Burgundy Hospitality - Business Head - Footwear

The ideal candidate will:

- Develop and define the short/long-term business plan and objectives including the annual operating plan across all franchise footwear stores.

- Plan product ranges and preparing sales and stock plans in conjunction with footwear and retail brand partners.

- Be fully accountable for the P&L delivery of the brand portfolio.

- Review performance of the brand's objectives and standards across stores.

- Project manage new store fit-outs and opening. Acting as the one point contact between all teams (contractor, operations and brand).

- Lead the stores- operations teams and ensure that best practices are shared and are rolled out in all key performance areas of operations.

- Liaise with brand partners, stores, visual merchandisers.

- Control stock levels based on forecasts for the season.

- Maintain awareness of competitors' performance.

- Gather information on customers' reactions to products.

- Ensure consistency of brand execution by making sure that all stores, employees and processes comply with set standards.

- Contribute to the business success by developing operations and merchandise strategies in conjunction with the Franchisee.

Experience Desired:

- 10+ years of experience as an operator in retail, ideally 5 years of which are in a leadership role in fashion and/or footwear.

- Demonstrate excellent process building and organisation skills in a high growth environment

- Combination of very strong "hands-on" operational experience with robust people development skills.

- Experience in managing and build processes for buying and merchandising teams

- Strong written and oral communication skills.

Skills Desired:

- Comfortable managing complexity, results-driven and people business leader.

- Proactive, commercial mindset and profit driven.

- Innovative & strategic thinker with good leadership skills.

- Fast paced team-player with high motivation skills.