Puma - Area Retail Manager

Area Retail Manager

Basic Function :

- This is a full-time position and is primarily focused on leading and managing the operations in assigned region in PUMA India

Principle Responsibilities :

Store Operations :

- To develop a staff structure at our retail stores that help us maximize sales and quality standards

- To identify high performers from our staff pool and develop a growth path for them.

- To ensure consistency in PUMA retail standards, especially in visual merchandising, merchandise management, service excellence, marketing & operations

Financials & Reporting :

- Ensure store profitability for owned and operated stores by meeting the budgeted sales numbers

- Explore additional opportunities to meet budgeted sales

- Ensure store shrinkage & stock inaccuracies are at prescribed levels

- Store KPIs namely, UPT,ATV,Transaction have healthy growth in sync with organizational objectives

New Store Openings :

- To contribute to timely opening of new stores by site supervision, local co-ordination and local assistance to retail project team

- To closely work with all concerned stakeholders in order to open the new puma stores as per retail guidelines

People Management :

- Develop store employees by mentoring and coaching on the aspects of VM, product & service training at store level.

- Retaining top talent and controlling attrition at the stores.

Knowledge And Skills :

The candidates for the position will require a range of personal and professional skills, as well as :

- Strategic, consultative and relationship selling skills are required.

- Outstanding customer service skills required.

- Sales experience and/or a proven track record in an outbound sales environment required

- Outstanding verbal and written communications skills are required.

- Ability to work well with other departments within the company required.

- Candidates with exposure to playing competitive Sports will be preferred

Qualifications : Minimum Qualification MBA graduate