• Job Description

  Req#: R2000412474

  Holt Renfrew offers you an inspiring, fashion-driven environment with opportunities to learn and grow. From our incredible partnerships with iconic luxury brands, to our commitments to corporate social responsibility, you will be inspired every day.

  A job at Holt Renfrew offers a competitive total compensation, a generous employee discount, pension, and health & dental benefits, tuition assistance, and continuous learning and development.

  The Divisional Vice President will lead a cohesive team of buying professionals who will achieve sales and profit growth in their assigned division. They also develop and champion a strategic merchandise plan that ensures a product mix that complements and delivers the Holt Renfrew vision.

  Specific responsibilities include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Develop and lead complex cross-functional strategies to address and develop recommendations for major opportunities and issues. Includes:
    • Demonstrating thought-leadership
    • Ensuring solutions are based on strong analytics and insights
    • Ensuring the path to move from strategy to execution is clearly laid out
    • Presenting findings and recommendations in a compelling way at an executive level
  • Provide direction, set milestones and monitor progress of objectives of direct reports
  • Communicate appropriate goals, achievement standards and parameters in terms of functions for direct reports, helping them to understand how they drive business
  • Develop succession planning, team building and skill development
  • Develop and meet financial and strategic goals for the Division, including sales, margins, inventory, markdown and turn targets by commodity, brand and to store level
  • Partner with Fashion Director to establish and ensure execution of seasonal fashion direction
  • Monitor development and implementation of activities to meet goals, e.g. assortment planning, commodity analysis, style outs, development of marketing plans and appropriate financial planning to ensure authoritative statements and agreed turns/margins by division
  • Lead buying team in development of brand specific marketing plans in conjunction with the marketing team and vendor base
  • Build and foster effective vendor partnerships to deliver maximum vendor participation. Build relationships and develop strategic forward planning
  • Negotiate vendor co-op, specialist programs and personalized special events
  • Maintain regular communication with store management, reacting to in-season trend and develop mid/long term strategies for growth in line with corporate strategy
  • Takes the opportunity to champion specific projects
  • Lead, motivate, and retain a team of high performing employees that is capable of delivering results

  The ideal candidate:

  • 8+ years of work experience, including a minimum of 5 years leading a business unit or enterprise-wide strategy, experience in luxury valued
  • Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills with the ability to get things done
  • Excellent interpersonal skills; a team player who is able to act as both a leader and an individual contributor as required
  • Confident and effective communication (written & verbal) skills
  • Is adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity and change
  • Proven track record in identifying and maximizing market opportunities, implementing company vision and ensuring positive business results

  The measures of success:

  • Contribution to financial objectives
  • Individual objectives linked to the achievement of department goals
  • Feedback from internal and external clients, including annual Employee Voice Survey and monthly Customer Voice Surveys

  Holt Renfrew is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our future success depends on the perspectives and contributions of all our employees -- their diverse backgrounds, abilities and experiences make our business stronger. If you are contacted for a job opportunity and require accommodation, please email careers@holtrenfrew.com and let us know so we can ensure you have an accessible candidate experience throughout the recruitment process. All requests are confidential and used only to meet candidate needs.

• About the company

  Holt, Renfrew & Co., Limited is a Canadian luxury department store chain founded in 1837 by William S.

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