Tuesday, February 17, 2009

ASSISTANT MANAGER needed for ZARA store in San Francisco (Downtown)

Seeking a hardworking, energetic individual who has a passion for fashion to manage our store in downtown San Francisco !!!


Company History

Zara USA, Inc. opened its first store 1975 in Spain and today has grown to an internationally known fashion retailer represented in over 68 countries. Our first store arrived to the United States in 1989 to the Lexington Ave location in New York City . Today, we have grown to over 35 stores nationwide and are continuing to grow in key main shopping districts through out the country. Zara is part of the Inditex Corporation, a publicly traded company on the Spanish Stock Exchange with over 7 commercial subsidiary companies and over 4000 store fronts worldwide. The Inditex group includes more than a hundred companies associated with different activities in the business of textile, fashion design, manufacturing, and distribution. The Zara subsidiary has consistently ranked as one of the top retailers worldwide with over 70,000 employees.

Job Description

We put our business in your hands. You will be managing an authentic fashion center, a model that doesn’t exist with other companies and goes far beyond other retailers. Zara stores are real 'fashion laboratories'. Zara managers monitor how merchandise is selling and transmit this information directly to headquarters. Our customers tell us what they want to wear, we listen to their opinions and tastes and the store team passes it on to our in house designers. With this valuable information our product development team swings into action to offer our customers new items every week.

Our managers are in charge of buying and reordering product that goes in his/her store, human resources, administrative duties, operations and visual merchandising. Your main responsibilities include:

* Coordinating daily activities
* Working with budgets and reports to analyze and make appropriate business decisions.
* Making all decisions regarding products in order to reach the sales objectives set for your store
* Organizing your staff in order to guarantee their involvement
* Maximizing all areas in the store, so the image of the company is presented to the fullest, through appropriate merchandising
* Ensuring outstanding customer service is provided to each and every customer where new fashion concepts are provided on an ongoing basis.
* Creating teams and partnerships with all members of the leadership team
* Ensuring optimum sales floor coverage and takes the appropriate action
* Making quick and appropriate decisions according to the needs of the business.

Job Requirements

* Organization, creativity, leadership and a strong passion for fashion.
* Excellent customer service skills, as well as strong knowledge of the fashion industry and its trends.
* At least 2 years experience in a similar retail management position in a fast paced environment
* Open availability and flexibility to work nights and weekends, including opening and closing shifts to meet the needs of the business.

Benefits

* Highly competitive base salary plus commission
* Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
* Generous vacation package
* Paid sick days
* Employee Discount
* Company paid holidays
* Gym Reimbursement
* Unique and fulfilling work environment
* Significant growth opportunities and professional development

Our company requires professionalism, imagination, high energy and team spirit. Sounds like you? Then apply now in consideration for this excellent opportunity.

Exempt position

Posted by Giselle Solorzano

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