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Company: Tesco

Salary: Competitive with excellent benefits package

AsF&Fretailfashionmanager,youwillideallyhavefashionexperienceincluding visual

merchandising,customerserviceandteammanagementskills.Youwillhaveaneyefor detailensuringyour department isupholding tothe highest operational standards for our customers. You will be familiar with the fast-pacedenvironment ofclothing retail and can deliver results under pressure.

As F&F retail fashion manager, you will take a lead role in driving the F&F clothing business forward in your store and be responsible for launching trade events, weekly sales, as well as a team of dedicated colleagues and managing day to day operations.

You will be responsible for

• Recruiting and training the best people for your team, ensuring they have the capability to deliver above and beyond in their role by developing their operational and leadership skills
• Coachyourteamtobepassionateandknowledgeableabouttheproductsin your store,building itsbrand and providing customers with the right range,qualityand service to ensure they keep coming back
• Leadyourteamin thedriving oftradeactivityanduseyourexpertiseandknowledgeto growsalesand maximiseprofit
• Thesafetyofyour colleaguesis yourtoppriority,andyou ensureyourstoreis alwaystradinglegallyby coaching the team to use all security tools availableto provide a safer place to work
• ManagecolleagueschedulesonF&Fclothing departmentensuringtheright peoplearein theright place accordance to our F&F operatingmodel and trade plan, within agreed hours
• Overseetheend-to-endF&Fclothingoperation,managingthestockfrom backdoortoshopfloor
• Managing and motivating the team deliver on key metrics to support the operation including RFID routines, availability, delivery schedules and stock routines
• Making sure F&F clothing department is always clean, tidy and well-presented and merchandised to the F&F clothing principles and standards
• You will be an F&F brand ambassador - executing commercial strategies and maintaining store displays that consistently align with brand identity
• Being the F&F brand and clothing expert and championing F&F in store, delivering the practical actions to make improvements where necessary by conducting a daily floor walk outlining the tasks to be completed for the day by the team
• Analysing product performance and sales data to refine visual merchandising strategies and optimise promotional initiatives ensuring profitability is maximised and sales targets are regularly reached, if not overachieved
• Complete market research, analysing trends, competitor activity, and consumer behaviour (including social media and F&F online)
• Have a commercial mind-set, knowing your customers and local community, to advertise and regularly change lead ins to entice customers onto the F&F department and adapt product placement to respond effectively to changing market conditions
• Curate visual impactful merchandising displays and a welcoming store atmosphere in line with the visual merchandising guidelines set out in your VM guide adapting your store layouts to reflect local customer profile
• Building strong relationships with your team (including colleagues who work on F&F clothing overnight), the wider store team and your home and clothing area manager, including providing feedback and sharing future opportunities

You will need

You will need to be:

• You are a great communicator who will share knowledge, experience and best practices, you understand the importance of what you do and work collaboratively with your team to deliver results
• You anaturalandwelcomingwithcustomers,puttingthemattheheartofwhateveryou.You takethe timeto listen and understand others, building strong relationshipswith your colleaguesand customers
• You use your energy and resilience to keep momentum going when working in challenging environments. You ownthedecisionmakingfor thestore,andcanactquickly,makingdecisionsbasedon whatisright for customers and colleagues
• You haveenergyanddrive todeliverbeyondexpectation.You dotheright thing whethereverythingis going well or times are tough, and know how to consistently be at your best, you inspire confidence in those around you
• You areawareofwhatour competitorsaredoing,withawell-developedcommercialmindsetandyou are always looking for ways to build and deliver new initiativesto help improve our store for customers
• You have attention to detail and a creative flair, drawing on experience to deliver impeccable visual merchandising standards, inspiring and coaching your team to develop their skills in these areas
• You are highly organised and have great time management skills, with the ability to prioritise workload and delegate tasks accordingly

Critical skills:

• Clothingexperienceessential
• Attentiontodetailandacreativeflair
• Effectiveleadershipwiththeabilitytomotivateothers
• Results driven and sales oriented

What’s in it for you

• Holiday starting at 20 days plus a personal day rising to 22 days after 12 months (plus Bank holidays)
• Request flexible working from day one
• Get 10% off and 15% at pay day weekends - save up to £2,000 a year with your Colleague Clubcard with an additional card to share with family outside your home
• Access to free wellbeing services with a range of resources to support your mind, body, and life
• Life cover of five times your pay and an award-winning pension with matching contributions up to 7.5%
• Benefits to suit you, choose what you use - from discounts and shares to cycle to work schemes
• Uniform provided and policies to support you for all of life’s moments, big and small
• Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds. For more information about our colleague networks please click here.
• Click here to read more about the benefits we have available for our colleagues

About us

Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues.

It’s part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we’re proud to have been accredited as one of Britain’s Top Employers again this year.

We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers.

But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business.

We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers

Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.

For more information about us please visit www.tescoplc.com