Department Manager - Accessories (Fixed Term Contract)

Selfridges; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury retailer is seeking a Department Manager for Accessories on a fixed-term contract until Feb 2026. You will oversee the department's strategy, motivate the team to meet sales targets, and ensure compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate has strong retail experience, excellent leadership skills, and a proactive approach to business management.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a retail environment, leading teams to achieve targets.
• Ability to manage stock levels and respond to market trends.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build relationships with the team and partners.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the department's sales and strategy.
• Motivating and coaching your team to exceed sales targets.
• Ensuring compliance with trading standards and safety regulations.
• Managing stock loss and achieving KPIs.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Team leadership

Customer service

Communication skills

Adaptability

Proactive planning

Job description

Overview

Department Manager - Accessories (Fixed Term Contract)

Job Introduction

As a Department Manager you will:

• Please note, this is a fixed term role until Feb 2026,
• Be responsible for the own bought and concession department and strategy (including payroll), identifying opportunities and risks using external market trends and competitor insights
• Support the concession businesses in your department by working closely with the Concession Manager to support and set improvement targets, resolve issues that may arise
• Motivate the team to exceed sales targets by developing skills in product knowledge, cross category selling, after sales service and awareness of other services within Selfridges
• Manage and lead your team giving regular feedback and coaching. Recognising both talent and development areas, you will create unique plans to progress your team using the tools available
• Act upon information and feedback from across the business e.g spotlight, engagement survey and team member feedback to name a few
• Ensure that the department is fully compliant with trading standards, health and safety legislation and all store operating procedures
• Achieve stock loss KPI through effective management of procedures, stockless action plan and team member training
• Liaise and influence VM and B&M team to seek ways to improve visual presentation, stock holding and relay customer feedback, including best and worst sellers
• Keep consistently high standards in your department through the completion of daily floor walks and checks, following up on required improvements

A bit about you

• Commercially minded. Understanding the numbers, you have a plan to achieve sales targets, realise the importance of managing stock levels and are reactive to external factors that may impact performance
• Collaborative. Building relationships is one of your strengths. Whether it's with your team to drive performance, your concession partners to initiate positive change, or with the wider Selfridges community, you realise the importance on working together
• A retail expert. Accustomed to working in customer focused, fast paced/high volume environments, you bring both passion and knowledge to support your team. Generating ideas and implementing plans to develop business opportunities
• A good communicator. Your friendly and confident manner is appreciated by customers, team members and stakeholders alike
• A leader. Motivating and inspiring your team to deliver exceptional service and meet sales targets. You understand the importance of leading by example and provide coaching to drive performance and change
• Adaptable. Prioritising is one of your skills and you know how to keep you team calm and focused in times of change
• Proactive. Planning for the weeks, months and season ahead from floor cover, events, stock and many more, you truly own your business area and take responsibility for ensuring its success
• An example of our values, a trusted and respected colleague

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