General Manager

Leading retail organisation - 27 brands, 15 licences and 300 stores across ANZ
- Lead, develop and manage the strategies and key activities for the brands
- Allocated car park & 50% off all our brands

**About Brand Collective**:
Leading apparel and footwear companies, Brand Collective and PAS Group have recently combined forces, leading to a portfolio of 27 brands, 15 character licences and 300 retail stores across Australia and New Zealand. Trading under the Brand Collective Banner, our portfolio of brands includes Superdry, Replay, Clarks, Hush Puppies, Shoes & Sox, Review, Elka Collective, Black Pepper, Yarra Trail, Everlast, Lonsdale, Julius Marlow, Grosby, Mossimo, Marco Polo, Volley and many more

**The opportunity**:
Brand Collective is looking for an experienced General Manager (GM) to lead our iconic global brands Superdry & Replay Your mission will be to help grow the brand in the Australian Market
**. **Reporting into the Chief Executive Officer, the GM will be responsible for developing and managing the strategies and key activities to achieve outstanding product ranges, maximise sales, margins, profit and stock targets across all channels to maximise shareholder value.

This exciting role would suit someone who is adaptable and relishes a challenge With 22 Superdry stores & 2 Replay stores across the nation, we are growing rapidly

**The kind of people we look for**:

- You are results-focused and motivated by achieving and exceeding your set goals
- You revel and thrive in a people-focused role and enjoy building strong relationships
- You are meticulously organised and place a strong focus on attention to detail
- You are enthusiastic and love to work in a fast-paced environment
- You are tech savvy and comfortable with learning new systems and software quickly
- You have exceptional written and verbal communication skills

**About you**:
You have a deep understanding of the Australian Retail Market with a proven ability to demonstrate organic growth. You also thrive in fast-paced environments and aren’t afraid to roll up your sleeves to execute both operational and strategic initiatives.
- Approximately 3 - 5 years’ experience in a similar position managing a multi-function team
- Approximately 5 years of related marketing, retail or sales experience within a similar industry
- Experience in dealing with international brands and reverse seasonality
- Budget and forecasting experience - management of full P&L
- Strong commercial acumen
- Experience overseeing a range of architecture across multiple categories
- A deep understanding of our target consumer and how to best market to them
- Ability to lead, coach and mentor a team of 15 direct reports & a retail fleet focusing on quality, achieving targets and ensuring a learning culture to achieve continuous improvement
- Change management experience

**The skills and experience you offer us**:

- Drive the execution of clear, measurable, and strategic annual business plans for all departments with a key focus on profitable growth
- Provide key inputs and direction for Merchandising, Design & Marketing strategy creation and implementation
- Provide leadership in developing strategic capabilities; innovation, customer understanding, Go-To-Market, retailing and a culture of profitable growth
- In conjunction with the Finance team, prepare budgets, financial reports, and forecasts and to the CEO and Head of Finance
- Monitor and direct all operations to achieve revenue and contribution targets
- In consultation with the Marketing Manager, ensure effective product and seasonal marketing align with brand positioning
- Develop functional capabilities within your team, taking long-term brand needs into consideration

**The perks we offer you**:

- A great culture fuelled by our passionate and diverse team
- Pet friendly workspace - yes, you can bring your dog to work
- Generous discounts for you and your family across Brand Collective's entire stable of brands
- Invitations to epic sample sales
- Paid parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers (based on eligibility), volunteer leave and blood donation leave
- Purchased Leave program (ability to purchase an additional two weeks of leave per year, based on eligibility)
- Novated Leasing
- Floating Holidays - provides team members with the option to work on certain state based public holidays and take a different day off in lieu
- Reward and recognition program as well as generous service awards
- Recruitment referral incentives for permanent positions
- Exclusive benefits platform - access to generous savings from leading retailers like Woolworths, Amazon and Myer
- Learning and development - we want you to grow and get the most out of your role
- BC Wellness Hub - Monthly wellbeing webinars, individual coaching and an Employee Assistance Program with free access to Mental Health Professionals for when times are tough
- Richmond office location with allocated parking spot

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