Head of Retail

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global luxury womenswear brand is seeking a Head of Retail to lead their flagship store operations in Slough. The role involves strategic planning, team development, and ensuring a premium client experience while overseeing retail activities and managing international trunk shows. Ideal candidates will possess extensive experience in luxury fashion, strong business acumen, and a passion for retail excellence.

Qualifications

• Proven experience within a Senior Retail Leadership role, ideally minimum of 10 years.
• Solid background within Luxury Fashion - RTW / Tailoring.
• Fluent in English with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Flagship store and lead all retail activities.
• Achieve business objectives and develop strategic plans for growth.
• Drive a client-centric ethos with strong CRM focus.

Skills

Strategic Planning

CRM Focus

Team Management

Communication

Luxury Fashion Knowledge

Education

10+ years in Senior Retail Leadership

Background in Luxury Fashion - RTW / Tailoring

Job description

We are partnered with a Global Luxury womenswear brand renowned for their refined RTW and Tailoring. We are looking for a Head of Retail to oversee the Flagship store and lead on all retail activities to strive for growth and expansion. With an entrepreneurial spirit, you will drive and develop a high performing team to achieve retail excellence, ensure a best in class client experience and be responsible for International trunk shows.

Responsibilities:

• Achieves business objectives and can develop solid strategic plans to strive for growth and expansion.
• Drives a client centric ethos with a strong focus on CRM. Possesses a deep understanding of existing customer base and ability to elevate a new client base.
• Lead the retail calendar for International trunk shows, creating, executing and following up to ensure a focus on strategy and results.
• Oversee store performance to achieve operational excellence.
• Assess team performance and ensure the sales team possess a deep understanding of luxury to enhance product knowledge, styling and tailoring expertise, and sales ability.

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Qualities:

• Proven experience within a Senior Retail Leadership role, ideally minimum of 10 years.
• Solid background within Luxury Fashion - RTW / Tailoring.
• Commercially aware with strong business acumen.
• Proven ability of successfully leading International trunk shows.
• A flair for managing, coaching and developing a team.
• Excellent communication skills – Fluent in English.
• Enjoys fast paced, dynamic environment, able to travel frequently for Trunk shows.
• A Passion for Luxury Fashion and Tailoring, Art, Culture & Lifestyle.

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Created on 31/05/2025 by JR United Kingdom