Sales Manager, A|X Armani Exchange

Giorgio-Armani; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Employee discount

Retirement plan

Job summary

Giorgio Armani Corporation seeks a Sales Manager to lead a diverse team on the sales floor, inspiring excellence and delivering an outstanding client experience. You will guide coaching, help shape store strategies, and drive revenue while maintaining strong communications across the team.

This role emphasizes entrepreneurial spirit, brand passion, and organizational skills to manage the store effectively, with collaboration on marketing and client relationship strategies.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of experience in similar retail management field.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to influence and motivate direct reports.
• Proficiency with Retail Systems and Office programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Open availability, flexible schedule including holidays, nights and weekends.
• Italian, Spanish, French, Mandarin or other language skills are a strong asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a diverse sales team to drive sales and deliver an excellent client experience.
• Provide in-the-moment coaching and align the team on store strategies.
• Shape and execute client relationship strategies to build trust and revenue.
• Ensure effective communication cascades throughout the team and manage store operations.

Skills

Communication skills

Multilingual assets

Education

College/Post-Secondary degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

As a leader within Giorgio Armani Corporation, you will be part of a diverse leadership and sales team, who you will inspire and motivate each day. You will assist in aligning the entire team on driving sales, providing an excellent client experience, building strong talent and ensure the store operates efficiently and effectively. Your ability to combine entrepreneurial spirit, passion for the brand and knowledge of the luxury/retail business with organizational skills to manage the store will greatly influence the client and associate experience.

As a Sales Manager, you will also provide input on marketing, and client relationship strategies. Your daily presence on the sales floor will drive excellence in client experience and ensure that associates are receiving in-the-moment coaching. You will help shape and execute store strategies to build trusting relationships with clients and associates to drive revenue. In addition, you will be accountable for ensuring appropriate communications are cascaded throughout the team.

To succeed in this role you are willing to lead by example and with integrity, collaborate, be intellectually curious, strategic, lead through ambiguity and change and results oriented. As a member of the management team, you will also be responsible for driving sales personally and through the team.

Our team mission is passionately conveying the vision of Giorgio Armani.

Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum Two (2) years of experience in similar retail management field
• College/Post-Secondary degree preferred
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills and the ability to influence partners and motivate direct reports
• Proficiency with Retail Systems and Office programs, i.e. Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Open availability and able to work a flexible schedule, including holidays, nights and weekends
• While not required, Italian, Spanish, French, Mandarin or other language skills are considered a strong asset

The appointed candidate will be offered a salary within the range of $60,000 annually plus the opportunity to participate on a bonus or commission benefit plan depending by brand, with a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, various paid time off programs, employee discount/perks and retirement plans with employer contributions.

Note: availability of these benefits and perks may be subject to work location & employment type and may have certain eligibility requirements. Salaries will be negotiated based on relevant skills and experience.