Galeries Lafayette Assistant Store Manager
Assistant Store Manager at a confidential luxury house in Paris — lead boutique operations, team development and client service.
Overview
A prestigious luxury fashion house operating boutiques in key global capitals, typically part of a major luxury group. The employer emphasizes artisanal craftsmanship, impeccable client service and meticulous brand presentation across all customer touchpoints.
Role & Responsibilities
- Support the Store Manager in daily boutique operations, ensuring sales targets and KPIs are achieved.
- Coach, develop and supervise sales advisors; build high-performing teams through recruitment, onboarding and ongoing training.
- Deliver exceptional client service and personalised clienteling, cultivating long-term relationships and repeat business.
- Oversee stock control, merchandising standards and inventory processes including receiving, transfers and cycle counts.
- Manage store opening/closing procedures, cash handling, POS operations and basic administrative tasks (scheduling, payroll inputs).
- Implement visual merchandising directives and local store initiatives to maximise conversion and average transaction value.
- Monitor loss-prevention procedures and ensure compliance with company policies and local regulations.
- Collaborate with regional management on local marketing, events and customer experience activations.
Qualifications
- Proven track record in luxury retail with progressive responsibility in boutique operations.
- Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop a diverse sales team.
- Strong commercial acumen and experience working to sales targets and KPIs.
- Excellent interpersonal and clienteling skills; discretion and professionalism when serving high-net-worth clients.
- Fluent business communication skills in the local market language (preferred); additional languages an asset.
- Flexible availability including weekends and some evenings.
Skills
Experience
Typically 3+ years in retail, with at least 1 year in a supervisory or assistant manager role within luxury fashion or premium retail environments; experience in boutique operations and clienteling is essential.
Education
Bachelor's degree or vocational diploma in retail management, business, hospitality or equivalent professional retail experience.
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
Culture
The workplace culture prizes refinement, attention to detail and a client-first mentality. Teams operate with a high degree of professionalism and collaborative discipline, offering structured career progression within the luxury retail network.
About Cerulean
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Frequently Asked Questions
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