General Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- Edinburgh
- Salary
- £40000 - £50000 per annum + bonus, pension, healthcare
- Closing date
- 23 Sep 2016
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Retail Management
Job Details
Michael Page are delighted to be working with one of our key clients, a high end luxury retailer.
My client now has a vacancy for a General Manager to join and lead their teams based in Edinburgh.
Client Details
My exclusive client is a well established high value retailer operating in the luxury goods sector.
Description
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well established business, which is performing exceptionally well. The General Manager will be responsible for leading the teams and ensuring maximum revenue across 2 stores in Edinburgh. This will involve managing, coaching and motivating a headcount of 32.
Profile
The successful General Manager will have the following demonstrable skills:
- Exceptional retail management skills, including people management and business development.
- Proven track record in retail management, whether that be multi or single site, both will be considered.
- Experience within high value retail would be preferred but not essential, other backgrounds will be considered as overall experience and cultural fit is the top priority.
- Strong appreciation and importance placed on the customer journey.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and lead at all levels of the business.
- Someone who considers themselves as a results driven, leader of people with an adaptable management style depending on the situation that arises.
- Passionate about their career and that of their team with the foresight to develop staff and business.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work well under pressure and prioritise workload.
- Ability to listen, acknowledge, and assess relevant information.
- Commutable to Edinburgh city centre.
Job Offer
Basic salary up to £50k DOE + Bonus + Pension + Healthcare
Company
Michael Page Sales UK is a leading professional recruitment consultancy covering permanent, interim and contract recruitment. We have UK wide coverage with ten offices located in London, Weybridge, Reading, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester, St Albans, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow. The core markets we serve are Consumer, Business Services, Media, IT/Telco, Financial Services, Healthcare and Technical Sales, with a dedicated person or team in each location specialising in each of these sectors. The clients we work with are as diverse as the candidates we represent; from Blue Chips to SMEs, and Sales Execs to Sales Directors. Our Consultants are typically from relevant sales backgrounds giving first hand experience of the roles we recruit for. We pride ourselves on delivering unrivalled service levels to our candidates and our clients, our track record of success over the past 20 years means we stand out.
Within our Consumer Sales Division we have consultants within each of the 10 offices who dedicate themselves to this sector and no other. Our specialist capability is demonstrated further as we focus on sub sectors such as food, drink, household, foodservice, consumer electronics, apparel, health & beauty, consumer healthcare, pet and sports. Some of our key clients include Colgate, Beiersdorf, Dr Oetker, Johnson & Johnson, Matthew Clark, PZ Cussons, Kellogg’s, 2 Sisters, Samsung, Seven Seas, Twinings, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, SC Johnson, Warburtons, InBev, Kettle Chips, Hallmark, Luxottica, McCain, Britvic, General Mills, and Molson Coors to name but a few!
Michael Page Sales UK is part of Michael Page International with operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As well as looking for high quality candidates for our clients, we are also always looking for top talent to work for us
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