Trainee Manager - In Store Program Uk (London)

Fendi; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury fashion brand in the UK seeks a Retail Management Trainee. This two-year program provides a holistic view of retail management, involving initial assignments shadowing department managers. Responsibilities include managing sales teams, overseeing stock, and driving business objectives. Ideal candidates should have outstanding academic records, strong communication skills, and the potential to grow into retail leaders within the organization.

Qualifications

• Potential to grow within the structure to become a retail leader.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Forward-thinker and self-starter.

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial performance and lead the team.
• Oversee client service and product stock management.
• Handle process management and ad hoc missions.

Skills

Sense of initiative

Commercial creativity

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organization skills

Education

Outstanding academic track record

Job description

Overview

The Retail Management Trainee Program is crafted to put young high potential profiles on the starting blocks for a successful retail career within FENDI. Working with the Retail Leaders (Department Manager, Operations Manager, In Store Markeing Manager, Assistant Store Manager), the Manager in Training will be equipped with a holistic view of the business to gain a 360 vision of the retail day-to-day management. Throughout a 2-years fast track career path, the Manager in Training will be gaining a leadership position to become a key player of Fendi retail network: managing sales team, driving the business with a forward thinker mindset in line with Fendi's vision.

Your Path

What is about? Your path You will deep dive into Fendi Retail organization by experiencing a 2 assignments path: 1rst assignment - 12 months: Based in your "home country", you will be shadowing a department manager into taking the first steps within the retail environment: sales, after sales, clienteling, team management, morning briefings, stock management, back-of-house operations, and visual merchandising. You will also take the opportunity to have multiple perspectives on the business by having a rotation after 6 months in another store (resort, outlets, department store.) 2^nd assignment - 12 months: This assignment will the opportunity to experience a mobility in another country. As Department Manager in training, you will deep dive into Department Store to experience the speed and the complexity of this environment. Therefore, you will have to unlock your full potential on the leadership perspective to successfully inspire your team.

Responsibilities

• Commercial Performance and Team Management
• Clientele Service and Management
• Product and Stock Management
• Process Management
• Ad Hoc missions

Qualifications

• Be closely followed by the Development HR Department, Line Managers and Retail Managers
• Taking part to dedicated trainings and talks, to develop your soft and hard skills
• Gain a broader and insightful vision on the business strategy
• Getting Exposure towards FENDI Top Management
• Outstanding academic track record
• Sense of initiative and commercial creativity with fashion sensitivity
• Forward-thinker and self-starter
• Strong interpersonal, communication, organization and follow-through skills
• Potential to grow within the structure to become a retail leader
• Build a strong network with Fendi stores, customers and other luxury brands
• Sense of leadership to effectively drive the sales teams into achieving objectives and retail performance
• Ensure the company policies are displayed at store level to successfully meet with the Fendi standards