Assistant General Manager, Yorkdale

armani-canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retail bonus program

Armani merchandise discount

Restaurant discount

Uniform provided

RRSP matching for full & part-time

Job summary

Giorgio Armani Canada Corporation seeks an Assistant General Manager at Emporio Armani, Yorkdale Shopping Centre, Toronto. You will lead an experienced luxury retail team, set daily direction with the General Manager, and ensure an outstanding client experience on the sales floor.

You will influence merchandising and marketing strategies, build strong talent, and manage store operations with integrity and results orientation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in similar retail management field.
• College/Post-Secondary degree preferred.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills and the ability to influence partners and motivate direct reports.
• Demonstrated experience in executing Sales Management Trainings and Presentations.
• Proficiency with Retail Systems and Office programs (Excel/Word/PowerPoint).
• Open availability and flexible schedule including holidays, nights and weekends.
• Italian/Spanish/French/Mandarin or other language skills are a strong asset (not required).

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire the store team to drive sales and deliver an exceptional client experience.
• Partner with GM on merchandising, marketing and client relationship strategies.
• Maintain front-line engagement to understand business; apply insights to improve performance.
• Oversee end-to-end store operations including labor and budget management.
• Communicate clearly and cascades information throughout the team.

Skills

Retail management

Store operations

Sales leadership

Excellent communication

Flexible schedule

Multilingual assets

Education

College/Post-Secondary degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Assistant General Manager | Full-Time | Emporio Armani, Yorkdale Shopping Centre, Toronto

This posting is for an existing vacancy

As a leader within Giorgio Armani Canada Corporation, you will be part of a diverse leadership and sales team, who you will inspire and motivate each day. You will work with the General Manager to align the entire team on driving sales, providing an excellent client experience, building strong talent and ensure the store operates efficiently and effectively. Your ability to combine entrepreneurial spirit, passion for the brand and knowledge of the luxury/retail business with organizational skills to manage the store will greatly influence the client and associate experience.

As an Assistant General Manager, you will also provide input on merchandising, marketing, and client relationship strategies. Your daily presence on the sales floor will provide you the opportunity to understand the business on the front line, and you will have the opportunity to use the insights to improve the store’s business. You will help shape and execute store strategies to build trusting relationships with clients and associates to drive revenue. In addition, you will be accountable for ensuring appropriate communications are cascaded throughout the team.

To succeed in this role you are willing to lead by example and with integrity, collaborate, be intellectually curious, strategic, lead through ambiguity and change and results oriented. As a key support for the General Manager, you will also be responsible for the end-to-end management of the store and its team, including labor and supply budget.

Our team mission is passionately conveying the vision of Giorgio Armani.

Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum Three (3) years of experience in similar retail management field
• College/Post-Secondary degree preferred
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills and the ability to influence partners and motivate direct reports
• Demonstrated experience in executing Sales Management Trainings and Presentations
• Proficiency with Retail Systems and Office programs, i.e. Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Open availability and able to work a flexible schedule, including holidays, nights and weekends
• While not required, Italian, Spanish, French, Mandarin or other language skills are considered a strong asset

Why Join Us

Join us in our mission to passionately convey Giorgio Armani’s unique vision of timeless and natural elegance, where fashion and design provoke a confident state of being for all people by fostering beauty in the world.

The Armani Group is one of the leading fashion and luxury goods groups in the world today. Our company designs, manufactures, distributes and retails fashion and lifestyle products including apparel, accessories, eyewear, watches, jewelry, home interiors, fragrances, cosmetics, chocolates, hotels and restaurants under a range of brand names: Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani and Armani Exchange.

This role has an annual salary range of $70,000 to $85,000 plus bonus, depending on experience and qualifications. We believe in rewarding great talent, which is why eligible team members may also earn performance-based bonuses and annual incentives that recognize individual impact and contributions.

OUR CULTURE

As a company, one of our goals is to motivate and drive a unified team to deliver the Armani experience. We believe the fuel to the power of the brand is through the collaboration of our associates. We are dedicated to fostering the development and growth of our people, roles and structure.

OUR BENEFITS

• COMPENSATION: Commission (Eligibility Based on Position)
• Retail Bonus Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• BENEFITS: Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Prescription Drug
• Life Insurance
• Dependent Life Insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• PAID TIME: Paid Time Off for Vacation and Sick Days
• Pregnancy & Parental Leave Top-Up
• Long-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off to Volunteer in your Community
• SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT: Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with Company Matching for Full & Part-Time Associates
• ASSOCIATE PERKS: Armani Merchandise Discount
• Restaurant Discount
• Uniform
• Exclusive Friends & Family Sales

NOTE: Benefits may vary based on position eligibility

YOUR CAREER

• Training and Development Opportunities
• Rewards and Recognition programs
• Opportunities in various brands in the Canadian Corporate Office (Greater Toronto Area), as well as domestic and international opportunities.