Assistant Store Manager, Tommy Hilfiger Trafford in Manchester

Be part of an iconic story. TOMMY HILFIGER is one of the world’s most recognized global lifestyle brands, confidently welcoming and inspiring consumers since 1985. The TOMMY HILFIGER brands consist of TOMMY HILFIGER and TOMMY JEANS, complemented by a range of licensed product categories that extend the brand lifestyle across generations, geographies, activities and occasions.

About the Role

Our stores are the life and soul of our business. They act as our main touch points with our ever-evolving consumer base. As a result, our locations are paramount, the first class experience must be a given and our in‑store standards should never be questionable. To deliver this, we strive to hire individuals who live and breathe the values of our business, who are obsessed with delivering great service to our customers.

The Assistant Manager plays a key role in achieving these standards, they lead by example, embrace our entrepreneurial spirit and inspire their teams through their passion and belief in our brands.

Responsibilities

• Leading the store teams to generate sales, profit, minimise losses, and create the best possible customer experience whilst ensuring the store is visually distinctive and impeccably maintained.
• Identify opportunities to grow the business and improve performance through collaborating with others.
• Maintain corporate visual merchandising directives and standards for sales floor and back room.
• Work alongside the visual merchandising team to ensure clear communication and understanding between VM and store teams.
• Partner with store management team to build on business opportunities and achieve company standards and objectives.
• Focus staff on the importance of quality relationships with internal and external customers.
• Ensure accountability of staff in building a repeat customer base by providing all customers with unparalleled spirited service.
• Complete daily/weekly store walkthroughs; evaluate product performance, pricing, staff service levels and inventory levels.
• Communicate to the Store Manager what is driving sales and discuss any issues/priorities, in order to develop strategies to maximize business.
• Ensure they are weekly visual presentation action plans.
• Analyze store level reports and create action plans to improve results.
• Assist with the manpower planning, identification, recruitment, interviewing and hiring processes.
• Participate in weekly management meetings alongside other staff meetings.
• Clearly communicate to staff: store and individual sales goals and other key performance expectations; sales results and provide guidance on what is needed to improve performance.
• Providing a great customer journey and achieving exemplary mystery shop results.

About You

You connect to consumers and have a previous track record of supervisory or specialist roles within a premium or luxury brand. You’ll have previous people management experience and act with purpose to resolve conflict and unproductive disagreements. You’ll be an effective communicator with the ability to cultivate belonging. You collaborate to win and recognize and celebrate the contributions and achievements of others. You are courageous in giving feedback that promotes positive behavioral change. You adapt fast and work with pace. You are energetic and inspire trust showing a clear presence on the shop floor.

What We Offer

At PVH, we understand that the success of our organization is directly related to our hardworking and dedicated associates who contribute their time and talents to help make our Company the success it is. That is why we are committed to providing a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that offers the protection, peace of mind and flexibility designed to support our associates – both at home and at work.

PVH Europe and our brands, TOMMY HILFIGER and CALVIN KLEIN, are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community of associates with a strong sense of belonging. We believe we are bettered by all forms of diversity and take pride in working with top talent from every walk of life and corner of the world.

Equal Opportunity Employer

PVH Corp. or its subsidiary “PVH” is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment on the basis of their individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law.