The posting
WHO WE ARE:
Saks Fifth Avenue is a leading destination for luxury fashion, blending bold curation with a visionary, modern point of view. Since its inception in 1924, the company has delivered one-of-a-kind shopping experiences, featuring an expertly curated assortment of fashion and highly personalized customer service. Through an integrated retail model, we deliver a seamless customer journey across our portfolio of stores in leading luxury markets, complemented by a strong digital presence and remote selling offerings. Saks Fifth Avenue is part of Exemplar Luxury Group, the luxury collective uniting coveted brands with unrivaled customer experiences.
Job Description:
WHO WE ARE:
Saks Fifth Avenue is a leading destination for luxury fashion, driven by a mission to help customers express themselves through relevant and inspiring style. Since its inception in 1924, the company has delivered one-of-a-kind shopping experiences, featuring an expertly curated assortment of fashion and highly personalized customer service. Its unique approach combines an emphasis on the digital customer experience with a strong connection to a network of extraordinary locations across North America for seamless, all-channel shopping. Saks Fifth Avenue is part of ELG's portfolio of top luxury retail brands and real estate assets.
YOU WILL BE:
Under the direction of the Regional Vice President, the Vice President, GMr is responsible for driving the selling process and profit through developing and managing effective Store Leadership. The VP drives an elevated selling and service culture. The VP develops and implements strategy to ensure operational excellence and results that are aligned with the company goals. The VP supports and fosters the Company's values to weave into the store's culture. This VP understands that the success of the organization is tied to the quality and performance of the stores and creates an inclusive store environment.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
- Oversees the selling process and provides direction to the store leadership team through regular in person visits and communication
- Accountable for driving top lines sales, increasing margins, controlling payroll expenses and increasing profitability to meet the company's overall goals
- Build teams; create a sense of community when leading a team and empower others to manage their work
- Build morale and spirit in their team; share wins, successes and encourage open dialogue with the team
- Accountable for devising strategies and plans to drive sales
- In partnership with the Executive Committee, participate in creating the company's goals, vision, and mission
- Ensures operational excellence by holding the stores accountable for executing all Operational KPIs and metrics
- Lead and develop a diverse team of Senior Leaders that understand their role
- Proactively identifies talent needs and provides succession plans to create a pool of future leaders
- Ad hoc responsibilities as needed
WHAT YOU WILL BRING:
- 4 year degree, or equivalent experience
- 15+ years related management experience in retailing or other positions of increasing responsibility and volume
- Willingness to travel and fly to meetings, summits, client events as needed
- You get things done by engaging in high-level teamwork and flexing your interpersonal skills
- Drives positive outcomes through objectives and measures within the New York Flagship
- Someone who can problem-solve and manage effectively
- You are naturally intuitive, analytical, and creative
- You possess fine-tuned strategic abilities
- Provides continuous feedback to elevate the performance of others; creating a culture of success through mentoring and coaching
- You possess a positive, solution-oriented, and customer-focused mindset
- You thrive in a fast-paced environment with the flexibility to adapt to change
- Have an eye for detail, often going above and beyond your goals to meet and exceed deadlines
- Collaborative - should be able to work with peers across multiple business verticals
- Can inspire others with your recommendations, build trust quickly and can gain cooperation with little disruption
- Inspire and develop others with their vision and sense of purpose
- A people leader, who is focused on bringing out the best performance and potential in others
YOUR LIFE AND CAREER AT NEIMAN MARCUS:
- Opportunity to work in a dynamic fast paced environment at a company experiencing growth and transformation
- Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities across the largest multi-brand luxury retailer from retail to distribution, to digital or corporate
- Comprehensive benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, vision and dental)
- An amazing employee discount
SALARY AND OTHER BENEFITS:
The [starting salary/hourly rate] for this position is between $202,330 - $252,913annually. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include market, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for long-term incentive compensation awards.
Benefits: We offer the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, disability insurance, and a variety of additional voluntary benefits (such as critical illness, hospital and accident insurance).
Thank you for your interest with Saks Global. We look forward to reviewing your application.
Saks Global is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with Saks Global and would like to request special assistance or an accommodation, please contact [Contact Name/Department/Email].
YOUR LIFE AND CAREER AT EXEMPLAR LUXURY GROUP:
- Opportunity to work in a dynamic fast paced environment at a company experiencing growth and transformation
- Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities across the largest multi-brand luxury retailer from retail to distribution, to digital or corporate
- Comprehensive benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, vision and dental)
- An amazing employee discount
Benefits: We offer the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, disability insurance, and a variety of additional voluntary benefits (such as critical illness, hospital and accident insurance).
Thank you for your interest with Exemplar Luxury Group. We look forward to reviewing your application.
Exemplar Luxury Group is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with Exemplar Luxury Group and would like to request special assistance or an accommodation, please contact [email protected].
Salary Range $202,330 - $252,913*
Compensation for this role varies by geographic location. The listed range reflects multiple markets, including higher-cost areas. Actual starting pay will be determined based on work location, experience, and other job-related factors.
