The people. The style. The energy. The character. It’s hard not to be inspired by the UK Capital. That’s where Radley London was born with a passion for artisan-made handbags, footwear and accessories. We put fashion in functional, with every piece made to last and put a spring in your step. Whether strutting through the streets of Soho, or on the school run.
We know leather. It’s in our DNA. And we never stop striving to set a new standard for quality. Every Radley London design is made with expert care. Do you hear that smooth glide of a zip? We consider every detail and our teams all play a part.
Field Brand Ambassador
As Field Brand Ambassador, your role is to work closely with the Wholesale Team in leading and executing the in-store Radley brand sales and operational proposition across our John Lewis locations.
We are actively seeking for two candidates to fill this position. Our John Lewis locations will be split into London/North and South regions. Lists of stores can be given upon request.
Key Responsibilities
* Deliver the Radley Brand experience within John Lewis department stores in key and regional locations in the UK through actively selling and presenting the collection.
* Build relationships and engage with John Lewis store and Radley Head Office teams promoting the collections, delivering product training and sales support to the John Lewis Sales Floor team
* Plan and deliver Visual Merchandise training including preparing and cascading VM Guidelines for each door
* Promote Radley sales through ensuring marketing and promotional activities are launched and executed on time and maximising all sales opportunities.
* Support the tactical sales objectives for all doors, react to daily and weekly sales prioritising visits and calls to meet the needs of the business.
* Support stocktakes, changeouts and stock movements within the SOR JLP channel liaising with multiple teams at both JLP and Radley to ensure the highest level of accuracy.
* Support and attend seasonal range meetings.
* Complete weekly feedback reports
* Support the Stock Merchandise teams with feedback on collections, stock levels, escalate issues and also react and implement actions from the weekly trade calls.
Our ideal candidate may tick some of these boxes, but if you don't tick them all, then don't let that deter you from applying- we'd love to hear from a variety of backgrounds and experiences.
Ideal experience
* A driving license is preferred. This role is a field based role and will also require regular travel to our Head Office in Central London
* You will need to demonstrate a proven track record in developing relationships, as well as a proven track record of exceeding sales targets
* You must be a self-starter and be able to motivate yourself and be flexible when required
* Visiting stores out in the field is a huge part of this role, you must be confident to show and sell the collection to department store staff
* Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills, with the ability to drive and influence both internal stakeholders and external business partners.
* A fresh, energetic and results driven manner
* Confident and outgoing
Benefits & Perks
* Enhanced annual leave (incl. holiday buy)
* Sickness Pay
* Life Assurance Cover
* Virtual GP
* Healthcare Cash Plan of up to c.£900 per year
* Employee Assistant Programme
* Wellbeing App (Thrive)
* Company Bonus
* Product Discount (up to 60%)
* Time in Service Rewards
* Sample Sales
* Special Occasion Gifts
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Electric Vehicle Scheme
* Season Ticket Loan
* Bonus Scheme
* Summer Fridays
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At Radley we are on a journey to create, promote and live an inclusive culture. Ever inspired by the women around us, changing their world in ways big and small – including their commitment to social equity.
We are actively working to make impactful changes across our business to become diverse and celebrate one another’s differences, we encourage a supportive and open environment for anyone that steps through our doors at our Service Centres, Distribution Centre and Stores across Europe and the US.
We know that diversity in a business only makes it stronger, so our People Team and Recruiting Managers are clear on how to conduct an inclusive recruitment campaign for their vacancies - our job posts always go through a gender-bias decoder before going live, we will always consider alternative inclusive job boards, and we will remain open to considering flexible working options and promoting our flexible approach to working hours for all colleagues future and existing. We won’t ask for specific qualifications unless it’s absolutely critical to the success of the role and we already actively participate in external schemes to bring in future talent from diverse backgrounds.
We are #Proudtobe Radley London
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We are proud to offer a competitive and ahead-of-the-curve remuneration and benefits package, some of which we share here. If you are shortlisted as having some of the skills we’re looking for in this role then we’ll openly share our salary banding with you ahead of moving forward with any next stages. For some time, we have actively stopped asking candidates their salary expectations at interview where it isn’t necessary to do so, we want to pay an individual for the job based on their experience and ability and not limit some groups from undervaluing their ability.