Area Manager | Central London

What’s the role about?

We are currently recruiting for a Central London Area Manager, reporting to our Global Retail Director.

As our Central London Area Manager, you will be responsible for the success of our highest turnover stores and tasked with delivering the highest results in all performance metrics.

The successful candidate will confidently, passionately and expertly lead our London retail teams to achieve business objectives and store specific KPI’s. You will build strong effective working relationships across both Retail and Head Office and partner with our host stores to drive brand awareness, maximise selling opportunities and identify opportunities for growth.

Who you are

• A Retail expert with field-based management or multi-site management experience within the fashion industry
• A hands-on leader with a customer-first mindset, possessing the ability to identify problems and action improvements
• Able to demonstrate strong leadership qualities and sound decision making
• Experienced in hiring, training, developing, and retaining top talent
• Target-focused and results-driven with excellent numerical and analytical skills
• Effective communicator and influencer
• Unwillingness to compromise on standards of execution

What you’ll be doing

• Deliver retail targets and KPI’s within the assigned region
• Ownership of P&L to ensure all sales and cost lines are managed appropriately to deliver positive profit in all markets
• Deliver service excellence throughout the store portfolio, leading your management team to deliver the Reiss customer experience consistently across your market
• Identify product and ranging opportunities by market and work with the product merchandising teams to implement any changes required to cater for the local customer
• Effectively control all expenditure including payroll to ensure efficient cost to sales ratios in each store/market
• Manage and develop relationships with host partners to maximum business opportunities and brand exposure within each host store
• Identify and drive key marketing activity and partner with the Marketing department to maximise Reiss exposure and grow brand awareness
• Recruit, retain and develop top talent for your area with a keen eye for service excellence and exceptional leadership behavioural qualities
• Identify new growth opportunities within new and existing markets or growth with partners

What we’ll do for you

• Competitive salary and sales bonus
• Annual business wear allowance
• Up to 75% employee discount
• Retail Trust wellbeing support
• LifeWorks assistance programme
• Workplace pension scheme
• Structured training pathways
• Ongoing career development
• Plus further workplace benefits

If you think you have the skills and experience required to start your story as our Central London Area Manager, don’t miss out - apply now!

#WeAreReiss

We recognize the importance and power of diversity within our business and, as such, we ensure that our people processes are fair, transparent and promote equality of opportunity for all candidates.

It is our pledge that candidates will not be discriminated against on the grounds of gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, race, colour, ethnic background, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, religious or similar belief. Every individual will be treated with respect.

We know that some people won’t apply for a role unless they feel they meet all of the requirements listed. We want you to know that finding people who will add to our inspirational culture and have a learning mindset is incredibly important to us. Even if you feel you don’t tick all the boxes, we’d still like to hear from you.