this is a great opportunity to join one of the uks most well known brands this business has developed and adapted to the changing styles within the retail market and is now looking to strengthen the store team with an experienced high performing retailer the company our client is one of the uks most recognisable and prestigious multi product retailers with several hundred stores across the uk and an annual turnover into the billions they specialise in branded designer goods spanning a variety of different departments they are renowned for their exceptional customer service and enticing store layouts resulting in a great environment for customers and employees alike job role senior department manager leading retailer our client is seeking to employ a high calibre senior department manager for one of their high profile stores you will be responsible for a team in excess of and will champion customer services sales growth and staff development reporting directly to the store manager you will play a key strategic role within the store you will be expected to deliver excellent customer service maximising selling opportunities and profits at all times by motivating and developing your sales team ensuring excellent visual standards and product availability you will be a highly proactive individual who will be able to use your strong commercial understanding to solve problems and make effective decisions using your excellent communication skills you will be able to coach a team to succeed with your open mind you will act as a positive change advocate for the business key attributes senior department manager leading retailer management experience of retail business areas consisting of staff the role will involve the analysis and interpretation of budgets therefore strong numeracy and computer literacy skills are essential experience of staff training and development experience of budgetary management and financial control a keen eye for detail with a passion for visual merchandising commercial awareness and a proven track record of achieving sales targets ability to motivate and lead a team of people keywords fashion footwear homeware manager detail retail is a division of detail group limited and acts as an employment agency we are the chosen recruitment partner for many of the uks leading retail companies this job was originally posted as wwwretailchoicecomjobseekingseniordepartmentmanagerleadingretailerjob