Retail Manager - New Store Openings

Job description / Role

Our client is a very special retail clothes company with a unique brand culture - ONE WORLD, ONE PHILOSOPHY, ONE FAMILY They are a family-run and global fashion group which includes a diverse portfolio of brands. They offer a dynamic environment and spirit within a “safe-net” of a financially strong company that is expanding globally. Would you like to be a part of their success story? They are expanding with opening their own stores in Dubai, so this newly created position of Retail Manager will play a key role in their growth:

Area of responsibilities:
- Key driver of the successful launch of their first store in Dubai with many more to come.
- Full accountability for store revenue, profitability, and personnel management across Dubai and their ongoing expansion.

Store Openings:
- Strategically plan and execute new store openings, oversee purchase orders, inventory setup, and recruiting and training staff.
- Efficient staffing and budget management to ensure optimal performance and cost control.
- Accountability for the strategic and operational buying of NOOS and collections to ensure optimal store stock levels and availability
- Responsibility for visual merchandising standards in all stores
- Strong relationship-building with internal and external stakeholders to enhance store performance.

Performance Management:
- Analyze key metrics, identify improvement actions, and set strategies to achieve targets.
- Establish a comprehensive operational framework for all stores, including visual merchandising standards, employee systems (such as healthcare and time management), and effective communication with several stakeholders.

- Strong passion for Fashion Retail and product:
- Fundamental expertise in fashion retail, with experience in leadership, buying, planning, recruiting, KPI monitoring and visual merchandising.
- Strong negotiation and persuasion skills, with excellent organizational abilities and a proactive approach.
- Experience: A minimum of 10 years in fashion retail industry, buying/planning background is a must.
- MENA Market Expertise: At least 5 years of work experience in the MENA market and in-depth knowledge of the region
- Project Coordination: Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Team Player: Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a team.
- Problem Solving: Excellent problem-solving skills with attention to detail, a can-do attitude, and strong communication abilities.
- Personality: Curious, pragmatic, proactive, with a hands-on attitude.
- Multistakeholder Management: Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and foster team interaction.
- Languages: Fluent in English, with Arabic being a plus.
- Technical Proficiency: Proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.

What they can offer:
- A corporate culture that welcomes new ideas and move quickly from idea to action
- Being part of a team where collaboration, creativity and action are key
- Being part of driving their Retail expansion forward
- Freedom and responsibility in an international and culturally unique working environment
- A Brand that offers a unique combination of style and quality, with an emphasis on sustainability and huge growth potential

This is a senior role that reports directly into the Global CEO of the business. He is a precise and demanding boss who expects all his direct reports to be totally in control of their business and ready to give precise, structured and accurate progress reports at any time, often via an unscheduled phone call. He is fair but expects you to be fully in control at all times.

Salary:
AED 28,000 to 33,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.
Additional benefits: Health care, air ticket, visa

About the Company

KERSHAW LEONARD "WE CHANGE PEOPLES LIVES"

Who we are:

Founded in September 1999 The Kershaw Leonard Group was based upon professional recruitment practices laid down by the UK Institute of Employment Consultants whose values are still at the core of our success today.

Inherently we believe that recruitment is a people business not a CV processing business and as such we take time and care to make sure we understand the needs of both our Clients and our Candidates.

Such attention to the care side of our business together with the sheer length of time we have been established has given us a unique position. We regularly attract top class candidates who only want to work with Kershaw Leonard as they trust our confidentiality and professionalism. Similarly, more than 75% of the clients we work with come back for more when they have a new position to fill.

What we do:

Kershaw Leonard Group places exceptional talent on a Global scale. Our winning strategy is to partner very closely with a small number of clients so we can really understand their objectives, needs and aspirations in a way that allows us to intuitively know the kind of cultural fit they are looking for when the time comes for them to recruit new talent. Then once that talent is on board and part of the client’s team, to assist wherever is needed to improve performance and leadership skills

Why Us:

The Kershaw Leonard Group is more than just a recruitment agency. In addition to KL Recruitment, KL Consulting offers a vast spectrum of skills from our experienced behavioural psychologist and consultants with almost two decades of HR Director level experience in the region.