Area Manager - Claire's

Claire's is the leading specialty retailer of fashion accessories and jewelry for young women and girls. For the past 35 years, Claire's has continued to understand and connect with customers by providing a fun store environment. Our goal is to be the fashion authority in offering an eclectic mix of accessories and jewelry targeted to the lifestyles of kids, tweens, teens and young women around the world.

As Area Manager you will lead multi-site store teams to meet their targets, be responsible for all store and employee development including performance management, coaching and identifying development, and be accountable for visual merchandising in assigned stores. You will also actively contribute to the development of business initiatives including new stores and store closures.

English - Fluent / Excellent
Arabic - Good

Any

Any

Job Skills

You will have/be:

• At least 3 years' large store or multi-site experience.
• Computer literate.
• Excellent English skills (Arabic also desirable but not essential).

M.H. Alshaya Co. is a leading international franchise operator for over 70 of the world's most recognized retail brands, including Starbucks, H&M, Mothercare, Debenhams, American Eagle Outfitters, P.F. Chang's, The Cheesecake Factory, Victoria's Secret, Boots, Pottery Barn, Office Depot and Kid Zania. The company operates over 2,500 stores across 8 divisions:
Fashion & Footwear, Health & Beauty, Food Service, Optics, Pharmacy, Home Furnishings, Office Supplies and Leisure & Entertainment. Alshaya's stores can currently be found in 19 markets across the Middle East and North Africa, Russia, Turkey and Europe and the company employs more than 36,000 people from over 110 nationalities.

About The Company

M.H. Alshaya is a leading international franchise operator for over 70 of the world's most recognized retail brands including Mothercare, H&M, Debenhams, American Eagle Outfitters, Harvey Nichols, Boots, Starbucks, The Cheesecake Factory, Vision Express, M.A.C, Victoria's Secret, Pottery Barn and Office Depot. The company operates more than 2,400 stores across 7 divisions:
Fashion & Footwear, Food, Health & Beauty, Optics, Pharmacy, Home Furnishings and Office Supplies.
Alshaya's stores can currently be found in 19 markets across the Middle East & North Africa, Russia, Turkey and Europe and it employs more than 32,000 people from over 110 nationalities.
The company has established itself as the industry leader across these territories through a combination of local market understanding and a comprehensive commitment to customer service. Growth in each of its operating divisions and brands is supported by continuous investment in talent and infrastructure. It applies best practices in retail operations, merchandising, marketing, information technology, logistics, real estate, human resources and financial controls.
M.H. Alshaya is the retail business of the Alshaya Group, which was founded in Kuwait in 1890 and today represents one of the most dynamic companies in the Middle East. In addition to its retail operations, the Alshaya Group is active in a number of other sectors including real estate, automotive, hotels, trading and investments.