Assistant Manager

Kurt Geiger; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading footwear and accessories brand is seeking an Assistant Manager for their Gateshead store. You will ensure top-notch customer service and motivate your team while meeting sales targets. Candidates must have previous retail management experience, ideally in fashion, and demonstrate the ability to drive sales. Competitive pay and employee benefits offered.

Benefits

Competitive basic hourly rate

Amazing employee discounts

Fabulous shoes!

Qualifications

• Previous retail management experience is necessary.
• Background with luxury or fashion-forward brands is preferred.
• Ability to drive sales and work to KPIs is required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure customer service standards are met.
• Act as a role model for the team.
• Drive store sales and maintain operational goals.
• Develop relations with senior leadership.
• Motivate the team consistently.

Skills

Retail management experience

Sales driving skills

Team leadership

Job description

Assistant Manager - Carvela Store

Description

Kurt Geiger | About Us

We are an inclusive, creative footwear and accessories brand powered by kindness. We want to empower our talent to be confident and true to themselves, the London way. London is our home, our heartbeat, and we draw inspiration from the energy and spirit of the city; its diversity and creativity. For over fifty years our team of in-house shoe and accessory designers have been creating authentic, distinctive designs from our London headquarters. The rainbow is our signature. It represents the good energy and love we have for our community and the many ways we collectively express our individual style.

We Are One: For Love | For Diversity | For Change | For Equality | For Kindness | For Freedom | For Unity | Against Racism

WE NEED YOU TO:

• Ensure customer service is of the highest standards at all times
• Be a role model for your team and promote service standards within your team
• Ensure all store and company sales targets, operations goals, policies and procedures are met and maintained
• Actively liaise, communicate and develop good relations with your senior leadership team
• Consistently motivate your team
• Maintain a high-performance team through effective management of productivity, individual targets, employee relations and coaching on areas of development
• Maintain payroll budgets, remaining reactive to trading patterns
• Rota your team effectively and ensure optimum cover during peak trading periods
• Protect the Kurt Geiger brands and ensure all team members meet personal presentation standards
• Ensure your store maintains excellent visual presentation which is consistent with company guidelines

Requirements

• Previous retail management experience
• Background with a fashion-forward footwear, accessory or fashion brand
• Proven ability to drive sales and team working to KPI’s
• To be immaculately presented and representative of our luxury/fashion forward brand

Benefits

• Competitive basic hourly rate
• Amazing employee discounts
• Fabulous shoes!

Our Stores

The first Kurt Geiger store opened on London Bond street in 1963. Today, our brand has global appeal and is distributed in hundreds of cities around the world. We operate over 70 stand-alone stores nationwide, including our new flagship store on London Oxford street, and in over 400 stores globally. Beyond stand-alone stores and retail pop ups, our retail partners include some of the world’s most famous department stores.

We Are One

For Love | For Diversity | For Change | For Equality | For Kindness | For Freedom | Against Racism