Department Manager

3 days ago

Alexandria VA United States H & M Hennes & Mauritz Gruppe Full time

General Information
At H&M, our purpose is to liberate fashion for the many. We want to shape a new world in Fashion. A world with one ultimate goal: to unleash your self-expression. As an H&M colleague, you’re encouraged to be yourself & more. You’ll take on new responsibilities from day one, learn skills for life, and find new ways to make your big dreams come true.

Our company is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging, and we actively seek colleagues who share our commitment.

Job Description

About the Role
As a Department Manager, you’ll be the leader supporting and encouraging your whole team. By bringing everyone together, you’ll be able to create an inclusive culture that promotes collaboration and an entrepreneurial spirit, helping you, your team, and H&M succeed. Ensuring an excellent operational & visual experience for your store, customers & colleagues. You’ll be aware of your store’s strengths, opportunities, and competitors. Analyze and follow up on sales, and create plans to optimize results and profits.

A Day in the Life
Working at H&M means no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will include the following responsibilities:

  • You are responsible for the total OMNI customer experience in your store, ensuring visual and commercial curation according to global guidelines.
  • Representing yourself and the H&M brand positively during customer interactions.
  • Be aware of and take responsibility for your department's strengths and identifying commercial opportunities and acting on them.
  • Establish & analyze sales and budget goals, creating plans to optimize results.
  • Ensure customer service is provided in all areas of the store and that your team has the ability to work towards actively promoting and selling products to customers.
  • Following up that your team is actively promoting our Customer Loyalty App (Hello Member) & in-store sustainability initiatives.
  • Manage your department in a cost-efficient way.
  • Ensure correct routines in fitting room and checkout, including transaction, returns, and exchanges.
  • Ensure all admin routines for both people and operations are handled correctly.

Fashion & Trend Awareness

  • Keep up-to-date with the fashion scene, trends, tendencies, styles, brands, products, competitors, and relevant influencers.
  • Ensure your team provides product and fashion knowledge as well as other relevant information during customer interactions.

Team & Development

  • Responsible for recruitment, onboarding, performance management, upskilling & developing your team in-store.
  • Complete performance evaluations and succession planning to support business & team needs.
  • Retain and share your knowledge and skills with your team.
  • Collaboration, planning & teamwork with in-store Visual Merchandiser team.
  • Give & receive feedback with your colleagues to learn, develop & support each other.
  • Responsible for the team's planning & scheduling.
  • Regular communication to store colleagues to inform, motivate and inspire – daily, weekly meetings, etc.
  • Ensure all procedures, routines, and legal requirements in all areas of the store are followed.
  • Participate in relevant available Onboarding & introduction processes, trainings and courses relevant for your role & future development.

Retail Operations/ Visual & Commercial Execution

  • Secure a clean and tidy sales floor and back of house including stockroom areas.
  • Ensure high fashion quality, visual and commercial product presentation, with good garment care.
  • Secure good stock levels and provide input on allocation to Area team.
  • Ensure the full garment cycle – from delivery to garment presentation – and fitting room routines are according to our standards and routines set internally, utilizing all tools and technology provided.
  • Upkeep & follow best practice for any in-store OMNI Services & in-store tech services/tools.
  • Secure a strong balance and the maintenance of price signs in-store and throughout the sales floor/store following guidelines according to global and local strategies & sales market/regional requirements to ensure a strong and consistent price perception throughout store.
  • Updating & upkeep of BOH Areas for all colleagues (key information, health & safety, tidiness).
  • Responsible for opening & closing of store daily.
Qualifications

Who You Are

  • To be a successful and effective Department Manager, you’ll be a strong leader who enjoys taking responsibility for others.
  • You must be ambitious, an effective communicator, supportive, an analytical solution finder, capable of working with numbers and managing statistics.
  • You are achievement-oriented, motivated by performance and competition to be truly customer centric.

Why You’ll Love Working at H&M

  • We value diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, and disability.
  • We pride ourselves on being a values-driven organization, guided by our 7 unique values that have been part of our success story for over 75 years.
  • You’ll have access to our Colleague Resource Groups (CRGs) to find community and networking opportunities among colleagues.
  • We are an inclusive company where you’re encouraged to be yourself at work.
  • You will have access to a large global talent community, where career growth and aspirations have no limits.
  • We believe in supporting your overall wellbeing and offer comprehensive benefits inclusive of health insurance, wellness and family support programs, company match retirement plan, paid leave programs, and paid time off, including a community day to serve your local community.
  • You’ll be able to express your personal style with our employee discount at H&M, & Other Stories, and COS.
Additional Information

Compensation: expected base salary range is $25.40- $28.58 hourly

EEOC Code: SLS
Pay Status: Non-Exempt, Hourly


*This job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job and is not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, and responsibilities assigned for this job at the company’s discretion.

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