Assistant Store Manager, Le Bon-Marché

Overview and purpose of role In our boutique in Paris, under the leadership and guidance of Management, as a Client Advisor at Christian Louboutin, you have a fundamental role in translating our brand DNA and our Story to the client to maintain our fabulous brand image whilst transforming the client expectation and needs into sales success and loyalty. You are the voice of Christian and a true ambassador for the Christian Louboutin brand, our products, values and our culture. Under the leadership of the management team, in the capacity of your role, you will provide an outstanding, sparkling client experience which is highly personalised, efficient and discrete. You are an integral member of a high performing sales team who are sales focused and driven. You will be dedicated to creating desire for the brand, delivering exceptional customer service, sharing your knowledge about the variety of our luxurious collections, whilst maintaining the store in the best conditions and ensuring ongoing loyalty from our clients.

Key Responsibilities
of the role: Sales and Customer Management
• Proposing and implementing action plans to develop sales for each product category.
• Ensuring the achievement of business goals and strategic projects.
• Ensuring the implementation and development of initiatives which develop further the clientele database of the store. People Management and Development
• Managing store staff with the help of the Management and the Human Resources Department.
• Ensuring the development of motivation, sense of belonging and business involvement of the team.
• Supporting the Store Manager in training Sales Advisors on new collections and on selling techniques.
• Challenging Sales Advisors on seasonal products. Customer Service
• Ensuring all associates provide the highest level of customer service.
• Ensuring staff maintains constant client communication through utilizing their client books.
• Managing client database and utilize information to increase sales and client contact.
• Resolving all client problems and complaints quickly and effectively. Store Management
• Assisting the Store Manager in managing HR administration (planning, absences etc.).
• Solving client litigations and rising issues to the Store manager.
• Performing back office activities such as data entry, inter shop movements, product delivery, daily closures etc. Store Image Management
• Ensuring correct interpretation and implementation of visual guidelines and procedures, keeping store employees up to date about visual issues, and ensuring that best sellers products are displayed through a close cooperation with the Visual Display Team.
• Taking care of the general look of the store in terms of cleanness, tidiness and efficiency, in order to ensure the best image of products and store, in line with the brand communication and promotion strategy.
• Supporting the products presentation to the highest standards. Store Operation Management
• Following-up of daily sales reporting.
• Controlling product quality (management of the defectives and the repairs).
• Controlling the bank deposits reconciliation (bank transfers, cash, credit cards, duty free, funds repositories etc.). Human Resources Supporting the Store Manager in:
• Recruiting, training, and developing staff ensuring all positions are filled in a timely manner with qualified personnel.
• Implementing and providing follow-up for all training programs, seminars, etc.
• Continually evaluating the performance of each associate and provide constant feedback to ensure results.
• Resolving all human resources issues in a timely and effective manner, partnering with HR when necessary.
• Ensuring integrity of payroll and the payroll process, if requested by the Store Manager.
• Ensuring image and grooming standards are professional, reflective of the brand image and adhered to at all times. Communication & Reporting
• Helping the Store Manager to ensure smooth and regular reporting and information to the Management on turnover, HR matters, accounting, client litigations, events etc.
• Supporting the Store Manager in building and maintaining good communication with members of corporate office, mall office and other stores. Skills and

Requirements:
In order to deliver the main responsibilities of the role, you will need the following

skills:
Technical

skills:
• Proven experience in a retail company; a plus if it’s in luxury or service environment.
• 3 to 5 years of luxury fashion retail management and sales experience.
• Proven ability to drive results and to develop people as well as turnover.
• Commercial awareness and strong business acumen.
• Strong customer relationship management and development as well as networking skills.
• Strong knowledge of fashion luxury markets and trends.
• Excellent person appearance (smart with a sense of individual style).
• Excellent English skills (Other additional languages would be an advantage).
• Very good command of Microsoft Office tools such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint and of any ERP. Soft

skills:
• Able to hold all team members accountable to drive results by being available, removing barriers and obstacles, facilitating change, and providing coaching/feedback related to performance.
• Rigor and organization with a strong service orientation.
• Excellent attention to detail, in order to support the needs of the business and to provide a polished and professional service.
• Motivated and committed with a ‘can do’ positive attitude.
• Able to meet the demands of a busy boutique/concession with high energy levels and determination.
• Proactive, dynamic and have a willingness to learn and develop. Our business and our Values: Christian Louboutin opened his first boutique in Paris in 1992. An artist and craftsman with a true passion for shoes, his designs are unique and instantly recognizable, thanks in part to their signature and now trademarked red soles. The collections for both men and women combine wit, glamour, elegance and technical proficiency like no other. 2014 welcomed the launched of Christian Louboutin Beaute with its first nail colour, Rouge Louboutin. The collection has continued to diversify since then with the launch of lip in 2015, fragrance in 2016 and more recently a wonderful eye collection in 2017. With an extensive range of collections, Christian Louboutin now counts more than 150 boutiques globally. Our people are at the heart of our brand. We celebrate individuality and allow the freedom to have responsibility, autonomy, and creativity within your role. Our colleagues have in common the passion and dedication to our Brand, and its continued success. We live by our values: We are down to earth – we stand with authenticity, integrity, and respect. We have passion – we drive our business with agility, commitment, and care. We have happiness in all that we do – we collaborate with positivity, open-mindedness, and fun. We work with inspiration – we envision the future with confidence, creativity, and freedom. If the shoe fits, walk with us… The Maison Christian Louboutin is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to recruitment practices that do not discriminate against any job applicant because of their race, color, gender, age, nationality, culture(s), religion, sex, physical or mental disability, or age. We believe that a culture of diversity and individuality fosters our core values we listed above. So, if you also share this mindset and these values and you dream of coloring your soles red as part of the Louboutin adventure, please join us ‘Your personal data is collected by Maison Christian Louboutin on the basis of its legitimate interest in order to manage applications and ensure the efficiency of the recruitment process. Click here to access la Politique de confidentialité
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