About the Role
Join Läderach, a family-owned Swiss chocolate manufacturer founded in 1962, and contribute to our mission of delivering high-quality fresh chocolate. We are a global company with over 2500 employees from diverse backgrounds, operating more than 250 chocolateries worldwide. Be part of a dynamic team that creates outstanding customer experiences.
Responsibilities
- Support the Store Manager.
- Manage the store in the absence of the Store Manager.
- Lead by example on the shop floor to create an outstanding and engaging in-store customer experience.
- Motivate, mentor, and coach sales associates.
- Support in training and onboarding a winning team.
- Coordinate day-to-day operations.
- Ensure proper food safety protocol and all other Health & Safety regulatory requirements are observed.
- Place weekly and seasonal orders and ensure correct stock levels.
- Schedule staff to optimise customer service and personnel cost management.
- Oversee proper stockroom storage and care, by implementing FIFO in-store and in the stockroom.
- Ensure the store looks great, in line with the brand’s visual merchandising guidelines.
Requirements
- Experience in a similar role in a premium or luxury retail store.
- Love interacting with customers.
- Set a great example for the rest of the team with your hands-on mentality, enthusiasm, and passion for delivering a fantastic customer experience.
- Firm understanding of, and experience working with, commonly used retail KPIs (e.g. conversion rate, ATV, etc..).
- Entrepreneurial, hands-on and solutions-focus mindset.
- Ambitious and results driven.
- Proven ability to develop and grow both a team and business.
- Well organised, detail oriented with the ability to multi-task.
- Able to effectively prioritise and delegate.
- Flexible when it comes to working weekends, evenings and holidays as necessary.
- Proficient in the use of MS Office and different POS systems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English (another language is a plus but not necessary).
- Love chocolate and are passionate about fine food.
Skills
- MS Office
- POS systems
- Customer experience
- Retail KPIs
- Visual merchandising
- Food safety
- Stock management
- Staff scheduling
- Team leadership
- Communication
Location
- Glarus, Switzerland
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Retail management experience
Benefits
- Bonus scheme
- Exciting working environment with motivated colleagues
- Position with lots of personal responsibility
- Opportunity to contribute fresh ideas
- Open and respectful feedback culture
- In-house and further training
- Unique career opportunities
- Generous discounts on our products
- Chocolate at work
- Easily accessible locations
About the Company
- Läderach is a Swiss chocolate manufacturer founded in 1962.
- It is a family business that stands for high-quality fresh chocolate.
- The company employs over 2500 people from more than 80 countries.
- The company's headquarters are located in the canton of Glarus.
- The Retail business unit comprises more than 250 chocolateries in over 30 countries.
- We offer chocolate specialties and invite customers to experience fresh chocolate in new ways.
