Summary
Carhartt WIP is seeking a Store Manager for their Amsterdam location. The role involves managing store operations, leading a team, and ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.
Why You're a Good Fit
- Retail management experience
- Team leadership
- Fluency in Dutch and English
About the Role
"Carhartt WIP is part of the WIP Trading AG. Our family-owned business group started as a licensee and European distributor of the US workwear manufacturer Carhartt in the early 1990s. Since then, it develops its own collections based on workwear originals.
Carhartt Work In Progress aims to continuously progress and evolve, without ever losing sight of its origins. Over the course of the past two decades, our business has developed organically, along with its customers, the culture that surrounds the brand, and its employees who have helped shape what Carhartt WIP is today.
For our store in Amsterdam Utrechtsestraat we are looking for you as Store Manager (m/f/x).
Tasks
Managing the overall store operations and performance
Meet sales goals by training, mentoring and providing feedback to sales staff
Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent service
Ensure that promotions, sales and merchandising instructions are carried out to expected standards
Complete store administration and ensure compliance with policies and procedures
Maintain outstanding store condition and company’s visual merchandising standards
Report on buying trends, customer needs, profits etc.
Manage stock levels
Requirements
Previous retail management experience in a similar size operation
Maintain a keen interest in the fashion industry and market trends
The ability to lead and motivate a team
Visual Merchandising and stock management experience
Excellent communication and 'people' skills
Solid organizational skills
A strong commitment to customer service
Fluency in Dutch and English"
Requirements
- Passion for building great products
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Relevant experience in the field
About Carhartt Wip (Work In Progress)
Carhartt Work In Progress (WIP) is a clothing brand that adapts and modifies the core products of the pioneering American workwear brand Carhartt to create its own collections. Established in 1994 by Edwin Faeh, the brand’s audience is just as likely to associate its iconic yellow C motif with late 90s hip hop videos or skate clips, as they are with factories or manual labor. This distinction is key in defining what Carhartt WIP does. Carhartt WIP engages with different cultural spheres:...