Team Manager (Assistant Store Manager) - Florence

Overview

The Team Manager (or Assistant Store Manager) will support the Store Manager in leading, developing and supporting the sales, operations and security team members to meet and/or exceed sales target and elevate the Tiffany store experience. S/he will assume oversight for the store when the Store Manager is not present. The manager is a dynamic, attentive and inspiring leader who builds relationships with internal and external clients; someone who could be called a mentor, a coach, and who acts as a Guest Experience Manager, ensuring unsurpassed client service.

Key Accountabilities

Sales

Deepen the relationship with our clients to achieve or exceed sales target, product category sales targets, and relevant KPIs.

• Manage and motivate the team to consistently achieve or exceed store sales target.
• Drive client development activities among individual team members to cultivate new and existing clients.
• Demonstrate sales leadership by playing an active role on the sales floor and managing client relationships personally.
• Drive business through key product pillars and KPIs.

Service

Execute in all things with a client-centric approach. Demonstrate passion and deliver Tiffany Touch moments to clients at every touchpoint:

• Lead, model and coach based on client feedback.
• Provide management presence on the sales floor, coaching the team and ensuring Tiffany client experience expectations are being delivered at all times.
• Optimize hospitality and store amenities to create unique experiences.
• Take action on client feedback to improve client service.

Talent

Attract, hire, and retain top talent to cultivate a climate of high performance .

• Continuously train, coach, and provide qualitative feedback, utilizing reward and recognition as well as performance management process to improve team engagement and performance.
• Network and recruit to build a pipeline of diverse, multi-lingual, highly skilled talent
• Set and communicate clear and challenging goals, aligned to our Strategic Priorities and Key Results.
• Leverage and utilize training and development offerings to effectively support growth and development to drive performance.

Operational Excellence

Champion operations efficiency and effectiveness. Challenge the standards to seek continuous improvement.

• Ensure exceptional operational support to drive sales and service.
• Manage efficient back of house and ensure consistency with established o perational procedures. Identify and execute efficiencies and best practices
• Ensure compliance with all internal control procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of retail or luxury retail store management experience or relevant customer related experience (e.g., hospitality).
• Proven track record in sales generation, managing the achievement of sales results.
• Proven ability to develop new opportunities and maintain client relationships while ensuring brand recognition and penetration in market.
• Flexibility to work in various roles based on business needs (i.e., on the sales floor, operations, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications:

• A college/university degree.
• Graduate gemologist degree or previous Gemological Institute of America (GIA) course work is preferred.

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