Regional Retail Manager - Benelux & France

Driven by the desire to create a developing employee culture, strong results, and a special customer experience, we are now looking for a visionary Regional Retail Manager to support our growth in the region of Benelux & France.

About the job

As Regional Retail Manager, you will be an ambassador for Bolia. You take great pride in developing strong leaders who can secure happy and well-thriving colleagues and stores with top performance. In this position, you’ll work on a strategical level where you develop our concept and growth in the Benelux countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) and France. The region represents a growth case for Bolia and has a current turnover above 30 mill. EUR, which is expected to double within 2 years.

Your success is reflected by your colleagues’ success and the high standard in your region where you manage to secure the Bolia culture and concept, strong leaders, and ambitious goals and action plans for the region.

Your tasks:

• P/L responsible for the entire region
• Develop Country Managers & Visual Merchandisers
• Responsible for 22 stores (and more to come)
• Opening new stores
• Ensuring that the Bolia retail concept is on a high level
• Clear concept description and development
• Securing a strong expansion plan in the region
• Budget responsible for the region
• Ensuring the right salary frames to attach the right candidates for all positions
• Develop leaders, staff, and an inspiring talent pool
• Leading the management team through good example and visibility.
• Develop, motivate and lead your employees to achieve their personal sales and development goals through monthly follow-up meetings and annual employee development interviews.
• Responsible for all local HR and ensuring an open, friendly and inclusive working environment.
• Responsible for the recruitment of new Bolia talents, onboarding, retention, and any dismissals.
• Clear communication and good cooperation in your region and with the head office in Denmark
• Monthly and weekly information and follow-ups in your region
• Keep yourself and the team updated on all information from different communication platforms.

As Regional Retail Manager, you will report directly to the International Sales Director, Kim Møller Mønster who is placed at our head office in Aarhus, Denmark

Your competencies:

• You have long experience from a top management position
• You come from retail and have previously worked on the floor, and therefore have a good understanding of the people, tasks, and routines
• You have experience in working strategically with a concept and know how to secure top performance across an entire region
• You are good at communicating with your employees and motivating them.
• You are enterprising, take ownership and work in a structured way.
• You have a good ability to plan, execute, and follow-through tasks.
• You are not afraid to delegate, but you are also happy to take part in the tasks yourself.
• You speak and write English at a high level
• You speak and write French on a minimum a conversational level
• You are proficient in IT/Office packages at an advanced level.
• Good IT understanding is generally an advantage, as we are a digital company that uses many different and several complex programs.

Bolia as a workplace

As Regional Retail Manager, you'll enjoy a fast-paced, inspiring and meaningful job. The Bolia culture is based on a proactive mentality, where everyone feels involved in processes and decisions – and inspired to take responsibility for each other, our customers and the world around us. As a manager at Bolia, you will play a leading role in this culture.

At Bolia, we work according to the 'Always in Beta' philosophy. We have the ambition of taking an active part in global sustainable development while sharing our creativity and passion for making better choices. We love challenging habits and stagnated ideas with a quest to find new ways to make us cleverer, better, happier and more sustainable.

Want to join our journey?

We hope we've answered all your questions, but if you still have any questions left, you are very welcome to contact Int. Sales Director Kim Møller Mønster on tel. +45 28 93 05 90. Please upload your application and CV via the link.

We conduct interviews on an ongoing basis and therefore recommend that you submit your application today. The position will be taken down as soon as we have received enough applications or when the right candidate has been found. We will of course treat your application with complete confidentiality.

We look forward to hearing from you and to creating something extraordinary together.

About Bolia

We were born in Denmark with nature and the Scandinavian design heritage as our greatest inspiration. And when we work, it’s always with creativity, innovation, and sustainability in mind. We take our responsibility seriously, and every day we focus on making responsible decisions both in terms of sustainability and culture. We are dedicated to creating an even more diverse and inclusive culture that represents different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

You will find our head office in Aarhus, Denmark, and our concept stores in large parts of Europe. We are a global company, but we are not a traditional furniture company. We create designs, and we create special experiences that aren't just limited to the area of design. That's why we have our very own sound, organic coffee, and fragrance.

Visit our design universe where you can feel at home, dream, and explore our beautiful and peaceful surroundings. Find your nearest store or meet us at www.Bolia.com.