Country Manager Netherlands

WE Fashion BV; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully electric car

25 holidays

8% holiday pay

Shop discount 20%

Pension scheme

Extensive insurances package

WE Academy education opportunities

Team events

Job summary

WE Fashion BV is seeking a Country Manager Netherlands to drive commercial and operational performance of 89 WE stores in the Netherlands. You will lead 5 District Managers, translate our European strategy into clear Dutch priorities and own P&L responsibility.

You will ensure strong leadership, regular store presence, and a focus on product, visual merchandising, staffing, service and customer experience to improve results.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of leadership experience in retail, including senior commercial leadership.
• Experience leading and developing managers across a large multi-store organisation.
• Have held P&L responsibility and steer revenue, costs, budgets, forecasts and KPIs.
• Demonstrated ability to translate data into clear priorities and actions.

Responsibilities

• Lead 5 District Managers and translate European retail strategy into the Dutch market.
• Hold P&L responsibility and steer on revenue, costs, profitability, budgets, forecasts and KPIs.
• Be regularly present in stores to align merchandising, staffing, service and customer experience.
• Professionalise the Dutch retail organisation with structure, processes and clear responsibilities.
• Lead and develop managers, set expectations and motivate teams to deliver results.

Skills

Leadership experience

P&L ownership

Retail leadership

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Job description

YOU WORK FOR WE®

As Country Manager Netherlands, you are ultimately responsible for the commercial and operational performance of our 89 WE® stores in the Netherlands. You lead 5 District Managers and translate our European retail strategy into a clear direction and concrete priorities for the Dutch market.

You hold P&L responsibility and steer on revenue, costs, profitability, budgets, forecasts and operational KPIs. You identify where opportunities lie, where performance is falling behind and what is needed to structurally improve results.

But strong retail is about more than numbers. You are regularly present in our stores, understand our customer and have a strong feel for product. You see how teams, visual merchandising, staffing, service and customer experience come together to make a difference. You combine what you see and hear on the shop floor with data to make the right commercial decisions.

An important part of your role is to further professionalise our Dutch retail organisation. You bring structure and a clear rhythm to the way we lead the business, improve processes and create clarity around responsibilities. You make sure agreements are not only made, but also implemented and embedded.

Strong performance starts with strong leadership. Together with your District Managers, you build a strong management team. You coach and develop them, give trust and autonomy, while also setting clear expectations and holding people accountable for responsibilities and results. You bring focus and clarity, challenge existing ways of working and turn improvements into concrete action. Together with your team, you build a professional, commercial and results-driven retail organisation.
In this role, you report to the European Sales Director and work closely with colleagues across our European retail organisation.

You are an experienced retail leader who knows how to combine commercial results with strong people management. You thrive in a dynamic environment and get energy from improving people, processes and performance.

Where you make impact:

• You have at least 7 years of relevant leadership experience within retail, including several years in a senior commercial leadership role, for example as Country Manager, Head of Retail or Senior District/Regional Manager.
• You have experience leading and developing managers and know how to create impact across a large multi-store retail organisation through your District Managers.
• You have held P&L responsibility and confidently steer on revenue, costs, profitability, budgets, forecasts and operational KPIs.
• You combine strategic and analytical thinking with a strong commercial vision and translate data into clear priorities and actions.
• You have demonstrated experience in professionalising an organisation by creating structure, improving processes and establishing clear responsibilities.
• You are a strong and inspiring people leader who provides direction, sets clear expectations and motivates people to achieve results together.
• You work in a structured and results-driven way and ensure that decisions, agreements and actions are followed through.
• You are visible in the business, regularly visit our stores and have an eye for the details that make a difference.
• You have a passion for retail, fashion and product and understand how visual merchandising, service and customer experience contribute to commercial performance.
• You know how to bring people along through change while creating calm, focus and clarity.
• You communicate easily with different stakeholders. Speaking Dutch is an advantage, but not a requirement.

We evaluate all applicants based on competencies, experience and equal pay (m/f/x).

HOW WE RECRUIT

We believe that strong leadership is not only about vision and results, but also about connection and the ability to get people moving. That is why our recruitment process includes conversations with key stakeholders, a practical case in which you share your commercial perspective and approach with us, and an assessment to further explore your leadership qualities.

WE WORK FOR YOU

With your commercialism and entrepreneurship, you ensure every day that we can continue to grow and innovate, so there should be something in return. You work for WE®, WE work for you. You therefore get from us:

• A salary that matches your knowledge, education and experience.
• A fully electric car.
• 25 holidays, 8% holiday pay, a standard 20% shop discount, a pension scheme and an extensive package of collective insurances.
• Annual ‘Moments that matter day’; an extra day off that you can use on a day with special meaning for you.
• The chance to continuously learn and develop, both professionally and personally. From our WE® Academy, for example, we offer various education and training opportunities that you need to excel with us.
• Discount on your sports subscription, participating in bootcamp and/or boxing classes at a reduced rate and enjoying free fruit at our head office.
• Team events, BBQs and more!

WHO WE ARE

As a fashion lover, of course you've known WE Fashion for a long time. But did you also know that we are a successful Dutch multi-channel brand in transition to become not only the best fashion retailer, but also fashion e-tailer of Western Europe? The fashion world is always on the move! And that makes WE Fashion the place where you get the chance to see trends, respond to them or create them yourself.

But we don't stop there: we keep looking for growth opportunities every day, also in terms of corporate social responsibility and sustainability. Because WE Care. That's why development, improvement and creation never stand still with us. WE Fashion is the place where you get the chance to innovate and grow personally. Good ideas? Let us hear from you and become a trendsetter!