Area Concessions Manager - Ladies Fashion Brand

You'll be responsible for maximising sales, maintaining excellent visual merchandising standards and ensuring our Apricot brand is represented consistently across your area. From managing stock and implementing campaigns to building strong relationships with host store teams, you'll play an important role in driving the success of our concession network.
Regular travel across the area is an essential part of the role, so a full UK driving licence is required .
A company car will be provided with business mileage expenses paid in line with company policy. It will be necessary to use public transport on at least 1 day per week with all travel expenses paid.

Main Responsibilities Will Include:

• Managing and prioritising your own workload and daily schedule to meet the needs of your concessions
• Working strategically and commercially to maximise sales and performance across your area
• Managing stock, including stock takes, replenishment and stock recalls
• Ensuring our concessions consistently meet high standards of visual merchandising and reflect the Apricot brand
• Implementing marketing campaigns, promotions and new initiatives across your concessions
• Building positive and effective working relationships with host store management teams
• Monitoring sales performance and working towards agreed sales targets and KPIs
• Completing day-to-day and ad-hoc administration
• Working closely with Head Office to communicate updates, share feedback and support the ongoing development of our concessions
• Travelling regularly across West London and the West M25 corridor to support and maintain your concessions

Person Specifications:

• Demonstrable experience in a retail supervisory or management role
• A strong commercial mindset and an understanding of what drives retail sales
• The ability to think strategically while also being happy to get stuck in and take a hands-on approach
• Excellent organisation and time-management skills, with the ability to manage your own workload effectively
• Experience of building positive and productive working relationships
• An understanding of visual merchandising and the ability to represent the Apricot brand consistently
• A confident and proactive approach to problem solving
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• A full, current UK driving licence