General Manager (Fashion & Retail)

The organisation

Our client is a fashion & apparel manufacturer, looking to enter the European market.

The position

As General Manager, you will manage all operations within a specific division or business unit of the company. You will be responsible for managing the following departments / activities of the Europe office on the areas of sales, marketing, finance, accounting, taxing, HR, office maintenance, cleaning and safety, IT support, Legal, warehouse, distribution and sales/support.

The General Manager supervises the work of independent sales agents, REPs, office staff and third party accounting and legal service renders

As General Manager, you will have P&L bottom line accountability and will act as the division head to company headquarters. 

Tasks & responsibilities

• Analyze the sales potential of each country in the Euro Zone 
• Propose and implement the Europe Sales and Marketing plan
• Select, set sales targets to and overview the performance of Sales Reps
• Propose the annual Sales Budget - and monthly reviews – by: country, brand and category (Swimsuits, Cover ups, RTW (ready to wear) and accessories)
• Manage inventory level and place the PO's to Corporate Office
• Handle the logistics and after sales activities: clear customs, transportation, order shipping and sales cancels and returns
• Invoicing customers in Europe and Middle East
• According to corporate policies evaluate current and potential customers credit analysis
• Manage to due and past due collections
• According to corporate policies manage bank accounts and make all the office daily payments, such as: rental, office suppliers, corporate and labor taxes, telephony, internet access, etc.
• Interact with third party accounting and legal firms
• Hire and manage office staff
• Check and approve the outside processed payroll and provide company funds to make the payment
• Reporting monthly sales and office expenses
• Reporting monthly P&L, balance sheet and cash-flow statements
• Implement and enforce the compliance of corporate rules and procedures

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the General Manager.  He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor. 

Candidate profile

• Requires in-depth knowledge of swimwear and RTW industry, as well as knowledge of local distribution channels.
• Business degree is mandatory. MBA is a plus
• At least 10 years of experience in Sales and Distribution and at least 5 years as an office General Manager
• Fluent in English is mandatory. Other languages than Dutch is a plus
• Occasional travel is required

Interested?

You can apply to this position by using the form below, preferably before 10th of July 2013.