About the Role
A. Lange & Söhne is seeking a dedicated individual to manage day-to-day boutique operations, acting as a brand ambassador and leading the boutique team to achieve sales targets and foster a high-performance environment.
Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day boutique operations, transforming corporate objectives into operational goals.
- Act as a brand ambassador to reflect brand image to boutique customers.
- Lead and inspire the boutique team to foster a high-performance and engaging environment.
- Attain desired results through creative and effective use of resources.
- Prepare business analysis and action plans to achieve sales targets.
- Assist the Boutique Director in their role.
- Meet personal budgets in accordance with brand retail strategy.
- Maximize profit while controlling and minimizing costs.
- Organize private viewings with potential VIPs.
- Discuss business opportunities and action plans with Boutique Director.
- Act as a reference for building action plans to achieve personal targets.
- Support the Boutique Director in implementing HQ commercial guidelines.
- Analyze boutique visits and build action plans for conversion/retention.
- Act as a manager-on-duty when the Boutique Director is absent.
- Identify and share training needs of boutique members with the Boutique Director.
- Support the Boutique Director in integrating and training new and existing team members.
- Monitor staff appearances and behavior in line with company policy.
- Provide support to Boutique Director in coaching each boutique member and collective objectives.
- Organize boutique team schedules and solve conflicts.
- Ensure excellence in and outside of the boutique.
- Ensure maximum client welcoming, handling, and servicing.
- Demonstrate brand ambassadorial skills with partners or local dignitaries.
- Ensure overall appearance and maintenance of the boutique according to brand guidelines.
- Assist in timely boutique implementation and control of new Visual Merchandising concepts.
- Practice compliance with Group and Brand procedures.
- Ensure accuracy of monthly, quarterly, and yearly stocktaking and quality control.
- Take measures to avoid stock discrepancies.
- Ensure maintenance of all boutique timepieces.
- Follow up with regional head office for stock replenishments and order requests.
- Control cash register in compliance with procedures and regulations.
- Ensure timely reporting of sales.
- Identify operational strengths and weaknesses to define action plans.
- Support and ensure the boutique team confidently delivers Lange selling ceremony.
- Participate in creating a positive atmosphere within the boutique.
- Proactively participate in VIP events and orders.
- Ensure genuine relationship building with customers.
- Ensure recruitment of VIP, customer, and prospect database for sales and marketing activities.
- Handle client complaints and report product-related issues to the Boutique Director.
- Follow up and coordinate individual repairs and after-sales related matters.
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant work experience in luxury retail and boutique operations.
- Watches experience will be advantageous.
- Very good communicator with collaborative spirit and strong interpersonal skills.
- Personal client base, excellent in client management and client relationship building.
- Results-oriented, structured and organized.
- Fluency in written and verbal English.
- Other languages are beneficial.
Skills
- Sales
- Team Management
- Store Management
- Financial & Cash Register Control
- Reporting
- Customer Experience & CRM
- Client Management
- Client Relationship Building
- Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
- Visual Merchandising
- Stocktaking
- Quality Control
Location
- Boutique
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Benefits
- Internal mobility is one of the best growth accelerators to develop within Richemont and our Maisons.
- Encouragement to be curious, drive own career, and dream big.
About the Company
- Since its reincarnation in 1994, A. Lange & Söhne has been one of the most respected and successful watch brands in the luxury sector.
- The company aims to continue its tradition with new, outstanding products, in keeping with Lange's claim: State-of-the-art tradition.
- The company philosophy is 'Never stand still'.
