Director, Travel Retail
3 months ago
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Primary Purpose:
The role will have the following main areas of focus/responsibility:
Own, lead and design the implementation of Coach's Travel Retail strategy for the EMEAI region. Launch and ensure the long-term success of new Emerging Markets via a Franchise/Distributor model Navigate and build processes for complex Markets including Duty Free and North Africa. Ensure new businesses, stores and doors are opened and are executed to brand standard. Maximise market share and new customer acquisition. Collaborate with key partners, service provider contacts and multiple functions across the business to build commercial plan and resources required to deliver and accelerate. Proactively highlight risks and opportunities and provide both support and challenge to business stakeholders. Working and negotiating with external partners and providers ensuring we can deliver profitable model / solutions where required. Partnering cross functionally to develop inventory strategies for each Travel Retail and Emerging Market account. Lead a small Sales team - ensuring opportunities are maximised in the immediate term and to support long-term growth across Tapestry's brand portfolio. Partner with regional Wholesale Sales Managers and Directors to ensure consistency in assortment and brand representation across hybrid business models within EMEAI. Share and apply best practice and insight to drive efficiency and effectiveness. The accomplished individual will possess...
5 years' experience at a senior manager level 7-10 years' retail / wholesale experience within EMEAI 2+ years' experience working within a Travel Retail model Multi-category experience across Franchise models Multi-category experience in a planning environment Numerate with strong analytical skills and financial acumen Strategic thinker that is commercially driven with a focus on the bottom line Ability to make prudent decisions under pressure and deadlines An outstanding professional will have...
Deep knowledge and experience of the EMEAI region Senior level position within a Global company/brand Solve complex, challenging issues through fresh thinking and resourcefulness Lead and build effective global partnerships Identify resources to see initiatives through and continually assess the effectiveness and efficiency of work efforts Excellent presentation skills to deliver key messages, confidently, to senior leadership partners Our Competencies for All Employees
Courage: Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary. Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings. Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect. Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty. Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results. Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably. Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything. Our Competencies for All People Managers
Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans. Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder. Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team. Req ID: 114400
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