| Area Manager – H&M | |
| Alshaya Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Ref: GP435-1548 |
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The RoleThe RoleH&M offers fashion and quality at the best price through a broad and varied range of fashions for the entire family. The collections are extensive and new items come into the stores every day. This way, the stores are renewed and customers can always find something new at H&M. The goal is that it should be easy and inspiring to shop at H&M. The customers should always be able to find a good deal.The diversity of the fashion range allows all of the customers to find what they are looking for to complement their own personal style. There are several different concepts within the women's, men's, teenage and children's departments. All in all, the concepts consist of modern basics, current fashions and clothes that reflect the absolute latest international trends. The collections are supplemented by matching accessories, underwear and sleepwear.The entire fashion range is seasonal. Cut, colours and garment types are constantly being replaced or renewed to keep up with current trends.The H&M store is now a well-established presence in most prominent shopping streets with considerable customer flows around Europe and in North America. In London, for example, H&M is located on Oxford Street, in Paris on Boulevard Haussman, in Milan on Corso Vittorio Emanuele, in New York on Fifth Avenue and in San Francisco on Powell Street.The store environment at H&M is comfortable, inspiring and generates well-being. It is very important to give customers ideas and inspire them to choose things that suit their own style. Displays and mannequins are used to provide customers with inspiration for how to match clothes. H&M also helps customers to find their way around the collection and to combine garments and accessories successfully. |
RequirementsRequirements* As an Area manager you would be responsible for operationally driving performance for more than one Store. * Reporting directly to the Operation Manager, the Area Manager is responsible for all store and employee development.* He/she is also accountable for visual merchandising in assigned stores and actively contributes to development of Business initiatives relevant to brand projects.  * To lead store teams to achieve their sales targets, shrinkage targets and control operational costs in order to meet the Business Plan. *  To maximise the potential of Store Management and Employees through performance management, coaching, and identifying development opportunities to ensure all stores are staffed correctly including succession planning and ongoing monitoring of manpower planning.*  To champion the brand in stores and create a two way feedback loop with the brand teams to enhance Business performance, including recommendations for promotion or mark down.* To build external networks to understand Market trends and competitor activity that once fed back into central teams allows us to maintain a competitive advantage.* To contribute to all aspects of business development including new store openings and recommendations for closure. To liaise with internal and external parties to facilitate.* To ensure internal and external customer service is excellent through brand specific and Company wide training initiatives. |
About the CompanyAbout the CompanyM.H. Alshaya Co. is a leading international franchise operator for over 55 of the world’s most recognised retail brands, including Starbucks, H&M, Mothercare, Debenhams, American Eagle, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, P.F. Chang’s, Office Depot and Boots. The company operates 2,200 stores across 7 divisions: Fashion & Footwear, Health & Beauty, Food Service, Optics, Pharmacy, Office Supplies and Home Furnishings. Alshaya’s stores can currently be found in 19 markets across the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, Cyprus, Russia, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and the UK. It employs more than 28,000 people from over 90 nationalities. The company has established itself as the industry leader across these territories through a combination of local market understanding and a comprehensive commitment to customer service. Growth in each of its operating divisions and brands is supported by continuous investment in talent and infrastructure. It applies best practices in retail operations, merchandising, marketing, information technology, logistics, real estate, human resources and financial controls. M.H. Alshaya Co. is the retail business of the Alshaya Group, which was founded in Kuwait in 1890 and today represents one of the most dynamic companies in the Middle East. In addition to its retail operations, the Alshaya Group is active in a number of other sectors including real estate, automotive, hotels, trading and investments. |
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