24 hours Key Holder Original Penguin Menswear, Livingston

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 is an icon brand which is worn all over the world today (www.originalpengin.co.uk). Born in 1955 in Minnesota, USA, the brand is a combination of retro flair and subtle branding; it is endorsed by celebrities yet embraced by the everyman.

Key Holder - 24 hours per week - Fixed Term Contract 6 months

REPORTS TO: Store Manager

Purpose –To support the Manager/ Assistant Manager/Supervisor in leading the Customer Facing Store Team in providing an Amazing Customer Experience in Store

RESPONSIBILITIES

To be able to run the store in the absence of the Manager and Assistant Manager and Supervisor

Drive Productivity e.g. conversion rates, sales, Customer Data Capture,

Develop –sales team through training and product knowledge

To ensure you instill the Penguin behaviours when dealing with all areas of the store and business

Bring to life the Penguin Core Values – Protect, Explore & Inspire

Support in terms of cashing up the tills, be able to follow the banking procedures and all other administrational duties

Be able to lock up the store at night and take responsibility to ensure everything is secure before leaving the store

MEASURES OF SUCCESS

Financial Targets: Achieving and succeeding sales targets, controlling costs to Budget (GPA)

Performance in Mystery Shoppers target 80%

CONNNECTING WITH OTHERS

Including HR –Planning Team – Operations – Visual Merchandising Manager – Retail coordinating Manager – Retail Administration

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

To demonstrate People management skills.

Proven ability to train, develop.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Proven ability to increase sales

Demonstrate sound commercial and brand awareness.

Proven ability to drive and maintain exceptional customer service standards

EXPERIENCE

Proven strong performance within a store role ideally in the apparel industry

Ideally a Key Holder before

Technical proficiency with systems

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 (pro-rata on contractual hours).

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months

Salary: £11.00 per hour

Expected hours: 24 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Sick pay
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• LIVINGSTON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Customer service: 1 year (preferred)
• Key holder: 1 year (required)
• Retail sales: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person