Senior Store Director

Job description / Role

One of the worlds leading luxury (fashion, leather goods and accessories) brands is looking for an experienced Store Director in Dubai.

An Arabic speaker, with a strong luxury background, the role is to help set up and subsequently manage the store opening in the new Dubai Mall extension.

The successful candidate will be currently based in Dubai, know the market in detail, know the customer buying trends, understand the internal buying process, stock control and stock management and above all be an outstanding leader with a true ability to drive consistent, outstanding sales performance of both the team and store.

Requirements

Reporting into the General Manager of the region, my client is looking for someone at a senior level, either someone currently managing a large flagship store or managing multiple sites.

The role is not purely operational, it is also very strategic. My client needs a thinker, an 'ideas' person, a planner, someone great with numbers, budgets and planning and most importantly, someone who can think outside the usual parameters to make the store a success and keep ahead of the competition.

The role is to manage a highly skilled and experience team of 60 people.

Arabic speaking, a luxury fashion background and strong CRM skills are an absolute must.

Fantastic salary and bonus scheme as well as the usual benefits such as clothing allowance, flights and family health insurance.

About the Company

Inspire Selection is an award winning recruitment agency, headquartered in Dubai which recruits across the Middle East region. We employ highly knowledgeable, professional consultants who are experts in connecting the right people with the right opportunities. Our reputation has been built upon our honesty, integrity and our ability to source candidates of the highest calibre right across our specialist sectors. As a result, we are recruitment partners to a wide spectrum of organisations - from leading blue chip companies to smaller, local businesses. Sectors we cover include HR, Administration, Finance & Accounting, Legal, Sales & Marketing including Digital Marketing, IT, Oil/Gas/Energy, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Higher Education.