Perry Ellis International, Inc. represents a diverse portfolio of lifestyle apparel brands. The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries owns and licenses nationally and internationally recognized brands including: Perry Ellis®, Original Penguin® by Munsingwear®, Laundry by Shelli Segal®, Rafaella®, Cubavera®, Ben Hogan®, Savane®, Grand Slam®, John Henry®, Manhattan®, Axist®, Jantzen® and Farah®. The Company enhances its roster of brands by licensing trademarks from third parties, including: Nike® and Jag® for swimwear, and Callaway®, PGA TOUR®, and Jack Nicklaus® for golf apparel.
Original Penguin
About the brand:
An American Heritage brand since 1955.
In 1955, Minneapolis-based Munsingwear® – an underwear and military supply company – ironically became the touchstone of suburban sport with the introduction of the first iconic golf shirt to America – an ORIGINAL PENGUIN®. Known for its unique, humorous and detail-oriented clothing. The iconic Earl polo has been worn by everybody from Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby to Client Eastwood and later Brad Pitt to name but a few. Original Penguin offers a full range of men’s and children’s clothing, accessories and fragrances. Original Penguin is present in North, Central and South Americas, Europe as well as India and the Philippines. There are over 1,250 points of sale, more than 99 Original Penguin stores worldwide and two dedicated e-commerce websites: www.originalpenguin.com and www.originalpenguin.co.uk.
Shop Manager - Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth
Permanent - 40 hours
A great opportunity for a motivated sales person who is looking for their first shop manager position.
We are recruiting for a commercially driven and results focused Shop Manager, with a clear understanding of KPI's. The Shop Manager will need to have the ability to assume the responsibilities to lead the team to deliver KPI goals, and in the day to day running of the shop.
Key responsibilities:
* Driving an exceptional customer service experience.
* Training, coaching and developing your team.
* Leading the team to exceed sales targets, KPI's and personal goals.
* Utilising commercial reports to make decisions promote the brand and increase sales..
* Liaising with head office teams
* Managing retail standards across the shop through the team
* Increasing shop footfall and brand presence by building local community relationships.
Skills required:
* Highly desirable to have previous Manager/Assistant Manager experience
* Commercially driven and results focused.
* Ability to motivate a team
* Excellent communication skills
* Strong organisational skills with the ability to plan and prioritise workload.
Qualifications:
* Equivalent experience.
* Customer centric with a positive attitude.
* The candidate would ideally have worked in sales role.
Perry Ellis Europe's benefits for all staff include a company pension scheme, generous discounts on all our brands and 24 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays) which increases to 25 with long service.