General Manager - Luxury Retail Flagship

Keller Executive Search; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Employee healthcare coverage

10 days paid time off

Job summary

Keller Executive Search is seeking an accomplished General Manager to lead its flagship Houston store for a rapidly growing luxury Western lifestyle retailer. The role blends strong retail business acumen with exceptional people leadership to deliver a personalized luxury customer experience and drive commercial performance.

You will own store results, build a clienteling culture, recruit and develop a high‑performing team, and represent the brand in the Houston community.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated retail management experience in luxury, premium or high‑touch retail.
• Proven success coaching and developing retail sales teams.
• Strong understanding of store performance: sales, payroll, inventory.
• Experience building customer relationships and clienteling culture.
• Entrepreneurial, results‑oriented mindset with ownership of outcomes.
• Excellent communication, organization and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of store sales, profitability, payroll, inventory and operations.
• Deliver an elevated, highly personalized customer experience.
• Build a strong clienteling culture that drives loyalty, referrals and repeat business.
• Recruit, coach, motivate and retain a high‑performing team.
• Set clear goals and monitor conversion, average transaction value, units per transaction and performance.
• Analyze sales trends and take timely action to improve results.
• Maintain merchandising, presentation, organization and product‑care standards.
• Develop relationships within the Houston community.
• Communicate the craftsmanship and stories behind the merchandise.
• Build a culture of accountability, teamwork, trust and recognition.

Skills

Retail management

Leadership

Clienteling

Sales coaching

Decision making

Communication

Organizational skills

Ownership mindset

Job description

A rapidly growing luxury Western lifestyle retailer is seeking an accomplished General Manager to lead its flagship Houston store.

This is a highly visible leadership opportunity for someone who combines strong retail business acumen with exceptional people leadership, sales ability and a passion for delivering a personalized luxury customer experience. The General Manager will operate the store with an ownership mindset, taking responsibility for its commercial performance, team, customer relationships and day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of store sales, profitability, payroll, inventory and operational performance.
• Deliver an elevated, highly personalized customer experience.
• Build a strong clienteling culture that encourages loyalty, referrals and repeat business.
• Recruit, coach, motivate and retain a high-performing sales and support team.
• Establish clear goals and monitor conversion, average transaction value, units per transaction and individual performance.
• Analyze sales trends and take timely action to improve results.
• Maintain exceptional merchandising, presentation, organization and product-care standards.
• Develop relationships and partnerships within the Houston community.
• Ensure the team can confidently communicate the craftsmanship and stories behind the merchandise.
• Build a culture of accountability, teamwork, trust and recognition.

A rapidly growing luxury Western lifestyle retailer is seeking an accomplished General Manager to lead its flagship Houston store.

This is a highly visible leadership opportunity for someone who combines strong retail business acumen with exceptional people leadership, sales ability and a passion for delivering a personalized luxury customer experience. The General Manager will operate the store with an ownership mindset, taking responsibility for its commercial performance, team, customer relationships and day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of store sales, profitability, payroll, inventory and operational performance.
• Deliver an elevated, highly personalized customer experience.
• Build a strong clienteling culture that encourages loyalty, referrals and repeat business.
• Recruit, coach, motivate and retain a high-performing sales and support team.
• Establish clear goals and monitor conversion, average transaction value, units per transaction and individual performance.
• Analyze sales trends and take timely action to improve results.
• Maintain exceptional merchandising, presentation, organization and product-care standards.
• Develop relationships and partnerships within the Houston community.
• Ensure the team can confidently communicate the craftsmanship and stories behind the merchandise.
• Build a culture of accountability, teamwork, trust and recognition.

Requirements

• Demonstrated retail management experience, ideally within luxury, premium or high-touch specialty retail.
• Proven success leading, coaching and developing retail sales teams.
• Strong commercial understanding of sales, payroll, inventory and store performance.
• Experience building customer relationships and developing a clienteling culture.
• Entrepreneurial, results-oriented mindset with ownership of outcomes.
• Confident decision-making and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent communication, organization and leadership skills.
• Ability to work on-site, including evenings, weekends, holidays and peak retail periods.
• An appreciation of luxury craftsmanship, fashion or the Western lifestyle.
• Western retail experience is preferred.

Benefits

• Base salary of $85,000-$100,000, depending on experience.
• Relocation assistance available.
• Approximately 80% of employee healthcare coverage paid by the employer.
• 10 days of annual paid time off, with potential flexibility.

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