Overview
Store Manager role at Apparel Group. Responsible for overseeing and managing the daily operations of the store, ensuring a seamless and positive shopping experience for customers, maintaining store standards, achieving financial targets, and relaying feedback about customers and products to relevant role holders. This role requires a strong blend of leadership, organizational skills, and a deep understanding of the fashion retail market.
Responsibilities
- Drive the store team to achieve the store target and store KPIs.
- Ensure store shrinkage to be less than 0.2% of the cost of sale.
- Conduct regular financial and stock audits.
- Regularly update, track, and communicate the store dashboard.
- Maintain the visual merchandising (VM) standards in the store.
- Maintain employee records (leave management, passport, performance and conduct history, roster management).
- Oversee day-to-day store operations, including opening and closing procedures.
- Set and achieve sales targets, monitor KPIs, and analyze sales performance to identify areas for improvement.
- Conduct regular team meetings to communicate goals, performance expectations, and provide constructive feedback.
- Implement and enforce company policies and procedures to ensure compliance.
- Communicate regularly with higher management, providing updates on store performance, challenges, and opportunities.
- Develop and implement action plans based on performance metrics to drive results.
- Maintain back-store operations and replenishment of merchandise.
- Implement and enforce security measures to prevent theft and ensure safety of customers and employees.
- Recruit, train, and develop a high-performing sales team.
- Monitor and manage store expenses, budgets, and financial goals.
Customer and Learning
- Drive the store team to achieve club apparel, NPS and DSES goals.
- Maintain a relationship with mall management.
- Effectively communicate with the office back-end team regarding store-related activities.
- Address customer inquiries and concerns promptly, striving to exceed customer expectations.
- Manage people in regards to performance and conduct of store employees.
Learning and Development
- Constantly upgrade the skills of self and team and create a pipeline of future store managers.
- Identify learning gaps of the team and create a process to address them.
- Conduct training sessions for new hires and ongoing product knowledge sessions for the team.
Qualifications and Experience
- 5+ years of progressive experience in a customer-centric role with strong management, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
- Proven success in enhancing customer engagement and achieving/exceeding sales KPI targets for stores.
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, retail management, or a related field is often preferred.
Seniorities and Employment
- Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
- Employment type: Full-time
- Job function: Sales and Business Development
- Industry: Retail
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