Brick Executive Search Looking for Vice President of Stores at Greater Chicago Area Full Time

Brick Executive Search has partnered with the fastest growing vertical , specialty retailer in the country. Specializing in fast, trendy clothing , footwear and accessories this company targets a demographic that craves fashion , responds to outstanding customer service, and is extremely loyal to this growing brand. THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN A DYNAMIC TEAM WITH A VERY SPECIAL CULTURE.

RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

• By demonstration – recruiting, hiring, firing, teaching, coaching, staffing, leading, and inspiring ALL store employees for existing stores as well as for new stores
• Reinforce the selling culture by explaining, demonstrating, imitating, correcting, and repeating proper selling techniques – and teaching managers to train their staff
• Hands-on motivating all DMs, AMs, and Store Managers plus all store staff to keep pushing toward the same goal – setting high expectations and inspiring people to reach them
• Fighting fires – being the first line to respond to issues at the store level and coordinating with others within the company to resolve them in a timely manner
• Setting long-term goals for success, and building strategies to achieve these goals
• Creating, implementing, and enforcing processes to achieve overall efficiency

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• 10+ years leading a sales organization of at least $50 million in annual revenues
• 10+ years managing at least 100 employees within a geographically dispersed sales team (direct and indirect)
• Proven track record of recruiting and building a best-in-class team from the ground up (i.e., staffing a brand new store)
• Ability to manage a complex sales environment, with multiple channels, alliances and relationships
• Proven track record of increasing revenue and sales productivity throughout career
• Experience managing overall sales process, setting appropriate metrics for sales funnel management an establishing performance benchmarks
• Has exited employees with sensitivity and respect
• Ability to understand the long-term (“big picture”) and short-term perspectives of situations
• Willingness to go above and beyond “responsibilities” to effect positive change for the greater organization
• Passion for women’s fashion