Assistant Manager, Kurt Geiger, Merryhill

KURT GEIGER; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading footwear brand in Wolverhampton seeks an experienced retail manager to ensure high standards of customer service and team motivation. The ideal candidate has a background in retail management and a keen interest in fashion. Responsibilities include driving sales and maintaining visual presentation standards. This role offers competitive pay and employee discounts.

Benefits

Competitive basic hourly rate

Amazing employee discounts

Fabulous shoes!

Qualifications

• Previous retail management experience.
• Immaculate presentation to represent a luxury brand.
• Ability to drive sales and team productivity.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high customer service standards.
• Motivate and manage team performance.
• Achieve sales targets and maintain operations.

Skills

Customer service standards

Team motivation

Sales driving

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 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

Qualifications

• 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