Position
About Marc Jacobs
Born in New York City in April 1963, Marc Jacobs attended the High School of Art and Design and graduated from Parson’s School of Design. As a design student, Jacobs was the recipient of some of the School’s highest honours including design student of the year.
In 1984, The Marc Jacobs Label was founded along with business partner Robert Duffy and has since become a global brand.
Objective of the role
As a Supervisor for the Marc Jacobs store in Roermond, you will be an Ambassador of the brand, effectively motivating the team to maximize profitable sales whilst ensuring KPI’s and guidelines are delivered. To run and operate an efficient store which represents the Marc Jacobs brand image .
Job responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Brand Ambassador
- Excite and instill passion and pride for the brand
- Embody the brand image for customers and the store team and have a strong understanding of the brand DNA
- Lead by example and demonstrate role model behavior that is always representative of the brand adhering to the dress codes and appearance guidelines
General Store VM/ Client Management
- Reflect the visual merchandising guidelines promoting the brand image
- Enhance customer service standards in store to ensure the best client journey
Sales/ Business Monitoring
- Welcome all clients to ensure they feel comfortable in the environment and educate them about the brand
- Build and maintain a relationship with them
- Introduce additional complementary products targeted to your client and share product knowledge to drive sales and achieve targets
- Process the sale in a confident and professional manner
- Gather the client’s CRM details to enlarge your client book
- Drive your product knowledge by keeping up to date with fashion trends
- Update yourself on all product lines through research
- Ensure all Company policies and procedures are attended
- Support control and management of stock
Team Management/ Back Office
- Lead the team through morning briefings, objective setting, training and direct coaching together with the UK Retail Manager
- Create a team spirit whilst managing, motivating and driving the team to increase sales and ensure efficiency
- Ensure all Company policies and procedures are adhered to
- Instruct and supervise staff in the correct execution of operating procedures, pricing, merchandise receipt, product returns
- Evaluate the performance of each Sales Associate and provide constant feedback to ensure results
- Responsible for the day-to-day needs of the business and administration.
Profile
PROFILE & EXPERIENCE:
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience in sales in a luxury, high fashion environment
- Experience in selling RTW / LG
- Passion for fashion and sales
- A commitment to achieving and exceeding targets whilst focusing on the client’s needs and experience
- Excellent personal presentation – a Marc Jacobs Brand Ambassador
- Understanding of Retail KPIs A fluent level in English is essential and additional languages are an advantage
