About the Role
The Boutique Operations Manager is responsible for the overall management and enhancement of boutique operations in Sydney, ensuring efficiency and compliance with Van Cleef & Arpels and Richemont guidelines. This role involves leading boutique operations and the back-of-house team, managing daily financial aspects, overseeing inventory, and ensuring compliance with all brand procedures.
Responsibilities
- Lead Boutique Operations & Team for Sydney Boutique
- Plan, schedule, and ensure effective and timely presentation of all administration, inventory, operations and logistics within the boutique.
- Ensure proper understanding and execution of all brand guidelines and procedures related to store operations with your team.
- Monitor daily financial aspects of boutique sales – ensuring daily transactions and proper paperwork are submitted to the Corporate office/Richemont in a timely manner and with accuracy.
- Manage supplier coordination, daily maintenance of the boutique and supply replenishment.
- Motivate, support and develop the BOH team by regularly conducting team meetings, ensuring staff is aware of new projects, upcoming events and potential issues.
- Be responsible for recruitment, onboarding, and ongoing development of the BOH team.
- Train all new Boutique team members on financial guidelines, Richemont operations and all process related to sales.
- Be responsible for the boutique stock and inventory – ensuring all daily and periodic inventories and counts are done in total compliance with Richemont guidelines and report on any potential issues.
- Work with Marketing on planning high value movements.
- Participate in Richemont audits and action plan follow up and monitor all aspects of product movement and stock maintenance.
- Pay attention to working conditions and monitor boutique security, health and safety topics.
- Develop action plans to improve conditions if necessary and be responsible for daily set up and unset of the Boutique for Opening and Closing.
- Be the referent on all topics related to the running of the CS Workshop and Omnichannel functions based in the boutique.
- Maintain strong partnership with the relevant office stakeholders.
- Collaborate with Richemont security management to improve the security efficiency in the boutique.
- Maintain relationships with Security, logistics, cleaning, repair, and other contractors as necessary for boutique operations.
Requirements
- Be proactive in identifying and implementing improvements.
- Have excellent interpersonal skills at all levels, consistently engaging with and motivating others.
- Be adept at understanding and resolving operational issues.
- Be focused on achieving satisfaction for all stakeholders.
- Possess a Bachelor's Degree and/or four to five years of management experience in a fast-paced luxury environment.
- Have an excellent understanding of the luxury client experience.
- Capacity to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong grasp of Operations, Omnichannel, CS, Security and IT.
- Demonstrate strong computer skills.
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
Skills
- People management
- Networking
- Leadership
- Operations management
- Omnichannel
- Customer Service
- IT
- Computer skills
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Interpersonal communication
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Four to five years of management experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
Benefits
- Employee career development
- Trainings on history, know-how and creations
About the Company
- A High Jewelry Maison with a strong heritage who promotes exceptional know-how in an enchanting and creative environment.
- At Van Cleef & Arpels you will be surrounded by passionate experts and will contribute to many new projects which allows our Maison to regularly reinvent itself.
- At Van Cleef & Arpels, we are proud to hire talents from many different backgrounds and experiences.
- Our Sydney Flagship is undergoing a world-class transformation, as we prepare to unveil a new vision that will transform client engagement and showcase the Maison like never before.
Equal Opportunity
- We believe that when diversity and inclusion are fully embraced and empowered, creativity and knowledge emerge to deliver excellence.
