Xtep International Holdings - Manager - Business Development

Designation: Business Development Manager

Current Location: Bangalore

Experience: 7 year +

Qualification: B.E / MBA, Experience with premium sports footwear brands

ABOUT COMPANY

Xtep International Holdings Limited is a publicly traded sportswear firm headquartered in Hong Kong and China. It is engaged in the design, development, manufacture and sales of athletic shoes and sporting goods under the Xtep brand. The firm has 7000+ retail presence with revenue 51,134 million INR for year 2017 with net profit of 4081 million INR. Xtep is setting up its foot into India with high vision.

Responsibilities:

- Sports industry preferred.

- Bachelor's degree plus 7 + years of relevant experience in retail or e-commerce desired.

- Taking full ownership and responsibility in expansion of brand outlet through company owned showroom and franchise model.

- Good knowledge of Bangalore catchment including South market for future expansion.

- Share in dept-knowledge of retail expansion and relationship with mall manager and high street owner.

- Build effective business relationships with multi brand outlets and malls.

- Have proven track record in closing/managing partnership deals and organizing activities

- Proven negotiating skills and influencing abilities.

- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects - prioritization, planning and task delegation

- Business Development and PR activity.

- The role would be responsible for Net sales target achievement, aligning partners to store expansion, consolidation and renovations.

- It involves high levels of engagement in franchise partner management and best in class execution in retail operations for the region.

- One of the key deliverables of this role is to grow store KPIs, people and space productivity and overall channel growth.

- To recommend to key Franchisees an appropriate organizational framework/operational structure.

- Drive store portfolio development in collaboration with Real Estate team through excellent Planning & detailing.

Requirement :

- Good with numbers and P&L Management.

- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

- Ensuring growth in new markets and geographies.

- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously in a highly demanding and ambiguous environment.

- Planning and forecasting

- Increasing penetration of the existing solutions and exploring new business opportunities.