Retail Fashion Manager - Talbot Green Extra

AsF&Fretailfashionmanager,youwillideallyhavefashionexperienceincluding visual

merchandising,customerserviceandteammanagementskills.

Youwillhaveaneyefor detailensuringyour department is upholding tothe highest operational standards for our customers. You will be familiar with the fast-paced environment of clothing retail and can deliver results under pressure.

As F&F retail fashion manager, you will take a lead role in driving the F&F clothing business forward in your store and be responsible for launching trade events, weekly sales, as well as a team of dedicated colleagues and managing day to day operations.

• Recruiting and training the best people for your team, ensuring they have the capability to deliver above and beyond in their role by developing their operational and leadership skills
• Coachyourteamtobepassionateandknowledgeableabouttheproductsin your store,building itsbrand and providing customers with the right range,quality and service to ensure they keep coming back
• Leadyourteamin the driving of tradeactivityanduseyourexpertiseandknowledgeto growsalesand maximise profit
• Thesafetyofyour colleague sis yourtoppriority,andyou ensureyourstoreis alwaystradinglegallyby coaching the team to use all security tools available to provide a safer place to work
• ManagecolleagueschedulesonF&Fclothing departmentensuringtheright peoplearein theright place accordance to our F&F operating model and trade plan, within agreed hours
• Overseethe end-to-endF&Fclothingoperation,managingthestockfrom backdoortoshopfloor
• Managing and motivating the team deliver on key metrics to support the operation including RFID routines, availability, delivery schedules and stock routines
• Making sure F&F clothing department is always clean, tidy and well-presented and merchandised to the F&F clothing principles and standards
• You will be an F&F brand ambassador - executing commercial strategies and maintaining store displays that consistently align with brand identity
• Being the F&F brand and clothing expert and championing F&F in store, delivering the practical actions to make improvements where necessary by conducting a daily floor walk outlining the tasks to be completed for the day by the team
• Analysing product performance and sales data to refine visual merchandising strategies and optimise promotional initiatives ensuring profitability is maximised and sales targets are regularly reached, if not overachieved
• Complete market research, analysing trends, competitor activity, and consumer behaviour (including social media and F&F online)
• Have a commercial mind-set, knowing your customers and local community, to advertise and regularly change lead ins to entice customers onto the F&F department and adapt product placement to respond effectively to changing market conditions
• Curate visual impactful merchandising displays and a welcoming store atmosphere in line with the visual merchandising guidelines set out in your VM guide adapting your store layouts to reflect local customer profile
• Building strong relationships with your team (including colleagues who work on F&F clothing overnight), the wider store team and your home and clothing area manager, including providing feedback and sharing future opportunities

• You are a great communicator who will share knowledge, experience and best practices, you understand the importance of what you do and work collaboratively with your team to deliver results

• You arenaturalandwelcomingwithcustomers,puttingthemattheheartofwhateveryou.
  
  You takethe timeto listen and understand others, building strong relationships with your colleague sand customers
• You use your energy and resilience to keep momentum going when working in challenging environments. You ownthedecisionmakingfor thestore,andcanactquickly,makingdecisionsbasedon whatisright for customers and colleagues
• You haveenergyanddrive todeliverbeyondexpectation.
  
  You dotheright thing whethereverythingis going well or times are tough, and know how to consistently be at your best, you inspire confidence in those around you
• You areawareofwhatour competitorsaredoing,withawell-developedcommercialmindsetandyou are always looking for ways to build and deliver new initiatives to help improve our store for customers
• You have attention to detail and a creative flair, drawing on experience to deliver impeccable visual merchandising standards, inspiring and coaching your team to develop their skills in these areas

• You are highly organised and have great time management skills, with the ability to…