Store Manager

EMIN + PAUL is an innovative womenswear brand, based in the heart of London. The brand is renowned for it’s creative aesthetic, with clever-cut designs that exude feminine flare and fashion-forward styles.

We are looking for a Store Manager with a vibrant and an independent spirit, a brand ambassador who will have overall responsibility for the running of the our Soho or Covent Garden shop. You will drive, with strategic vision to achieve and exceed set financial targets whilst providing an outstanding customer-service experience. As a natural leader you will ensure the development of all staff, guarantee the warm welcome of clients and ensure sales, whilst maintaining operational excellence. As our Sales Associate, you are responsible for implementing the brands concept and making sure standards are met, with a contagious enthusiasm for EMIN + PAUL.

Role and responsibilities:

• Managing and overseeing shop operations, developing a routine for opening and closing, ensuring efficient functioning of the shop, managing the sales floor and providing maximum profitability.
• Implementing human resource duties including recruiting, hiring, training and firing, managing schedules, assigning responsibilities and setting sales quotas and performance management based on metrics.
• Administrating accounting functions, meeting monthly, quarterly and annual sales and financial targets, managing the budget and generating payroll by adhering to payroll policy.
• Controlling inventory to ensure sufficient stock, daily and weekly counts, rotated and changed by season, shop specials or sales.
• Enforcing exceptional customer service, setting criteria for staff, establishing security and safety measures, creating emergency and lock-down strategy and ensuring health and safety compliance.
• Managing loss prevention through security requirements and monitoring strategies, auditing paperwork and inventory levels and appropriately handling broken or damaged merchandise.
• Store event management.

Requirements:

• At least 2 years' fashion retail management and sales experience
• Excellent time management and planning skills
• Strong visual merchandising skills
• Proven track record of driving sales and achieving store targets
• Excellent communication skills
• High level interest in the EMIN + PAUL brand; passion for style and fashion and retail in general.
• Highly self-motivated & enthusiastic; ability to lead a team and motivate.
• Influential and confident with the ability to deal with people at all levels; ability to build effective working relationships.
• Displays initiative and is creative. Flexible and adaptable.

Benefits:

• Pension
• 28 days holiday
• Target bonus

Application

Please apply with a CV and cover letter via the application form.