Store Manager/Desiogn Consultant

Ciel HR; Indore District, Bengaluru, Mumbai; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Urban Ladder is seeking a Store Manager to lead the company’s urban retail store, driving sales, operations, and customer experience across locations. The role oversees the sales team, inventory, and P&L to ensure profitability while maintaining the Urban Ladder brand standard.

The candidate should have a solid background in retail with 6–10 years of experience, preferably in furniture or home décor, and a Post Graduate education.

Qualifications

• Post Graduate education required.
• 6–10 years of experience in retail.
• Experience in furniture/home decor retail preferred.

Responsibilities

• Achieve monthly/annual store sales targets and drive revenue.
• Manage Design Consultants / Sales team and set targets; monitor performance.
• Ensure excellent customer service and handle escalations; maintain brand experience.
• Oversee inventory, stock movement, replenishment and shrinkage control.
• Monitor store P&L and operational expenses; analyze performance data.

Skills

Store leadership

Customer service

Sales targets

Team management

P&L responsibility

Inventory management

Education

Post Graduate

Job description

Store Manager Urban Ladder

Locations: Chennai / Coimbatore / Indore / Mumbai
Education: Post Graduate
Experience: 6–10 years, preferably in Retail
Salary: Based on skill set & experience
Industry: Furniture / Home Dcor / Retail

1. What is the main purpose of this role?

The Store Manager is responsible for the overall success of the Urban Ladder retail store.

The person will manage:

• Store sales & revenue
• Store operations
• Customer experience
• Store profitability / P&L
• Inventory
• Store team
• Employee performance
• Customer escalations
• Brand experience

In simple words:

The Store Manager is the overall owner of the store's sales, operations, customers, team and profitability.

2. Main Responsibilities

Sales & Revenue

The candidate should be capable of:

• Achieving monthly/annual store sales targets
• Driving store revenue
• Monitoring individual team targets
• Identifying ways to increase sales
• Improving conversion and customer experience
• Taking responsibility for overall store P&L

Team Management

This is a people-management-heavy role.

The Store Manager will:

• Manage Design Consultants / Sales team
• Set individual targets
• Monitor daily performance
• Coach and mentor employees
• Motivate the team
• Identify training requirements
• Improve team productivity
• Handle employee-related issues

Customer Experience

Urban Ladder is focused on furniture and home solutions, so the candidate should be comfortable interacting with customers.

They need to:

• Handle customer escalations
• Understand customer requirements
• Ensure excellent customer service
• Help customers with product selection
• Maintain the Urban Ladder brand experience
• Improve customer satisfaction

Inventory & Operations

The Store Manager also monitors:

• Stock availability
• Inventory cycles
• Replenishment
• Stock movement
• Coordination with Operations/Sourcing teams
• Store housekeeping and operational efficiency
• Shrinkage / inventory loss

Performance Analysis

The candidate should be comfortable working with numbers and reports.

They will monitor:

• Store revenue
• Individual employee performance
• Target achievement
• Operational expenses
• Customer satisfaction
• Shrinkage
• Team engagementRole & responsibilities