TRAINEE MANAGER - IN STORE PROGRAM UK (LONDON)

Fendi; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury fashion brand in Greater London is offering the Retail Management Trainee Program designed for young, high-potential individuals eager to pursue a retail career. Participants will engage in two 12-month assignments focusing on team management, commercial performance, and customer service within various store settings. Ideal candidates are proactive, possess outstanding academic credentials, and have the potential to evolve into retail leaders, driving sales and upholding brand standards.

Qualifications

• Must have a sense of initiative and creativity in fashion.
• Forward-thinker and self-starter required.
• Leadership skills essential for driving sales teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage the sales team and drive business performance.
• Engage in stock and product management.
• Ensure high standards of clientele service.

Skills

Commercial creativity

Strong interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Leadership potential

Education

Outstanding academic track record

Job description

Job Responsibilities

Program 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.

What is about?

Your path

You will deep dive into Fendi Retail organization by experiencing a 2 assignments path:

1st 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.)

2nd assignment – 12 months: This assignment will offer 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.

Your Main Missions Will Gravitate Around The Following Pillars

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

All Along The 2 Years Program You Will

• 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

Profile

• 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

Get ready to start your career in FENDI!