Department Manager

Christian Dior Couture; Düsseldorf; Vor Ort; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A luxury fashion brand in Düsseldorf is searching for a passionate Department Manager to maximize sales and profitability within the store. Candidates should have over 5 years of retail experience, preferably in a luxury product setting, and strong management skills. The role involves coaching and guiding team members, ensuring stock optimization, and collaborating on strategic plans. Benefits include a generous holiday entitlement, lunch and transportation support, and opportunities for career advancement within the group.

Leistungen

Holiday entitlement of 6 weeks per year

Lunch benefit of 100€ net per month

Public transportation support of 100€ net per month

Additional day off on birthday

Access to Corporate Benefits

Opportunities for further training and development

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of retail experience required, preferably with at least 2 years of management.
• Strong knowledge of the luxury industry.
• Prioritization and time management skills in a fast-paced environment.

Aufgaben

• Ensure optimization of stock level usage.
• Assist in defining the yearly strategic plan.
• Manage and guide the team.

Kenntnisse

Retail experience

Commercial creativity

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Fluency in German and English

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

Position – “Whatever you do — for work or pleasure — do it with passion! Live with passion!” Christian Dior
Christian Dior Couture offers more than a beautiful brand to our clients; We invite them to be part of the heritage, to share our passion for luxury and to be part of the Dior family. We look for the same desire in our employees, to have enthusiasm and passion about being part of the House of Dior.

For our boutique in Düsseldorf, Königsallee, we are looking for a Department Manager with passion and drive.

The Department Manager plays a key role in maximizing the sales and profitability of the department. He/she works closely with the Boutique Manager to enhance the commercial performance and maintain excellent relations with key suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Follow up with the Boutique Manager to ensure optimization of the stock level usage
• Ensure all team members are following the established procedures of ordering/ transfer, etc
• Develop, with the Marketing Manager, the yearly calendar and oversee marketing activities implementation
• Assist the Boutique Manager in defining the yearly strategic plan for the network and preparing the yearly budgets
• Follow up on daily sales vs monthly/yearly target and take action when necessary
• Maintain a smooth relationship with the suppliers and business partners to implement partnership
• Attend Managers’ meetings to review the shops performance and provide regular feedback to Boutique Manager
• Manage, engage, and guide the team reporting
• Set the objectives and budgets for own team members and ensure their accomplishment
• Responsible for coaching and training own team members
• Ability to identify and satisfy the needs of customers, in order to meet and exceed their expectations

Qualifications

• 5+ years of retail experience required, preferably with at least 2 years of management, in a luxury product setting
• Sense of initiative and commercial creativity with fashion sensitivity
• Strong knowledge of the luxury industry
• Demonstration of own initiative
• Strong interpersonal, communicational, organizational and management skills
• Prioritization and time management skills in a fast-paced environment
• Fluent in German and English, another language on top is a plus

Benefits

• Holiday entitlement of 6 weeks per year
• Lunch benefit of 100€ net per month
• Public transportation support of 100€ net per month
• Additional day off on birthday
• Access to Corporate Benefits
• Special Employee conditions after successful completion of probation period
• Referral Program Bonus “Talents are knowing good Talents”
• Opportunities for further training and development
• Career opportunities within the LVMH Group