Retail Area Manager Germany & Switzerland

Maje; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 80.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading fashion brand is seeking a commercial leader to develop its strategy in Germany and Switzerland. You will manage store performance, ensuring compliance and enhancing customer experience. Ideal candidates have retail experience, a passion for fashion, and leadership skills. Fluency in German and English is essential; French is a plus. This role is based in Germany or Switzerland.

Qualifikationen

• Leader who enjoys motivating and training teams.
• Passionate about fashion with established retail experience.
• Able to solve problems independently and respect company guidelines.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Fluent in German and English; French is an asset.

Aufgaben

• Execute commercial strategies for store profitability.
• Define sales strategies and action plans.
• Ensure personalized service aligned with group standards.
• Train and support teams for great client experience.
• Recruit, onboard, and develop Store Managers.
• Organize and manage compliance with store processes.
• Supervise opening and closing of points of sale.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Fashion sensitivity

Retail experience

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Fluency in German

Fluency in English

Good level of French

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

Since its creation in Paris in 1998, Maje has been able to build its own style and drawn a subtle line between modernity and quirkiness, by focusing on key pieces and sharp details. The Maje spirit is a very feminine silhouette, at once sober, glamorous and bold. Affiliate of the SMCP Group, the brand is successfully pursuing its international development and has 640 points of sale and close to 1,700 talented employees in 45 countries.

In 2023, Maje achieved a turnover of more than 462,5 million euros. In recent years, the house has been approaching the digital transition with great ambition and accelerating its engagement towards sustainability. Inclusion and diversity are also at the heart of our preoccupations because we are convinced that innovation and creativity are born from a diversity of opinions and profiles. Because we want to offer to our employees and candidates an inclusive environment in which everyone has a place, regardless of their origin, background, and preferences, …

It’s your turn to enrich our history! Dare to be adventurous and to take up a new challenge, come and express your talents within the Maje Family!

Job Description

Reporting directly to our North of Europe Zone Director and working closely with the commercial, accounting, administrative and HR departments, you will be responsible for developing the company’s commercial strategy in Germany and Switzerland. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with legal and mandatory compliancies for all our point of sales. You will interact actively with our Store Managers as regards to the organisation, management and coordination of teams, as well as administrative and commercial aspects.

Responsibilities

• Sales and Profitability: Execute commercial strategies maximising the profitability of the stores in your area.
• Define a sales strategy and action plans in the management area, with the aim of achieving and exceeding the established objectives, analysing sales KPIs and identifying and seeking opportunities for growth.
• Customer Experience: Ensure with the teams and Store Managers a personalised service, in line with the group’s standards and adapted to the local market.
• Train and support our teams to understand the needs of our customers, so that they are able to provide a great client experience in line with the company’s standards and our selling ceremony.
• People management: Recruit, onboard and develop our Store Managers in your area, ensure commercial animation and motivation, training, coaching, action plans and HR support.
• Operations Control: You will be the link between the points of sale and HQ to organise, manage and ensure that all processes relating to stock, transfers, implementation of commercial actions, visuals, etc. are complied with.
• Supervise the opening and closing of POS, ensuring that everything runs smoothly and efficiently.

Qualifications

What talent are we looking for?

• You are a leader who enjoys motivating, supporting and training your teams.
• You have a real awareness, passion and sensitivity for fashion.
• Established Retail experience in the fashion industry
• Committed to ensuring the smooth running of daily activities and operations to support our commercial objectives in each of your outlets.
• A problem-solver who can make decisions independently while respecting company guidelines and the needs of our customers.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• You are fluent in German & English. Good level of French is an asset as you are part of a group based in Paris and part of your scope is in the French-speaking Switzerland.

Location: The role is currently base across Germany or Switzerland.

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