Assistant Store Manager Bicester (m/f/d) | NEW OPENING

BIRKENSTOCK; Bicester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global footwear brand is seeking an Assistant Store Manager for their new Bicester location. The role focuses on ensuring a top-notch customer experience while supporting the Store Manager in administrative tasks and team motivation. Qualified candidates should have prior retail experience and be passionate about sales and customer service. Familiarity with fashion trends and strong language skills in Italian and English are preferred.

Benefits

Dynamic work environment

Considerable design freedom

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Several years of professional experience in the retail sector.
• First experience in store management is an advantage.
• Passion for sales and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Ensure top priority for customer experience.
• Create an appreciative working atmosphere.
• Monitor commercial success and KPIs.

Skills

Sales and customer service skills

Team motivation and coaching

Understanding of fashion trends

Proficiency with MS Office

Language skills (Italian and English)

Job description

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BIRKENSTOCK is a global brand which embraces all consumers regardless of geography, gender, age and income. The company is deeply footed on a family tradition of shoemaking that can be traced back to 1774. With around 6200 employees worldwide, BIRKENSTOCK is the largest employer in the German footwear industry. To ensure our quality standards, we produce over 95% of our products in Germany and source more than 90% of our materials and components from Europe. The BIRKENSTOCK Group is headquartered in Linz am Rhein and maintains several locations in Germany, as well as sales offices in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.

Join our store team at our new location in Bicester as an

Assistant Store Manager Bicester (m/f/d) | NEW OPENING

Responsibilities

• The customer experience is your top priority: you convey the values and quality of our products, inspire with your open personality and product know-how and motivate your colleagues by acting as a role model.
• Together with the Store Manager, you create an appreciative and positive working atmosphere in which big and small successes are celebrated together. You support with administrative tasks, coach and inspire the team and give everyone the chance to continuously improve and develop.
• You always keep an eye on the commercial success of your store, the set targets and the associated KPIs - and intervene to keep performance at the highest level.
• Together with the Store Manager, you will plan how you can continuously develop the store and increase our brand awareness.
• Your colleagues can count on you at any time because you will lend a hand where needed, always have an open ear and find a solution for every challenge.

Experience and Competencies

• Several years of professional experience in the retail sector, first experience in store management is an advantage
• Passion for sales and customer service, an uncompromising openness towards all people and the ability to motivate and inspire others
• Curiosity and understanding of (emerging) trends in fashion / footwear as well as an affinity for social media
• Results-oriented approach, understanding of retail-specific KPIs and an eye for detail
• Proficient with MS Office as well as with common cash register systems
• Very good Italian and English skills; other languages are an advantage
• Finally, you are just as enthusiastic about our products as we are, can identify with the Birkenstock brand and are keen to make a difference together with us!

We offer

BIRKENSTOCK offers you all the advantages of a successful, fast growing, global company: dynamic work environment, considerable design freedom, authentic and open corporate culture and excellent development opportunities. Sounds exciting? It is. Our Talent Acquisition team is looking forward to receiving your online application!