Ref: HP698-10090

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Store Manager - BCBG - Avenues, Kuwait

Under the vision of founder, owner, and fashion designer Max Azria, BCBG has evolved into one of the hottest names in the fashion industry today with critically acclaimed collections worldwide and a loyal following of Hollywood's top celebrities.

Find out more at bcbg.com

We are looking for a Store Manager (Female) for our store in Kuwait who will maximize store contribution through exploiting every opportunity to drive sales, reduce stock loss and maintain cost controls and will assist in delivering the highest levels of motivation and development of team members and individual and store compliance with all company regulations and procedures

Sales:
- Maximises sales and exceeds store budgets, through assistance in and supervision of effective and continuous space, stock and seasonal management, and highest possible levels of customer service.
- Uses sales and space reports to assist in correct allocation of space within store, and seasonally.
- Advises Operations on out of stock departments / lines, slow sellers or price sensitivities. Assists in planning and organising on-time delivery of key / promotional events.

Visual Merchandising:
- Maintains highest possible standards of in-store visual impact.
- Follows brand / layout guidelines correctly followed to deliver brand values and ensure corporate handwriting is evident in presentation. In conjunction with visual merchandising team, helps ensure up to date look to window displays.
- Drives sales floor presentation and housekeeping / recovery principles to the highest standard by regular walk through and corrective action / coaching

Inventory Control:
- Ensure store achieves defined stock loss targets.
- Constantly seek to improve staff awareness of stock loss issues.
- Decide store layout and stock positioning and manages stock availability
- Advise on out of stock shortages, slow sellers or price sensitivities
- Constantly seeks to improve staff awareness of stockloss issues.

Staff Management:
- Administer all staff issues
- Carry out staff communication, daily briefs, product knowledge and on the job coaching.
- Identify individuals with potential within the store and formulate action plans or allocate additional responsibilities to further their development.
- Ensure a development plan is in place and implemented & evaluated for every member of the store team.

Administration:
- Ensures store enacts and is fully compliant with all required administrative procedures according to company guidelines and within deadlines.
- Assists in effective communication of issues and ideas between store and operational management

Requirements

- Minimum of three years experience in a similar level role.
- Solid understanding of the retail (preferably fashion) industry in the Middle East with demonstrated experience in driving sales and building customer loyalty.
- Excellent communication skills in English and Arabic.
- Strong leadership and relationship building skills.
- Strong management skills.
- Strong commercial acumen.
- Knowledge of MS Office applications.

Please note that only female applicant will be considered for this role.

About the Company

Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.

The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.

The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.

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