Employer: Emporium
Position: Furniture Category Manager
Job description:
Employee Type: Full Time:10:00-19:00, 6/7
Industry: Fashion and Luxury Brands
Manage Others: Yes
Job Type: Store Management+Buying
Summary
The Furniture Category Manager is a key member of the Sales team who is responsible for the running and commercial performance of a retail store including buying, the day to day management of store and management of the employees.
Main areas of work involve buying (several times per year), reaching sales targets and increasing profits, dealing with customer service issues (The Retail Store Manager is required to maintain excellent customer service), sales staff management: Category Manager provides effective leadership of the retail team (motivating the team, coaching, training, etc.), problem solving and the reviewing the operations of the store in order to find solutions to problems and to optimize efficiency. The successful candidate must build a strong sales team while building customer relationships.
Description
• Oversee store operations, supervise employees and manage inventory
• Develop successful sales plans to grow your store's profitability
• Selection and buying of the product(business trips to the producer country/4-6 times per year)
• Implement new product lines and create strategies to introduce and promote them to our customers
• Recruit, train, develop and motivate your employees
Requirements
• Previous supervisory experience in furniture industry an asset
• Higher education, preferably in economic or management area
• PC competency in a Windows application with knowledge of Word, Excel; Auto Cad etc.
• Good English, ability to work with data's and statistics
• Ability to motivate employees to improve and maintain high levels of performance
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, analytical and time-management skills
• Professional and enthusiastic team player, with a demonstrated commitment to customer service excellence
• Being able to business trips
Contact:
If you are interested please send your resume to [email protected] and indicate job title "Furniture Category Manager" in the subject line.