Retail Area Manager Scandinavia

YOUR MISSION & RESPONSIBILITIES AHEAD OF YOU
As the Retail Area Manager Scandinavia, you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our stores across the region. You will lead with a hands-on approach, ensuring operational excellence, delivering exceptional customer experiences, and supporting the ambitious growth of GANNI in Scandinavia.

Responsibilities ahead of you:

• Operational Leadership: Be the bridge between the shop floor and the company, ensuring seamless communication and alignment of retail operations with GANNI's strategy.
• Performance Management: Take ownership of the P&L for your area, drive sales growth, and ensure stores consistently achieve targets and KPIs. Develop and implement action plans to optimize profitability and efficiency.
• Customer Experience: Ensure that every customer interaction reflects GANNI's values and delivers a best-in-class experience across all stores.
• Team Development & Leadership: Hire, coach, and develop Store Managers and retail teams to create a high-performing, motivated workforce. Foster a culture of accountability, recognition, and continuous improvement.
• Training & Standards: Ensure store teams adhere to visual merchandising (VM) guidelines and are up-to-date on product knowledge, service standards, and operational processes.
• Collaboration & Reporting: Work closely with the EMEA Retail Director and HR to align strategies, provide insights, and report on performance. Contribute to regional projects and initiatives that drive retail excellence.

MUST HAVE REQUIREMENTS

• Experience: 3-5 years of experience as an Area Manager or in a similar leadership role in retail, preferably with knowledge of luxury, full-price stores and department stores.
• Retail Operations Expertise: Proven experience in managing retail operations and driving profitability, with a solid understanding of P&L and KPIs.
• Leadership Skills: A confident and inspiring leader with the ability to motivate, develop, and manage diverse teams across multiple locations.
• Customer Focus: Passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences and aligning store operations with brand values.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Problem-Solving & Adaptability: A proactive, solution-oriented mindset with the ability to navigate challenges in a fast-paced environment.
• Languages: Fluency in English is essential; fluency in Danish is a strong advantage.

THE GANNI WAY
We are looking for a true GANNI ambassador - someone who shares our values of Openness (ready to evolve, honest not perfect), Optimism (you never stand still, just dance), Authenticity (you march at your own beat), Accountability (no excuses, you make an impact), and Responsibility (make small changes, see big differences).

The GANNI culture is based on a learning and results-driven mentality, where everyone is united by a common purpose of (hack)the fashion system

WHAT ELSE?
You will be based in Copenhagen and will frequently travel within our stores in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. You will be reporting directly to the EMEA Retail Director, who is based in Paris.

We welcome applications from all people regardless of gender identities, sexual orientations, ethnicities, racial identities, religious beliefs, disability statuses, and personal expressions. We only want to know why you're great for this role, so please avoid including your picture, age, and marital status in your CV.

BE BOLD AND JOIN OUR GANNI COMMUNITY
We hope you got all your questions answered and feel motivated to join our team and become a part of the GANNI community. We will be interviewing candidates continuously and kindly ask you to send your application and CV as soon as possible. Please use the Apply for position button.

ABOUT GANNI
Founded in Copenhagen, GANNI is a Danish fashion house led by the husband-and-wife duo Creative Director Ditte Reffstrup and Founder Nicolaj Reffstrup. Born from Ditte's joyful and uninhibited approach to fashion, GANNI embodies a vision of self-expression, empowering individuals to feel like their most confident selves. More than a fashion brand, GANNI has grown into a mindset—a movement that embraces a community of progressive-minded change-makers with a distinctive, unconventional sense of style, defining the GANNI Girl and ushering in a new era of luxury.

As a certified B-Corp, GANNI is committed to progress over perfection, always striving to make better choices in every aspect of the business. The brand is dedicated to embracing innovation, particularly through its Fabrics of the Future program and circular initiatives. GANNI publishes an annual Responsibility Report, offering transparency on its progress, commitments, and impact as it continues its journey toward a more responsible future.

OUR VISION & MISSION
TO PLAYFULLY CHALLENGE CONVENTION AS A FORCE OF POSITIVE CHANGE FOR STYLE, PEOPLE AND PLANET.

Our approach to creating fashion is always disruptive,
refreshing and innovative. From challenging the conventions
of style to revolutionizing the business practices of the
industry - we challenge the status quo of a cluttered and
homogenising landscape in service of better.