Store Manager- Westfield Valley Fair

WHY WORK FOR VALENTINO

A career in Maison Valentino is your chance to grow in a reality where business and creativity meet and thrive in an inclusive, and open-minded community. 

 

WHAT WE BELIEVE IN

Maison Valentino believes in a colleague-centric approach, where our contribution and behaviors as individuals are the secret of our success as a community. Each Valentino colleague is crucial to guarantee that every need in Valentino is met with mastery, creativity, uniqueness, and care.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

 

A Store Manager for our  Boutique located in  Westfrield Valley Fair Mall in San Jose. 

The Store Manager role is key in setting up a business strategy to develop the Store as a place for client engagement and connection. As well ensuring budget and targets are achieved. Drive strategic performance KPIs. As well serve as an Ambassador of the Maison, and embody its values.

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

Client Centric Activities

• Constantly aimed at satisfying the customer. Guarantee excellent Client Experience by monitoring sales activities; ensure that standards of Valentino Client Journey are maintained at all times.
• Implement clienteling in the store and ensure clients engagement, recruitment, retention and upgrading with high attention on local domestic clients.
• Maintain and develop external relations with prestigious people, clients and third partners, in order to promote brand loyalty and expand the network.
• Impeccable management of the client data base including client assignment and reassignment, responsible for promoting brand loyalty according to CRM Company requirements, develops direct marketing actions towards loyal and inactive clients.
• Ensure the inclusion of digital tools and assets in the client journey and in the clientelling routine.
• Assist Team Manager (if present) or personally manage all delicate situations regarding sales activities or after sales (boutique returns, end of season, customer returns, repairs, complaints). Ensure the respect of Company procedures regarding sales and after sales processes and also continuously develop knowledge and information about HQs guidelines.

 Team coaching

• Foster a «couture service» mindset and act as a role model.
• Encourage creativity and colleague centric mindset within the team.
• Ensure regular and effective cascading of company contents through morning briefings, products and CRM trainings, engaging animation of the store board.
• Build the best team through talents recruitment and retention, ensuring career development and succession plans with HR support.
• Grant the right level of coaching and development to all team members to develop their skills and qualities by managing their performance, providing feedbacks, foster their motivation and carrying out periodical touch bases.
• Authorize Staff planning, organize and plan the activities verifying day-to-day execution.
• Take all the necessary measures in order to create and maintain a motivated and happy working environment; manage all delicate situations regarding store personnel, according to Company policies and employment laws.
• Regularly organize store meetings and keeps the staff informed regarding store performance and sales objectives.
• Assign quantitative and qualitative objectives and ensures they are achieved Deal with staff performance appraisal by analyzing the results and according to Company rules of conduct.
• Ensure that the laws of the Labor Code are applied with the support of the Headquarters.

 

Product Handling

• Ensure all stockroom procedures (delivery, handling and management) are rigidly followed.
• Guarantee all the necessary measures for the safety of valuable products, materials and furnishings in both sales floor and stockroom.
• Constantly monitor the correct rotation of the products and verifies that is in line with the store’s sales potential with Merchandising/Buying support.
• Supervise departments stockroom activities by ensuring the proper packaging and the handling of products. Transfer Department Managers all relevant information and inventory results.

              • Report all relevant warehouse issues to HQs and works in cooperation with Retail Department to optimize stockroom management.

              •          Guarantee end of season returns and product transfers.

              • Manage inventory activities and is responsible for results.

 

Store Operations: (*)

• Where an Ops Head Count is not present takes an active part to the execution of operational tasks (including shipping/receiving) Ensure correct operations and compliance in all administrative procedures including After Sales.
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