Brand General Manager

Job summary
Brand General Manager for Mothercare is a highly empowered role for leading Kanmo groups largest brand MothercareKey Responsibilities: Define and own the overall Business strategy for Mothercare omnichannel business – to achieve the planned growths aspirations across channelsCascade the Business strategy into specific functional strategies across Buying, Merchandising, Marketing, Store, ecommerce, market place, Product Tech among others
Job seniority: director level and above
Responsibilities
• Work closely with the SVP to prepare Long Term plans for the business so as to deliver on Growth and Profitability targets• Ensure that desired Brand positioning is reinforced by aligning identity with marketing communication, product strategy, store properties etc• Ensure appropriate controls in place for buying, inventory, working capital utilization and New Stores Capital Expenditure• Implement a strong system for MIS, Accounting and Compliance for ensuring Operational Excellence• Own end to end P&L responsibility for Mothercare – including Topline, Gross margin, Marketing and other overhead costs across all channels• Work closely with Finance team to drive annual business planning and budgeting exercise including timelines and frequency through appropriate frameworks and guidelines• Ensure working capital is maintained under planned levels – by ensuring appropriate inventory• Show strong commercial prudence in day to day business decisions• Continue to strengthen organization by hiring proactively for necessary skills and bandwidth to support achievement of the planned Growth targets• Engage deeply with direct reports and provide constructive feedback – to groom talent in-house• Work closely with SVP and Group HR for periodic talent profiling/mapping conversations• Work collaboratively with other support departments to deliver key sales, projects and new initiatives• Define the product strategy and drive execution with Buying team to ensure that intake margin targets are achieved – while not being inconsistent with overall brand promise• Work closely with Merchandising team to ensure the markdown targets, trade margin and stock holding levels are within planned levels• Actively problem solve and engage with Growth team (Marketing and store) to drive Revenue performance across different channels - influencers, paid social, affiliates, CRM etc• Work closely with CRM team to ensure activation and retention goals are realized – by shaping and executing different campaigns• Ensure statutory compliances of all systems, processes & accounting practices & compliance with international corporate governance requirement• Establishing sound internal control procedures• Provide Leadership and Coaching to the direct team and their reportees to drive enhanced performance, professional and personal development• Manage the performance of the team – set annual performance goals, monitor performance and provide constructive feedback to improve performance• Enhance team productivity through skills development through coaching and training• be an advantage
Requirements
• Ideal candidate - 10+ years of omnichannel retail experience with minimum 5 years in managerial position based out of Indonesia• Preference from fashion and kids retail background - International retail experience either in MENA, SEA would be an added advantage• Prior experience in P&L management, Merchandising and planning, Retail operations• Ecommerce and digital understanding in B2C environment• Possesses analytical skills along with strategic mindset• Process oriented with strong understanding of Ms. office , ERP tools, systems• Excellent communication with great interpersonal skills which would help candidate deliver on growth prospects working closely with stakeholders in a matrix organization• Minimum qualification Graduate, MBA would be a Plus
Key Skills Needed
• Omnichannel retail experience• Managerial experience• Fashion and kids retail background• International retail experience• P&L management• Merchandising and planning• Retail operations• Ecommerce and digital understanding• Analytical skills• Strategic mindset• Process oriented• Ms. office skills• ERP tools• Excellent communication• Interpersonal skills