Brand Manager, Saint Laurent - Beverly Hills

Responsibilities & Duties

• Drive and maximize sales performance to achieve overall sales targets.  Consistently educate, activate and engage store teams.  Follow closely all KPI’s as regard to monthly sales plans, sell thru and competitive performance.  Analyze sales/business to identify trends and opportunities and develop strategic action plans.  Demonstrate effective business leader competencies:  team building, collaboration. 

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Retail management, Wholesale management, or related field.
• Strong ability to partner with both a team of sellers, and clientele.  Strong business acumen.  Experience in collaborating with multiple teams within and outside of the organization.  Well organized.  Excellent project management skills.  Great verbal and written communication skills.  Excellent presentation skills. Strategic and focused on the end results. Operates with a high degree of ethics and integrity.
• proficient in excel and PowerPoint.
• Associates must be willing to work a flexible schedule based on business need, which will include evenings, weekends, and holidays

Competencies

Passion for People

• Business Manager needs to be a leader that educates and engages store teams.  The Business manager should be able to quickly anticipate needs and provide the highest quality of service to customers. 

Passion for Business

• Business Manager should have a passion for the Retail business and the Alexander McQueen product. 

Passion for Personal Growth

• Continuously builds skills and knowledge through training, coaching, and career experiences
• Demonstrates a working knowledge and appreciation of the NMG business and the fashion industry
• Conveys energy and enthusiasm for Neiman Marcus Group and personal work
• Adapts personal approach in response to diverse situations and people
• Responds to unexpected changes in work environment with creativity and resilience
• Establishes and upholds high personal standards for individual work and environment
• Maintains a customer-centric mentality versus a solely store-centric one

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of duties, responsibilities, or activities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Competencies

Passion for People

Exhibits a high energy, positive and welcoming attitude to others

• Approaches each internal/external customer interaction in the spirit of developing a trusting relationship
• Effectively listens to others, and shows respect for others’ opinions
• Adapts to work effectively with others who have different communication/working styles
• Communicates with professionalism and tact
• Contributes to a positive work environment that makes work rewarding and enjoyable
• Consistently displays responsible, honest, and ethical behavior towards peers, customers, partners, vendors and others in the organization

Passion for Business

• Continually expands personal knowledge of new products, services, solutions and/or offerings, and uses that knowledge to gain internal/external customers.
• Exhibits a “can-do” attitude and willingness to take on challenges
• Works effectively and efficiently, contributing to team goals
• Prioritizes time and effectively uses resources to achieve personal goals
• Exhibits flexibility and remains calm in a changing environment

Passion for Personal Growth

• Continuously builds skills and knowledge through training, coaching, and career experiences
• Adapts personal approach in response to diverse situations and people
• Responds to unexpected changes in work environment with creativity and resilience
• Establishes and upholds high personal standards for individual work and environment
• Maintains a customer-centric mentality versus a solely store-centric one

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of duties, responsibilities, or activities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.