Assistant Manager, Kurt Geiger, Ashford

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

Job summary

A leading footwear and accessories brand in Ashford is seeking a Retail Manager to ensure service standards are met and sales targets achieved. The ideal candidate will have previous retail management experience and a strong understanding of fashion trends. This role offers a competitive salary, a generous bonus structure, and employee discounts on stunning products.

Benefits

Competitive basic salary

Generous bonus structure

Employee discounts

Gorgeous shoes each season

Qualifications

• Previous retail management experience required.
• Strong understanding of fashion trends and brands is necessary.
• Excellent communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure service standards are consistently met.
• Mentor team by demonstrating service standards.
• Achieve store and company sales targets.

Skills

Retail management experience

Understanding of fashion trends

Leadership

Communication skills

Relationship-building

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

WE NEED YOU TO:

• Ensure service standards are consistently met in your store, through regular team motivation, training and development
• Be a mentor for your team by demonstrating service standards and leading by example
• Ensure store and company sales targets are consistently achieved by setting and monitoring these for your store and team
• Regularly monitor your teams' KPIs and performance, putting plans in place for further development as and when needed alongside the store manager
• Ensure operational objectives of the store and company are upheld and maintained
• Ensure all policies and procedures are consistently maintained through high standards of compliance at all times
• Regularly update the store manager on trade and team performance
• Support your manager with recruitment and onboarding talent for your store, whilst working with the HR talent team
• Maintain a high-performance team through regular one- to-one meetings
• Build and maintain excellent client relationships for repeat business
• Support the store manager to maintain staff rotas, remaining reactive to trading patterns, Christmas & sales
• Monitor and manage stock deliveries
• Work with head office merchandising team to ensure restock accuracy
• Coordinate store stock take and maintain stock accuracy standards
• Organise and execute impactful store promotions to boost overall sales for store
• Protect the Kurt Geiger brands and ensure all team members meet personal presentation standards and policies
• Ensure your team maintains excellent visual presentation of store which is consistent with company/VM guidelines
• Keep up to date with new fashion trends
• Be an ambassador for your team and store
  
  

Requirements

• Previous retail management experience
• Strong understanding of fashion trends and brands
• Possess a strong sense of leadership
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to stay composed during challenging situations
• Ability to create and sustain great relationships
• Experience in setting team targets and driving sales
• To be immaculately presented and representative of the brand
  
  

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary
• Generous bonus structure
• Gorgeous shoes each season
• Amazing employee discounts
  
  

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 | For Unity Against Racism