District Manager, Travel Retail

The role of the District Manager is to be the in-market Brand Expert responsible for collaborating with leadership to manage the day-to-day international travel retail business; the core functions are to coach, train, expedite. They are the liaison accountable for ensuring achievement of sales targets, driving flawless store execution, identifying opportunities, and providing on-going support to travel retail partners.

Your Impact
Coach
Align with company leadership, Travel Retail partners and in store teams to create action plans to improve performance based on current sales, observations, insights and customer feedback
Support field teams in the delivery of consistent, high quality in-store customer experience through coaching and modelling appropriate selling behaviors
Provide on-going support to ensure replication of the Brand and achievement of specific goals

Train
Ensure operational efficiencies and brand standards across multiple stores by influencing tool usage and the use of company communication
Facilitate effective communication via touch bases and training workshops
Identify development needs of store personnel and coordinate training
Facilitate Sales Leadership and Associate onboarding alongside Partner leadership
Collaborate in talent recruitment
Report back strengths, opportunities, and actions of all store visits
Partner with Area Managers to influence inventory levels and appropriate assortment variations based on specific market demands and cultural considerations
Recommend solutions to common opportunities observed across stores and work with Area Manager and local partner teams to solve.

Expedite
Effective Calendar Planning to maximize time in store with a distortion to top performing stores
Maintain expense control to deliver results within the seasonal expense budget

Your Experience
5+ years of experience in Retail Operations/Field Management/Travel Retail and multi-unit store management experience preferred
Ability to influence at multiple levels within the organization
Strong relationship builder
Adaptability and ability to re-prioritize
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point
Ability to travel up to 80% within wide geographic markets

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