STORE MANAGER

POSITION: STORE MANAGER PERMANENT CONTRACT / KUWAIT Symbol of elegance and authentic luxury with its sophisticated and timeless collections, CELINE is a French Leather-Goods and Couture House, driven by a strong artistic and holistic vision. CELINE’s ambition is to be one of the most iconic luxury brands worldwide. To make this vision a reality, we are looking for agile, passionate, and authentic personalities who are eager to evolve in a highly creative and challenging environment.

YOUR WORK ENVIRONMENT

As Store Manager, you will be a model in terms of sales, customer experience, and loyalty, spending most of your time on the shop floor. You will promote the brand’s culture and values in its daily environment as well as be a talent hunter, people manager, and skills developer.

Job Responsibilities

YOUR IMPACT

Business and Client Developer

1. Monitor the store performance and remain aware of market trends.
2. Take responsibility for the P&L.
3. Identify areas of improvement and work hand in hand with managers to implement action plans to achieve the commercial goals.
4. Establish a client-centric mindset to offer clients the best experience in store and achieve the CRM objectives.
5. Translate the store’s objectives into concrete daily targets and tasks, inspiring the team to reach the targets.
6. Be the link between the head office and the store.

Brand Ambassador and Promoter

1. Be the ambassador of the brand and endorse the culture and values to promote CELINE.
2. Ensure the best level of client experience.
3. Handle delicate customer situations if needed.

Process Owner

1. Ensure that all processes are compliant with the legal, regulatory, and internal requirements.
2. Be responsible for the stock.
3. Be responsible for the store planning.
4. Guarantee the proper execution of all tasks related to the digitalization of the store.

Talent Hunter, Manager & Skills Developer

1. Detect new talents in your daily environment and recruit them.
2. Manage the team to drive the business: create a positive work environment, develop team spirit.
3. Regularly coach the team to ensure they develop the key skills expected at their position.

Profile

KEY FOR SUCCESS Education: Business School, University, or equivalent experience. Experience: Retail experience required; experience in luxury/fashion business a plus. Competencies: Strong business sense and ability to drive results; product and fashion sensitivity; proven ability to manage large teams, strong leadership; high sensitivity to client experience and loyalty; strong communication skills; organizational skills, sense of priorities, and agility; talent for coaching and developing a team; exceptional interpersonal skills, empathy, sincerity, and curiosity; ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment; detail-oriented, highly organized; excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to interact with all levels of the organization; flexibility to work a retail schedule including evenings, weekends, and holidays. Languages: Arabic and English; proficiency in other languages will be an advantage.

Additional Information

OTHER INFORMATION

Potential starting date: as soon as possible. Store location: Kuwait, Avenues Mall.

OUR COMMITMENT

CELINE is an equal opportunity employer. We want to offer an inclusive environment of mutual respect where we welcome diversity and where all our employees feel included, developed, and heard. We are committed to the prevention of all discrimination, providing equal opportunities to all applicants regardless of gender, gender expression, disability, origin, background, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by law. CELINE recruits and recognizes all types of talents and singularities. #J-18808-Ljbffr