Assistant Store Manager Hong Kong

Location: Hong Kong

An Assistant Store Manager’s responsibilities include the overall management of the store, staff, marketing and communication and customer service in collaboration with the Store Manager. As the Assistant Store Manager you will also be responsible for achieving sales objectives, maintaining and achieving high operational and merchandising standards and goals, and building a highly motivated team.

Apart from your professional skills you are a combination of rock ‘n’ roll and business minded. You know the ins and outs and pulse of your city. Ideally you’ve taken Lomographs before or have knowledge about analogue photography.

Your tasks will include:

Store Marketing

• Coordinating, planning and organizing in-store promotions, window displays, merchandise and events
• Building a strong community base through good communication via social media and direct contact
• Implementing and carrying out international marketing plans and activities in coordination the Store Manager.

Sales

• Setting individual and collective sales goals as well as communicating the store daily and monthly sales goals to the team
• Managing sales activities (presentations, closing ratios, customer contacts)
• Ensuring that daily store quotas are reached
• Knowing the complete product range and its benefits

Staff Management and Training

• Developing, maintaining and leading a winning team to create success together with the Store Manager
• Conducting and overseeing the training of all new employees as well as the re-training of existing employees when needed to optimize the staff competencies to lead the business growth 
• Administering employee evaluations and write-ups

Store Operations & Project Management

• Overseeing all store operations and preparing store schedules
• Managing stock levels and the reordering process and report to Store Manager
• Overlooking register system, cash handling and in-store security

• Being responsible for reporting and communication to Store Manager
• Initiating changes to improve the business
• Being responsible for store maintenance (daily cleaning, furniture,.)

Requirements:

• Diploma holder (major in business studies, marketing or retail is of advantage)
• Minimum 1 year of working in the retail fields or working experience equivalent
• Strong leadership and management skills on people, business and project management
• Pro-active working style, good communication skills
• Strong sense of design art and culture
• Photography experience a huge plus
• Native Cantonese, English speaking skills, Perfect Chinese and English writing skills, any other additional language is a plus

Employment: Full time
Job Start Date: July, 2014
Please send CV, short cover letter and expected salary to:
jobs_retail_hk@lomography.com
and use Store Manager Hong Kong as a subject.

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The Lomographic Society International develops, designs and distributes analogue cameras and lifestyle products under the brand "Lomography“. This includes innovative analogue cameras and accessories, films and books, as well as bags and fashion. Lomography is a very young, creative and globally expanding company with its headquarters located in Vienna, Austria and various subsidiaries all around the world. Our website lomography.com.is one of the biggest worldwide online photo communities for creative photography.