Store Profitability and Productivity

• Develop the location’s expense and sales budgets in consultation with Managing Director and Director of Operations and Control.
• Deliver sales and profitability targets. Execute strategies, initiatives and staffing levels are within budgetary guidelines and scheduling is within payroll budget.
• Actively partners with Managing Director, Divisional Merchandise Managers, Global Merchants and Marketing teams to influence and execute strategies to drive sales and profitability.
• Sets store selling and productivity plans to achieve or exceed customer penetration and spend targets, and grow market share.
• Responds to changing business conditions in order to deliver sound financial results.
• Ensure the location management teams are effectively communicating both opportunities and issues to merchants.
• Minimize stock losses through effective management oversight of stock control practices and security procedures.
• Oversees Lease Brand Business relations: participates in lease negotiations; organizes strategies and tactics to build the lease business including working with the merchants, marketing teams and brands as appropriate on events, training, mystery shoppers and store layouts.
• Builds strong relationships with joint venture partners.
• Maintain keen awareness of competitor movements and activities.
• Works as part of a team with Business Development, Group and Corporate Finance on the development of proposals for both existing and potential locations as/when required.