Sportvacatures Retail Services Manager Shimano
Retail Services Manager Shimano
Retail Services Manager Shimano
The main purpose of the job is to maintain and develop Shimano’s retail concepts and services. You will be responsible for an effective approach for the retail activities in Europe. You contribute to the formulation and implementation of the 1-2-year plans, sales & marketing policies and guidelines. You consult with other department managers and with the Managing Director, in order to focus activities for the years to come.
You facilitate the necessary means within the company’s retail customers having as an end goal a good representation in the market and increase of the turnover. You ensure further development of the retail services & concepts range (e.g. B2B sales & information channel & educational trainings, materials & programs) based upon worldwide market requirements and standards. You coordinate and develop the sales services & concept activities in Europe together with other Senior Sales Managers & Senior Marketing Managers. You collect and analyze market information about customers, competitors and retailing in general. Your objective will be to obtain a clear picture of the market and the trends and give an indication of future developments and direction.
Requirements
We expect candidates to have:• Thinking and acting at Bachelor level, by education or working experience;
• At least 2-5 years of relevant experience in an international retail environment;
• At least 2 years of experience in a managerial position and proven management skills;
• Excellent English language skills, both verbally as in writing. Any other language skills are considered as a plus;
• Communicative skills in different cultures and a flexible and service minded attitude;
• Basic skills on MS-Office, and statistical analysis ability is required;
• Open for regular travelling throughout Europe.
Competencies
• You have a customer oriented approach. You put yourself in the (internal) customer's place to understand its true needs, problems and questions;• You are focused on team achievement. You are able to stretch limits, also you are supporting and stimulating others to do the same;
• You have self-confidence. You describe yourself as an expert and someone to be relied on;
• You are very goal oriented. You formulate specific targets for performance which go beyond the existing standards and which require change;
• You are able to create the structural conditions that enable the team to perform well. This means a clear direction, appropriate structure, the right people doing the right things and focus;
• You are pro-active, you formulate proposals for improvement as a result of chances and opportunities detected.
Shimano offers
A very pleasant working environment with enthusiastic colleagues who get along very well, communicate and co-operate with each other. The working climate is informal, but we work hard. Next to good terms of employment (good possibilities for training and development, individual- and company bonus, flexible working, working from home, collective insurance, pension, telephone and a laptop), Shimano offers you the opportunity to work in a responsible and challenging job within a dynamic, international and ambitious environment.Shimano is a leading worldwide supplier of highly advanced bicycle components, fishing tackle, and other sports equipment. Shimano Europe B.V. is the intermediate between the headquarter in Japan and the European bicycle market for marketing, sales, product development and technical service. Shimano Europe B.V. maintains intensive contacts with distributors, original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s), wholesalers and the bicycle retail business.
International teamwork is important at Shimano and this becomes visible in the different nationalities working together and sharing responsibility for the success of Shimano in Europe.
