• Proven experience within a similar environment leading diverse people to success.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, valuing and amplifying diversity.
• Strong and demonstratable commercial acumen.
• Ability to be agile, creative, and commercial in solution development.
• Passion and knowledge of the managed product category.
• A client-centric mindset with a passion to exceed expectations.
• A committed Team Player, willing to work side by side with the team to lead and influence.
• A deep interest in Fashion, Art and Culture.
• Fluent in English and Arabic

Additional information

About LOEWE

Founded in Spain in 1846, LOEWE is the second-oldest luxury fashion house in the world. Since 2025, the House is under the creative direction of Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, guided by a rich artistic sensibility and an imaginative exploration of craft. This new chapter builds on core sensibilities of LOEWE: an intellectual and playful approach to fashion, the vibrant spirit of Spanish lifestyle, and unmatched leather expertise.

At LOEWE we are committed to a culture that welcomes all, regardless of gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic background and abilities, including people with disabilities of all types. Our aim is for everyone to feel valued, included, and empowered to contribute their best.