Country Managers Required - Fashion - Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan

A great opportunity to join a leading group in an emerging market.

Accountable for the fiscal and operational oversight; leadership and direction of an international business to provide quality service, customer satisfaction and operational efficiency that ensures growth and profitability goals and objectives are met. Responsible for implementation and compliance with company policies and procedures and other applicable regulatory guidelines.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:
• Graduate in Retail Sales Management preferred
• At least 4-5 years experience within a General Management role (i.e. Regional / Country / Manager / Director )
• 5+ years experience within Fashion or Luxury Retail ideally
• Must have experience with launching new brands, introducing new brands into new markets, implementing a brand, building a brand from scratch, experienced at managing and delivering multiple store openings to brand requirements at one time etc
• Should ideally have experience in Footwear, Kid’s wear, Men’s wear, Women’s wear & Accessories.
Key Character Requirements – A people’s person, a strong, confident, and passionate, over achiever capable of over delivering on the KPI’s, a real desire to achieve who sees obstacles as opportunities, and able to make management changes where necessary, while multi tasking.

COMPETENCIES: (Technical, Operational, Managerial, Human & Cultural Requirements)
Languages and Communication Skills:
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively with people from multi-functional and diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management, employees, clients and vendors.

Computer Skills:
• Computer literate
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office, internet, web-based and job specific software applications.

Other Skills/Experience:
• Demonstrated success in leading, supervising, managing and developing managers, senior staff and high performance teams.
• Excellent planning, time management, collaboration, decision making, organization, presentation and negotiating skills.
• Strong background in sales and marketing and a proven track record in business development and growth.
• Demonstrated success in managing (KPI’s) Key Performance Indicators.
• Demonstrated success in problem solving through use of data and information metrics and improvement to performance process.
• Proficient in project management methodologies with a focus on managing solution driven strategy plans to achieve goals.
• Experienced in financial management (P&L's, Balance Sheets, forecasting and budgets).
• Manages complex customer situations promptly and professionally meeting commitments for service and assistance.

Package is competitive.