About the Role
The General Manager oversees all daily operations of the Creed Boutique, fostering a teamwork environment and leading by example to achieve goals and provide best-in-class customer service. This role delivers a captivating, branded customer experience and drives consistent sales growth to represent the luxury brand.
Responsibilities
- Lead a high-performing, customer service-oriented team.
- Coach and provide feedback to ensure customers receive the full brand experience.
- Set performance targets and drive store productivity and profitability using selling tools like Shopify and HubSpot.
- Plan store schedules based on peak business hours and customer demand.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the luxury retail market and current trends.
- Communicate brand messages, advertising, marketing campaigns, new product launches, and promotions to the team.
- Build business through out-of-store networking and in-store events.
- Ensure the boutique is adequately stocked, cleaned, and properly merchandised.
- Enforce loss prevention and shortage control procedures, and maintain safety standards.
- Manage recruitment, selection, and on-boarding of store staff.
- Develop a strong bench of managers for future leadership positions.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of sales and management experience in the luxury sector; beauty or fragrance experience is a plus.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach, develop, and inspire a team.
- Exceptional client service and customer experience approach.
- Excellent listening skills with business acumen and strong interpersonal relationships.
- Ability to coordinate and attend regular trainings and stay current on product knowledge.
- Strong presentation, communication, and organization skills with high attention to detail.
- Ability to analyze business and identify new functional growth opportunities.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and technically savvy.
- Ability to work in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment and adapt to change.
- Maintain shop floor standards and take proactive measures.
- Willingness to take on new challenges and opportunities.
- Physical ability to move about the store, including kneeling, stooping, using stairs, carrying, bending, stretching, twisting, and carrying up to 25 pounds.
Skills
- Shopify
- HubSpot
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Location
- New York, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Management experience
Salary/Compensations
- $90,000.00 - $100,000.00
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Employee discounts
About the Company
- We are committed to building a diverse workforce. We believe diversity in all its forms – gender, age, nationality, culture, religious beliefs and sexual orientation – enriches the workplace. It opens opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to adapt to a changing world.
Equal Opportunity
- As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their background.
