Store Manager | St Albans

Reiss; St Albans; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Seasonal business wear allowance

Employee discount up to 75%

Rewarding bonus and commission

Fitness discounts

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Reiss is looking for a full-time Store Manager for their St Albans store. You will ensure the store achieves targets and delivers commercial excellence while leading a dynamic retail team.

Your responsibilities will include managing store operations, stock levels, and fostering a culture of exceptional customer service. Candidates should have previous retail management experience, a passion for premium products, and excellent people management skills.

Qualifications

• Previous retail management experience in a similar size operation.
• Proven track record of increasing overall business performance.
• Excellent commercial product management skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan long-term store goals.
• Manage overall store operations and performance.
• Lead the store team to deliver exceptional customer experience.

Skills

Retail management experience

Customer service skills

Commercial product management

Team leadership

Verbal communication

Written communication

Job description

Since its creation in 1971, Reiss has established a design philosophy centred on creating modern womenswear, menswear and accessories, that transcends time and trends. Today, we operate as a modern fashion house, offering attainable luxury collections of unwavering elegance.

We are driven by a shared commitment to exceptional standards in the precision of our craftsmanship and dedication to our customers. For our retail teams, this means delivering elevated service, creating an inspiring store environment and working together to exceed customer expectations every day.

We nurture a culture of curiosity, creativity and authenticity. The shared behaviours that bind us together are more than words. They're the mindset, energy, and actions that shape how we work together and deliver as one: ambition, accountability, courage, commitment, focus and resilience.

What's the role about?

As part of our dynamic retail team, you'll be joining our St Albans store, on a full-time permanent basis as our Store Manager, who is responsible for ensuring the store achieves targets, delivers results with commercial and operational excellence.

Who you are

• You'll have previous retail management experience in a similar size operation
• A passion for premium or luxury product helps, but we're open to all retail backgrounds
• Have a proven track record of increasing overall business performance
• Have a proven track record of delivering exceptional customer service through your team
• Be highly visual and have excellent commercial product management skills
• Be able to flex between the customer service, operational, technical and visual elements of the role
• Be confident working under pressure and thrive in a fast-paced retail environment
• Be self-motivated, focused and driven to achieve team and individual goals
• Be a great people manager, able to bring the best out of your team
• Have good written and verbal communication skills

What you'll be doing

• Planning the long-term Store goals
• Managing the overall store operations and performance
• Leading the store team to deliver exceptional customer experience by ensuring a personalised and tailored service is provided
• Managing stock levels and making key decisions about stock control to minimise loss
• Ensuring that promotions, sales and merchandising instructions are carried out to expected standards
• Taking responsibility for recruitment and retaining talent
• Conducting regular performance reviews and probation reviews

What we offer

• Seasonal business wear allowance.
• Generous employee discount up to 75% off.
• Rewarding bonus and commission structures.
• Fitness discounts & cycle to work programme.
• Enhanced parental pay & family friendly policies.
• 25 days annual leave.

We recognise the importance and power of diversity within our business and, as such, we ensure that our people processes are fair, transparent and promote equality of opportunity for all candidates.

It is our pledge that candidates will not be discriminated against on the grounds of gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, race, colour, ethnic background, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, religious or similar belief. Every individual will be treated with respect.

We know that some people won't apply for a role unless they feel you don't meet all of the requirements listed, so we want you to know that finding people who will add to our culture and have a learning mindset is incredibly important to us. Even if you feel you don't tick all the boxes, we'd still like to hear from you