Assistant Manager, Kurt Geiger, Arndale

KURT GEIGER; Manchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Amazing employee discounts

Generous bonus structure

Gorgeous shoes each season

Job summary

Kurt Geiger in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Store Manager to lead a luxury footwear boutique, drive sales and maintain exceptional service standards. You will mentor the team, manage scheduling and payroll budgeting, ensure optimal store presentation, and develop strong relationships with senior management.

A background in fashion footwear or accessories, proven retail leadership, and a customer‑focused mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Previous retail management experience
• Background with a fashion-forward footwear, accessory or fashion brand
• To be a customer service ambassador
• Proven ability to drive sales and achieve KPI targets

Responsibilities

• Ensure customer service is of the highest standards at all times
• Be a role model for your team and with your own service standards
• Ensure store and company sales targets, operations goals, policies and procedures are met
• Liaise with Senior Management and develop good relations
• Manage staffing, payroll budgets, scheduling, and adapt to trading patterns
• Rota your team for peak trading periods
• Protect brand presentation and ensure visual standards
• Drive sales and maintain a high-performance team

Skills

Customer service

Team leadership

Sales-driven

Job 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 NEED YOU TO:

• Ensure customer service is of the highest standards at all times


• Be a role model for your team and with your own service standards


• 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 team and Senior Management


• Maintain a high performance team through effective management of productivity, individual targets, employee relations and coaching on areas of development


• Manage and maintain staff scheduling and meet 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


• Previous retail management experience


• Background with a fashion-forward footwear, accessory or fashion brand


• To be a customer service ambassador


• Proven ability to drive sales and team working to KPI's


• To be immaculately presented and representative of our luxury/fashion forward brand in every way


• Competitive basic salary


• Generous bonus structure


• Gorgeous shoes each season


• Amazing employee discounts

If you're successful, you will work for a business which recognises that amazing people are the key to driving our business forward and fulfil our vision of being the world's leading multi-channel retailer of luxury branded shoes and accessories. We are a fast-paced business where no two days are the same, so you will need to be adaptable; but we will reward your hard-work, commitment and loyalty with a fantastic benefits package and very real

We Are One

• For Love


• For Diversity


• For Change


• For Equality


• For Kindness


• For Freedom


• Against Racism