 
        
        THE BRIDGE S.p.A.
STORE MANAGER Venezia
Salary: **Negotiable**
Location: Venezia (VE) (Italy)
Reports to: Area Management
Type of Contract: **Permanent**
Main duties:
To manage and lead the team ensuring a consistent and exceptional standard of customer service in the The Bridge Boutique in the very heart of Venice.
The Role :
 * To be in charge of the general operations of the store, making sure it runs smoothly, cleanly and meets any budget or sales goals;
 * To analyse, elaborate and report sales figures, weekly, monthly, yearly to Retail Manager in order to leverage profits;
 * To monitor all business costs and provides the area team with feedback and analysis on all store KPI’s;
 * To be responsible for supervising a retail organization's staff, meeting customer needs, planning and coordinating sales, merchandising, and budgeting;
 * To maintain awareness of market trends in the retail industry and monitor what local competitors are doing;
 * To develop retail excellence behaviors such as personal relationships with customers, individual follow-up of the clientele, selling ceremony, after-sales quality issues;
 * To make sure staff meets all the requirements indicated by the Company and Retail Manager on dress code, standing, customer approach and selling ceremony;
 * To liaise with HR Department to deal with special HR issues;
 * To complete store operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees rota;
 * To be responsible for all employee corrective actions and ensuring any disciplinary actions are handled correctly;
 * To arrange merchandise on shelves according to popularity and other criteria;
 * To approach customers and offer them advice and support on product to persuade them to buy;
 * To monitor shelves inventory and unload new products when needed;
 * To operate cash registers and close daily revenues;
 * To maintain a clean and orderly environment in the store;
 * To provide information and other services such as handling returns of merchandise;
 * To have great customer service skills and problem solving;
 * To go the “extra mile” to meet targets;
The Candidate
 * Fluent in English (written & spoken) is essential;
 * Previous demonstrable experience of managing a store team
 * Retail or Service industry experience preferably within the fashion industry
 * Capable to motivate, manage and lead the team
 * Proven track record in delivering strong business results within a large team, large turnover and fashion nvironment.
 * Ability to advise customers on smart professional dress and appearance
 * An excellent communicator with customers and a leader for staff & colleagues
 * Possessing great people management skills
 * Good standard of numeracy
 * Strong organisational skills
 * Dynamic and creative