Head of Retail

Overview

A fast-growing fashion brand is searching for a Head of Retail to take full ownership of retail operations and play a defining role in the brand’s growth story. This role isn’t for someone who just wants to manage stores – it’s for a retail rockstar who thrives on pace, pressure, and challenge. You’ll be hands-on in stores while also steering strategy, recruitment, compliance, and operational excellence to ensure every store is a true brand experience with sharp commercial results.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, inspire, and support Regional / Area Managers across the UK, setting clear standards and expectations.
• Take full ownership of recruitment operations and rotas with Regional Managers, ensuring stores are staffed efficiently with the right teams at the right times to budget.
• Drive consistent retail performance with a laser focus on sales, profitability, and customer-first execution.
• Oversee retail operations and visual merchandising across stores, embedding best practice and consistent brand standards.
• Act as the link between boardroom strategy and in-store execution, turning growth plans into reality.
• Partner with the CEO on sales performance, growth strategy, and retail expansion.
• Lead and deliver multiple new store openings – managing recruitment, training, operations, and customer launch.
• Work with local councils and authorities to ensure all piercing services meet compliance and licensing requirements.
• Take full accountability for P&L performance across the retail estate.

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Note : This description focuses on the Head of Retail role with responsibilities and requirements relevant to UK-wide retail leadership. For more information, contact the recruiter.

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