Manager(Arc’teryx)-career opportunities in Canada

Job Title: Manager, Vancouver Retail
Job type:Full-time
Company:Arc’teryx
Location: Vancouver
Deadline: 26/08/2013
Arc’teryx is an energetic and exceptionally innovative company, with over 500 employees. Our ongoing success stems from an uncompromising passion to continuously challenge, and radically improve, the status quo. At the foundation of our organization is a dynamic team of exceptionally talented, fun, and active people.

Our new Vancouver brand store is slated to open October 1st in Vancouver’s trendy Kitsilano neighborhood on West 4th Avenue. We are looking for an energetic, customer-service oriented Retail Manager with a positive attitude to join our team. In this role, you will manage the retail sales team to achieve KPI’s, and ensure that all customers who walk through our door receive the highest level of customer service. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Ideally you will have:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• 3+ years of proven experience at store management level in a specialty apparel, boutique fashion and/or outdoor retail environment
• Merchandising skills
• Marketing skills
• Financial acumen
• Ability able to work weekends and nights

Your responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):

• Provide exceptional customer service through working on the floor and coaching/mentoring the store team
• Achieve KPI’s for sales, margins, customer service, and conversion
• Hiring, training, & scheduling of staff while maintaining payroll targets
• Execution and oversight of daily store operations including all financial reporting, analysis and corrective action plans
• Cash management and cash audit controls per Amer standards
• Sales tracking and inventory supply management
• Dynamic floor visual merchandising per Arc’teryx merchandising standards
• Loss prevention and bi-annual physical inventories
• Carries out Arc’teryx marketing plans by planning, organizing and executing local promotions/events plus in-market involvement
• Managing the store while focusing on the Amer standards with store involvement, store environment, product, and staff/service

How to Apply:
If this sounds like you, then please apply by attaching your resume and cover letter in PDF or Word format to hr@arcteryx.com. It is important to quote “1307-MVR-web” in the subject line of your email.

Arc’teryx hires on the basis of merit and is committed to Employment Equity.

You can expect an email acknowledging the receipt of your submission within 5 days of your initial correspondence.

Thank you in advance for your interest in Arc’teryx.