Store Manager

Elite Associates; Ashford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A global fashion brand is opening a new store at Ashford Designer Outlet and is seeking a Store Manager who can shape its culture and operations from the ground up. Ideal candidates will have a passion for premium retail, a keen sense for service, and a proven track record in team leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing retail teams and operations.
• Strong understanding of premium or luxury fashion markets.
• Ability to blend commercial targets with a service-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Shape and manage a new store environment focusing on service and experience.
• Inspire and develop a team while meeting commercial goals.
• Create a culture that reflects the brand's values and service ethos.

Skills

Leadership

Retail Experience

Coaching and Culture Building

Understanding of Luxury Fashion

Job description

Behind the scenes of one of the world's most respected fashion brands, plans are quietly unfolding to launch a new destination at Ashford Designer Outlet.

This is a considered expansion – one rooted in refinement, purpose, and timeless style. The kind of store where product curation, service culture, and spatial design are treated with equal reverence. And at the heart of it? A leader who brings calm confidence, commercial insight, and a deep understanding of what great retail feels like.

We’re searching for a Store Manager to take ownership of this new chapter. Someone who doesn’t just manage, but inspires. Who leads with instinct and data. Who can build a culture as carefully as they build a team.

This is for you if you:

• Want to shape a store from the foundations up, with real input into how it operates, how it feels, and who represents it.
• See retail not just as a sales space, but as a service-led experience – personal, elevated, and quietly memorable.
• Understand premium or luxury fashion, and know how to blend commercial targets with integrity and style.
• Have led teams before (or are ready to step up), and care just as much about coaching and culture as you do about numbers.

The brand?

Let’s just say its heritage is rooted in curation, quality, and creativity. It has dressed the confident and the understated. And while it's recognised globally, it moves with the discretion and depth of a brand that doesn’t need to shout.

If you’re ready to be part of something purposeful — not flashy — and to lead a store where everything matters, we’d love to hear from you.

Applications are being reviewed immediately.

Let’s talk.