ROLE PURPOSE:

To lead our retail or commercial portfolio by building a highly engaged, empowered group of leaders. Developing our commercial leaders as entrepreneurs, strengthening client culture across the network through direct engagement, and leading by example – driving a long-term strategy by ensuring strong commercial foundations and performance without diluting brand integrity.

What You Own

YOUR MARKET AS A BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM

Take full accountability for the performance, culture, and reputation of your retail or commercial network
Think and act as an enterprise leader, balancing local autonomy with brand coherence
Identify patterns, opportunities, and risks across the network and act early to ensure long-term commercial success

YOUR STORE MANAGERS / CITY MANAGERS

Select, develop, and inspire high-calibre as business owners
Build a community of leaders (Store Managers / City Managers) who feel trusted, supported, and accountable
Invest deeply in coaching, mentoring, and succession planning
Set clear expectations while protecting autonomy and entrepreneurial thinking

YOUR CLIENT CULTURE

Champion client relationships as the core driver of a sustainable business
Ensure clienteling is embedded as a mindset across all stores, the basis of all business success
Protect the brand experience across the network, ensuring consistency and alignment with global guidelines
Personally engage with key clients, partners, and communities to cement Givenchy at the center of local micro-communities

Job Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

ENGAGEMENT, EMPOWERMENT & LEADERSHIP CULTURE

Create a leadership environment where Store Managers / City Managers feel heard, valued, and challenged
Lead through influence and presence rather than control
Foster collaboration, shared learning, and best-practice exchange across stores
Coach Store Managers / City Managers to think and act like entrepreneurs
Delegate decision-making appropriately, encouraging ownership at local level
Develop leadership capability through feedback, reflection, and stretch opportunities

OWNERSHIP & ACCOUNTABILITY

Establish clear outcomes and performance expectations, not rigid instructions
Use performance data to coach insight and improvement, not micromanagement
Hold leaders accountable while remaining supportive and fair
Take ownership for decisions, escalations, and long-term impact

PERFORMANCE & BRAND STEWARDSHIP

Drive sustainable commercial performance across the network
Ensure brand guidelines are understood, lived, and protected
Balance short-term results with long-term client and people equity
Act as a role model for brand values, integrity, and leadership behavior

Core Competencies

MULTI-SITE RETAIL LEADERSHIP

Proven experience leading multiple stores or city networks
Ability to balance autonomy with alignment
Strong understanding of luxury or premium retail dynamics

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & COACHING

Advanced coaching and talent development capability
Experience building leadership pipelines and succession plans
Ability to assess and grow entrepreneurial potential in others

COMMERCIAL & STRATEGIC ACUMEN

Strong understanding of retail KPIs and multi-store economics
Ability to translate insight into action without losing the human focus
Balanced decision-making that protects long-term brand value

SELF-LEADERSHIP

High levels of personal accountability and integrity
Strong emotional intelligence and self-awareness
Resilient, reflective, and committed to continuous improvement

Profile

Work Requirements:

Able to travel domestically 35% of the time and sometimes at short notice.
Open to travel internationally for periods up to 1 week at a time approximately 4 times per year.
Able to engage in an internationally connected environment – Ad-hoc availability during business hours while in the US. Profile:
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent required
10+ years minimum of progressively responsible luxury retail management experience with P&L responsibility
Multi-store experience with a record of achieved sales goals.
Track record as a sales leader with ability to build and motivate sales teams with a clear set of challenging objectives
Analytical and strategy building skills
Written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills

Additional Information

Employee benefits: At Fashion Group, we offer a generous benefits package including medical insurance, bonus structure, paid time off, holiday pay, 401k, automatic employee contribution, and more.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, and to perform crucial job functions.

The compensation for this position ranges from $185,000-210,000 (per yr) The rate of pay offered will be dependent upon candidate’s relevant skills and experience. In addition, there is a bonus opportunity, and a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, various paid time off programs, employee discount/perks, and a retirement plan with employer contribution.

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