Director, Retail
Core
Strategic leadership for Retail and E-commerce operations, driving sales profit, brand strategy, and visual merchandising for Michael Kors.
Role type
Director, Retail & E-commerce
Builds
Retail store performance, brand activations, digital marketing campaigns, optimized product assortments, and high-performance retail teams.
Domain
Luxury fashion retail, E-commerce, Visual Merchandising (VMD)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Strategic decision-making, data analysis, sales incentive design, visual merchandising strategy, budget management, team leadership, coaching, operational cost management, inventory management, brand strategy development, stakeholder relationship management.
Preferred skills
Luxury or accessible luxury retail experience, specialty retail business development, trend analytics, digital content development, agency management.
Technologies
Retail point of sale systems, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel
Responsibilities
Execute strategic decisions to increase sales profit; develop business strategies and set goals/targets; analyze and manage sales and market trends; maintain store presentation and visual merchandising standards; lead and coach high-performance retail teams; manage operational costs and budgets; oversee VMD operations and brand activations; align marketing efforts with business objectives.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & team management