Flagship Store Manager - Emerging Blue, Inc.
Charleston, SC 29401
About the Job
Store Manager, Charleston Flagship Store
Reporting to: CEO
Reports: Asst. Store Manager, Managers of Registry, Trade, Events, Store Marketing and Sales Associates
About the Flagship Store at 268 King Street:
Charleston Housed in a stunning historic two-story building on a prime block of King Street, our Flagship Store fully opened in Summer 2023 and includes a traditional retail floor showcasing both our brands plus an upstairs floor dedicated to hosting events (with a bar), experiential workshops, and our Registry Salon (servicing 300+ couples from across the country). Additionally, we plan to open a charming J Café in our outside courtyard in the coming year.
The growth opportunity of this role This is a unique opportunity to join us as a key leader, help us understand and hone our Flagship experience and enable additional stores through that successful template.
The ideal candidate for this position A hands-on, passionate, and entrepreneurial retail merchant who loves building a team and delighting customers with a world class experience. They have successfully run all aspects of a successful discerning or luxury retail store. They are a confident leader, comfortable working cross-functionally and inspiring their staff to provide excellence. They have fresh ideas and proven success engaging consumers and building local awareness and loyalty. Ideally, they have a personal love for entertaining at home.
Key Position Responsibilities
• Institute retail best practices, KPI’s and hone a successful model for future retail locations
• Engage the local community and tourists to drive traffic to store, registry, events and workshops
• Motivate, inspire, incentivize, educate the Flagship divisional leaders and staff to achieve goals
• Manage store marketing, visual merchandising, brand events in partnership with corporate office leaders.
• Support Registry sales and brand experience for couples visiting the store
• Support Trade success for designers, hospitality, event planners.
Personal characteristics
1. Have a general life outlook of optimism and gratitude
2. Enjoy being self-directed to “find a way” to get objectives achieved with minimal supervision
3. Are able to “rally” those around them to pursue and achieve a goal
4. Are confident and concise communicators - able to hold the attention of a small group.
5. Embrace collaboration in developing ideas for the greater good
6. Are able to juggle many projects and regularly re-prioritize the most important
7. Are willing to speak out with honesty and candor about the good and the not good
8. Are focused on results but willing to take risks and explore new ideas.
9. Are willing to roll up their sleeves, lead by example, and address root causes of inefficiency.
10. Are able to laugh at themselves and have fun along the way!
Base Salary range: $80,000-$120,000
Source : Emerging Blue, Inc.
