EYEWEAR District Director Southern Texas

District Director For Southern Texas

Kering Eyewear is the one and only Luxury Eyewear company. Kering Eyewear is part of the Kering Group, a global Luxury group that develops a series of renowned Houses in Fashion, Leather Goods and Jewelry. Kering Eyewear is the most relevant player in the Luxury Eyewear market segment. Founded in 2014, Kering Eyewear is the most relevant player in the Luxury Eyewear market segment.

The Company designs, develops and distributes eyewear for a complete and well-balanced portfolio of 13 brands, which includes the Proprietary brands LINDBERG, the undisputed design luxury Danish eyewear company, and Maui Jim, recognized for its outstanding lens technology and distinctive Hawaiian heritage, as well as the Houses brands Gucci, Cartier, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Chloé, Alexander McQueen, Montblanc, Dunhill, Alaïa and Puma.

We are currently seeking a District Director for Southern Texas, who will report to the Regional VP of Sales, as part of our Core US team.

The District Director plays a key leadership role within the Sales team. He/she is responsible for continuously leading and coaching respective brand ambassadors in delivering exceptional results and providing the highest standard of customer service, always thriving for excellence. The District Director is responsible for defining and executing strategic action plans to ensure a strong control of KPI's and sales activities.

The District Director must identify key talent; be able to create and implement development plans, drive a strong induction and maintain a strong presence within the market, with extraordinary passion for networking and brands.

How you will contribute:

• Lead, Mentor, Coach Brand Ambassadors to achieve their highest potential through consistent training and goal planning
• Drive and maximize sales performance to consistently achieve the overall sales budget objectives while ensuring operational integrity and monitoring monthly profitability
• Drive the implementation of company strategies by motivating and supporting the sales brand ambassador teams
• Support proper routing and consistent store visits; co-travel 3-4 days per week with his/her sales brand ambassadors
• Build and nurture relationships with customers, maintaining a strong presence within the market and conducting client visits on a consistent basis
• Contribute to the enhancement of Sales Company processes as needed, liaising with all departments involved
• Build and implement business plans for top customers, based on the definition of structured targets and investment needs
• Monitor closely all KPIs regarding productivity, sales, and customer service to identifying opportunities and creating strategic action plans to sustain growth
• Track sales and status reports by Brand Ambassador by brand, building and executing recovery plans
• Analyze sale/business to identify trends and opportunities, develop strategic action plans that executes with his/her team of Brand Ambassadors in collaboration with other functions
• Evaluate distribution and identify elevation opportunities
• Provide bottom-up forecasting and implement strategies for gap closure
• Actively search and understand market competition with focus on gaining market share
• Periodic comprehensive reporting to management with strategic content
• Drive forecast planning process for respective district; provide bottom-up forecasting and implement strategies for gap closure
• Promote brand awareness, establish market/store presence, and capture competitive market share. Establish a baseline by market for optimal growth
• Drive and deliver on local, regional, and national selling events
• Demonstrate effective managerial competencies: team building, coaching, lead change initiatives; enforce synergy and teamwork
• Continuously monitor sales brand ambassador teams and provide constructive feedback on performance / selling ceremony/ customer service / in-store presence / etc, as needed;
• Partner with Regional VP and Human Resource on complex employee relations issues and escalate, as needed
• Partner with the Regional VP and with HR on the annual performance review process and compensation review process for…