As an Area Controller, you are responsible for maximising the sales, profitability and minimising the variable costs of shops within the area. You steer, lead and manage the area and store teams in line with & Other Stories’ values, standards, policies and procedures together with your area team to achieve your goals. This role will be responsible for stores in: FR / PL /  ES / LU / IT / BE / LV.

What you will do:

• Work with the area manager/store managers to create annual and quarterly sales budgets, utilising historical data, known events and benchmarking. 
• Monitor, analyse, and benchmark weekly/daily sales plans and results for each store.
• Work in partnership with each store manager to ensure an effective schedule is in place to guarantee a high level of customer service.
• Work with selling reports, budgets and other available tools to make business decisions regarding allocations and stock levels.
• Perform a monthly review of all variable costs and investigate any irregularities.
• Ensure each store is following the correct operational routines, including delivery, replenishment and cash handling.
• Partner with each store manager and cash office responsible to coordinate annual inventories. 
• Partner with the area HR manager to Identify future talent and formulate clear and challenging goals to assist with their development.
• Train and develop store teams in staff planning, profit & loss and scheduling.

Alignment to our company values is the most important characteristic we look for in all new joiners. Our values are the behaviours that we appreciate above and beyond anything else. We are open-minded and curious, we dare to be different, we believe in constant improvement and we empower and trust you to take ownership. Our values are part of who we are, what we stand for and how we act.

What you need to succeed

• Strong organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to analyze data and provide insights.
• Straightforward communication with stakeholders at both country and global levels.
• Clear focus on sales, results, and customer value.
• Fluent and efficient communication in English (written and spoken).
• Eagerness to find and initiate new ways of working.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint. Knowledge of Power BI is a plus but not required.

This is a full time permanent contract based at our Area Office in Paris, France.  

Benefits

We offer all our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a 25% staff discount usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.

Inclusion & Diversity

At H&M Group we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge, experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process. 

Ready to apply? Click on the I’M INTERESTED link where you can upload your CV in English securely. Once we have received your application, we will keep you updated regularly about the status of your application so please look out for our email.

We are looking forward to hearing from you!