Allocator
£££ to £17,000 + Attractive Benefits Package
sector Fashion & Home
location Central Scotland
type Interim or Permanent
A highly organised and motivated individual is sought by our client, one of the largest, privately owned, UK fashion retailers. They have recently invested heavily in rebranding the store portfolio and strengthening the appeal of the brand and are enjoying a period of continuous growth and impressive trading results.
Working in a small team environment, the Allocations Department liaise with all functions across the business especially Buying, Merchandising and Stores. Your key responsibility is to ensure the right stock is allocated to the right stores in the right quantity, at the right time, to potentialise sales.
Personal Requirements:
The successful candidate will need a passion for fashion with an enthusiastic personality and a desire to succeed within the retail industry. Technical / numerical skills are essential as the role requires a good knowledge of spreadsheets and computer systems. You will be able to prioritise and organise effectively, possess good numerical and analytical skills and already have industry experience in this position - either a placement or permanent employment.
ref V009823
contact morven@rmc-recruitment.com
Vice President Private Label
£££ to INR 40 Laks + Car, Driver & Bonus
sector Food / Grocery / General Merchandise
location Mumbai, India
type Permanent
Our client is a highly successful food, grocery and general merchandise retail multiple with ambitious plans and the finacial muscle to evolve into being one of the dominant value retailers in India. To realise fully their undoubted commercial potential they need to strengthen their senior leadership team by the recruitment of a talented and dynamic VP Private Label merchandise.
Your key tasks will be to devise & implement a private label retail business strategy that meets or exceeds planned top line sales, marketing & bottom line profit objectives. This involves creating private label products that are perceived by the target consumer as being of better quality, value and price as compared to market leading brands.
This will entail exercising executive control over strategic marketing, advertising, retail sell through / trading plus the overall commercial / financial performance of the private label brands. In addition you will provide the direction & leadership to the buying & merchandising team relating to food and grocery range building, sourcing, product development, replacement, food science, recipes, ingredients, taste, nutrition, manufacturing, food hygiene, health & safety etc.
ref V009843
contact amanda@rmc-recruitment.com
Client Services Manager
£££ to £60,000 + 30% Potential Bonus
sector International Shopping Centres
location Central London
type Permanent
Our client transforms performance by changing the way people think and 40% of the FTSE 100 has embraced their methodologies. They have an international delivery capability, one of the most recognised brands in learning & development, a series of bestselling books, market leadership in bite-size learning, 500,000 alumni and an increasingly strong track record for delivering business results. Sir Stuart Rose and Justin King are amongst the many business leaders who endorse our client.
We’re looking for a Client Services Manager to manage the client services team. The client service team takes over an account when the project has been sold and agreed with the client. They then take responsibility for everything. This may include QA, diagnosis, project management, clever internal marketing, evaluation, stakeholder management, coach briefing, logistics and plenty more. It faces off directly to the client and involves working closely with the Solutions team - our client’s global network of Coaches - and the Client team.
The key areas of focus will be...
- Delighting clients with the successful delivery of complex programmes (including stakeholder management, project planning, exceptional customer focus, etc)
- Robust management of a team, currently 4 in UK and 2 in US
- Process improvement and automation to increase operating profit as the business grows by streamlining delivery or replicable programmes
- Looking after your own portfolio of top-notch clients (60%)
- Coaching and managing the team, currently 3 in UK and 2 in US (20%)
- Process, technology and other ways to streamline client service (20%)
You will have...
- Experience of managing people including turning around poor performance and accelerating top talent
- At least 4 years experience in B2B client facing roles that include project/programme management
- A degree from a renowned university, ideally, but not necessarily, in psychology
- An impressive track record of steering complex client programmes to successful conclusions
- A warm and confident manner which builds respect from clients at all levels of seniority
- A passion for the HR/OD/ people side of business
ref V009842
contact joseph@rmc-recruitment.com
Tenant Finance Manager
£££ to £60,000+ Bonus & Pension
sector International Shopping Centres
location Glasgow
type Permanent
Our client is a leading player in Shopping Centre Asset Management and Consultancy Services. They manage a wide portfolio of specialist Shopping Centre destinations throughout Europe. This specialism means that internationally accepted standards of Centre Management are installed and maintained to rigorous levels.
A key aspect of their unique approach is their dedicated Retail Focus, enabling Tenant Principals and Store Managers to benefit from established retail and management procedures geared towards the mutual success of both Landlord and Tenant, working in partnership. This organisation effectively act as a "one stop" solution for Investors and Developers, and provide a comprehensive range of client services including Centre Management, Facilities Management, Marketing, Tenant Leasing, Treasury, etc.
This brand new role is a hybrid Asset Management / Lease Management / Audit, based out of their Glasgow office, but as the person would be involved with individual centre's admin staff and treasury depts, there would be some travelling involved across Europe.
Key headline responsibilities are as follows;
- Getting the tenant debts down to the best in class
- Ensuring the links between the centre team and treasury are strong
- Providing due diligence info for potential buyers
- Ensuring the financial info provided is quality assured
- Assessing treasury suppliers in centres
- Minimising landlord contributions through the management of the service and promo charges
- Ensuring the year end reconciliations are done promptly and accurately
- Manage tenant leases and flag up renewals etc.
- Benchmarking and analysing KPI trends
- Ensuring document control and info libraries
- Ensuring the Glasgow office is slicker on delivering admin tasks such as expense claims, travel, fee collection
Key skills;
- A finance/accounting/auditing background with knowledge of credit control
- A systems and process person with good IT skills
- An excel and database wizard
- Personality, drive and passion are also needed!
ref V009699
contact tony@rmc-recruitment.com
eCommerce Consultant
£££ Highly Competitive + Benefits TBC
sector International Fashion
location Central London
type Interim or Permanent
Our client is a major international brand, operating through both Wholesale as well as Retail Concession channels. This organisation has a well established brand heritage, and they have become synonymous with stylish and contemporary Womenswear.
Their ambitious strategic business plan envisages significant investment in UK retail store and brand development, and they now seek a top flight eCommerce Consultant to maximise the enormous commercial potential of their current and future Online trading proposition in the UK.
Building upon successful trials with their parent organisation in mainland Europe, you will help to create and deliver a compelling online trading strategy for the UK brand which builds customer loyalty, frequency of online spend and spearheads new product launches. An important element of this role will be to synchronise a major new CRM programme with the existing Customer Loyalty and Reward scheme, providing an integrated and seamless tracking of customer needs, wants and spending patterns.
We are looking for a highly Commercial individual with a strong cross-functional experience including Supply Chain, Merchandising , Marketing , Operations and IT. You will have managed a major eCommerce project / programme with a fashion brand or retail multiple, and will possess the ability to communicate and influence at all levels of seniority.
This role can be offered on either a fixed-term consultancy or Interim management basis.
ref V009814
contact morven@rmc-recruitment.com
UK Retail Trading Director
£££ to £65,000 + Bonus & Benefits
sector International Fashion
location Central London (extensive UK travel)
type Permanent
Our client is a major international brand, operating through both Wholesale as well as Retail Concession channels. This organisation has a well established brand heritage, and they have become synonymous with stylish and contemporary Womenswear.
Their ambitious strategic business plan envisages significant investment in UK retail store and brand development, and they now seek a top flight Trading Director to maximise the enormous commercial potential of their retail Concession proposition.
Reporting directly to the UK Managing Director, your role will be to spearhead all day-to-day retail trading across the UK, providing practical leadership, guidance and direction to store and field management teams. You will build a culture of enthusiasm and performance, building sales, profitability and brand loyalty by championing first class standards of visual presentation and customer service and satisfaction.
You will also build and nurture effective relationships with host store groups, external business partners and Head Office and Wholesale division colleagues. You will act as both Brand Ambassador as well as “champion” of the retail division.
In addition, your influence will extend to every area of the retail business, including product selection, marketing, CRM and project management and new store openings. It is therefore vital that you possess the cross-functional experience and “merchant” skills and commercial acumen to drive the business forward.
This is a rare opportunity to shape the future direction of a major International brand - future career prospects within this truly global business are exceptional.
ref V009802
contact morven@rmc-recruitment.com
Warehouse Manager
£££ to £25,000 + Pension Scheme
sector Shopping Centres
location Central Scotland
type Permanent
An experienced warehouse / stockroom manager is required for an expanding specialist retailer in Central Scotland.
Reporting to the company's Operations Manager, you will be responsible for all activity and stock at their central warehouse. Leading a small, enthusiastic team you will ensure that stock is correctly received and stored appropriately, orders are picked and dispatched on time through third party carriers, and that all stock control records are kept up to date and accurate.
You will be an experienced team leader and skilled at allocating people and materials to meet varying workloads in a fast paced, deadline driven operation. An understanding of Key Performance Indicators, management reporting and computerised stock systems is essential.
This is a key role in the company's development and you will be expected to contribute ideas and knowledge to assist in the expansion of the business over the next few years.
ref V009812
contact tony@rmc-recruitment.com
Junior Merchandiser
£££ to £30,000 + Attractive Benefits
sector Retail
location Lothian, Central Scotland
type Permanent
An exciting new permanent position has arisen within the Head Office Merchandising Department of this national specialist Retailer. Growth has been steady and continuous in recent years and they are now the second largest group in their sector with realistic and achievable plans to become the biggest.
Following the recent overhaul and investment in the stock management system, they are seeking a Junior Merchandiser to take responsibility for the day-to-day running of a designated product area to optimise sales, stock, markdown and bottom line profit.
Responsibilities of the role will include:
- Managing the supply base which will include monitoring commitment and intake of stock
- Maintaining close working relationships with the Supplier to increase efficiency, create flexibility and improve product availability
- To accurately re-forecast sales and intake at line and category level
- Effect those changes in the merchandise planning system
- To improve the accuracy of branch allocation and replenishment
- Ensure optimum new store range availability
- Regularly forecast and re-forecast core lines
- Maintain 100% availability whilst minimising stockholding
- Co-ordinate with colleagues in IT, Stock Distribution and Marketing Teams to ensure that markdown and / or promotional activities are communicated to the high street stores correctly
- Action and update the range plan and merchandising system
- Ad hoc duties requested by the Merchandiser Manager
Requirements:
- Previous Merchandising experience required and essential to be considered for this role
- IT literate
- A Team player
- Excellent Communicator
- Adopt a Numerical and Methodical Approach to tasks
- Attention to detail
ref V009509
contact morven@rmc-recruitment.com
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