Emea Retail Director

**WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN EXPERIENCED AND STRATEGIC EMEA RETAIL DIRECTOR TO LEAD OUR RETAIL OPERATIONS AND DRIVE GROWTH ACROSS THE MARKETS. IF YOU ARE A PASSIONATE LEADER WITH A TRACK RECORD IN LUXURY RETAIL MANAGEMENT AND STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF THE EMEA MARKET, THIS ROLE IS FOR YOU**

**YOUR MISSION & RESPONSIBILITIES AHEAD OF YOU**
As the EMEA Retail Director, you will lead, develop, and implement strategies that maximise regional retail performance. You will oversee the operational excellence, profitability, and brand alignment of all EMEA stores while ensuring an exceptional customer experience.

**Responsibilities ahead of you**:

- **Retail Strategy & Leadership**:Develop and execute the EMEA retail strategy, ensuring alignment with the company’s global goals and objectives. Lead initiatives that drive sales, enhance customer experience and increase regional market share.
- **Operational Excellence**:Oversee day-to-day retail operations, ensuring efficiency, cost management, and adherence to company policies and procedures. Optimise store layouts, merchandising, and in-store processes to enhance performance.
- **Team Leadership & Development**: Lead and mentor retail managers and store teams, fostering a high-performance culture. Identify talent gaps, develop training programs, and support succession planning to build a strong pipeline of retail leaders.
- **Customer Experience & Brand Alignment**:Ensure an exceptional customer experience across all stores, aligning with GANNI’s brand identity and values. Drive customer engagement strategies to build loyalty and increase repeat visits.
- **Performance Monitoring & Reporting**: Analyze sales performance, operational metrics, and market trends to identify growth opportunities and areas for improvement. Report regularly to senior leadership on key performance indicators (KPIs).
- **Market Expansion & Partnerships**:Work closely with the Chief Commercial Officer to identify new market opportunities, manage store openings, and establish partnerships to expand GANNI’s presence across EMEA.

**MUST HAVE REQUIREMENTS**
- Extensive experience in luxury retail management, with a proven track record of leading multi-country retail operations in EMEA.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire, mentor, and manage large, diverse teams.
- Deep understanding of the EMEA market, including customer behaviours, retail trends, and operational challenges.
- Demonstrated success in developing and executing retail strategies that drive growth and profitability.
- Exceptional analytical skills, with the ability to interpret performance metrics and translate insights into actionable strategies.
- Strong customer focus, with the ability to align retail operations with brand identity and values.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, fluent in English and French.
- Flexibility to travel frequently across the EMEA region. Passion for the fashion industry and a genuine belief in GANNI’s mission and values.

**THE GANNI WAY**
We are looking for a true GANNI ambassador - someone who shares our values of **Openness **(ready to evolve, honest not perfect)**, Optimism **(you never stand still, just dance)**, Authenticity **(you march at your own beat)**, Accountability **(no excuses, you make an impact)** **& **Responsibility **(make small changes, see big differences).

The GANNI culture is based on a** learning** and **results-driven** mentality, where everyone is united by a common purpose of (hack)the fashion system

GANNI is a state of mind - more than a way of dressing and we love to change the usual practice in everything we do. We are confident and capable of anything So prepare yourself to be comfortable with the uncomfortable and hacking the system together with our amazing Commercial team

**WHAT ELSE?**
You will be based in our Paris office, requiring frequent travel throughout the EMEA region.

You will be reporting directly to the Chief Commercial Officer.

**BE BOLD AND JOIN OUR GANNI COMMUNITY**

**ABOUT GANNI**

As a certified B-Corp, GANNI is committed to progress over perfection, always striving to make better choices in every aspect of the business. The brand is dedicated to embracing innovation, particularly through its Fabrics of the Future program and circular initiatives. GANNI publishes an annual Responsibility Report, offering transparency on its progress, commitments, and impact as it continues its journey toward a more responsible future.

**OUR VISION & MISSION**
TO PLAYFULLY CHALLENGE CONVENTION AS A FORCE OF POSITIVE CHANGE FOR STYLE, PEOPLE AND PLANET.

Our approach to creating fashion is always disruptive,
refreshing and innovative. From challenging the conventions
of style, to revolutionizing the business practices of the
industry - we challenge the status quo of a cluttered and
homogenising landscape in service of better.

**Application due**

12/27/2024

**Start date**

As soon as possible

**Category**

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