Richemont

Retail Operations Manager

Richemont • $115K — $130K *
New York, NY 10025Hybrid
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Retail Management, or a related field
  • 5-10 years of experience in luxury retail operations or management
  • Strong understanding of luxury retail standards and client experience
  • Proven experience managing complex retail environments and cross-functional projects
  • Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, SAP, and retail systems
  • Ability to travel regularly

Responsibilities

  • Ensure boutiques comply with Maison and Richemont policies and inventory controls
  • Partner with Boutique Directors to maintain operational standards and audit readiness
  • Lead operational training initiatives and compliance reviews
  • Oversee boutique maintenance and back-of-house standards
  • Act as liaison to ensure retail systems functionality and adoption
  • Identify opportunities for operational improvements and systems innovations
  • Monitor client satisfaction and lead action plans to enhance boutique performance

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with a prestigious luxury brand
  • Collaborative and dynamic work environment
  • Focus on professional development and team engagement
  • Involvement in strategic projects and regional initiatives
  • Potential for exposure to high-level retail operations management
Full Job Description
Role Overview

Based in New York, the Retail Operations Manager is a key business partner for all Vacheron Constantin boutiques. This role combines hands-on operational leadership with a strategic mandate to drive operational excellence, elevate the client experience, and lead regional initiatives supporting retail performance and transformation.

Working in close partnership across all the fucntions, this individual will ensure strong alignment, consistency of execution, and sharing of best practices across the North America retail network.

Responsibilities

Retail Operations & Compliance

  • Ensure boutiques fully comply with Maison and Richemont policies, procedures, audit requirements, and inventory controls
  • Partner with Boutique Directors and cross-functional teams to maintain strong operational standards and audit readiness
  • Lead operational training initiatives, policy refreshers, and compliance reviews across the west region
  • Oversee and support Retail Operations Supervisors to ensure consistency and operational excellence across boutiques


Retail Systems & IT

  • Lead retail systems and application initiatives impacting boutiques
  • Act as the liaison between boutiques, HQ, IT, and central teams to ensure proper system functionality and adoption
  • Coordinate communication, training, and change management linked to new tools and technologies
  • Identify opportunities for operational and systems improvements


Boutique Operations & Maintenance

  • Oversee boutique maintenance, operational environments, and back-of-house standards in partnership with Store Design and vendors
  • Manage regional maintenance priorities and budgets
  • Support boutique openings, renovations, and operational projects to ensure seamless execution
  • Drive process improvements to enhance operational efficiency and service delivery


Client Experience & Service Strategy

  • Ensure boutique image and experience standards align with Maison guidelines
  • Identify recurring client expectations and operational opportunities to continuously fuel the Maison's service strategy
  • Support the rollout of new services, omnichannel initiatives, and client experience programs
  • Monitor client satisfaction, NPS, and mystery shopping results, leading action plans to enhance boutique performance and client loyalty
  • Partner with CRM, Training, Clienteling, and Performance teams to elevate the client journey


Strategic Projects & Regional Coordination

  • Lead initiatives at Market level - constantly coordinate with the Retail Operations Manager - East to ensure on bhsiness needs and aligned execution
  • Lead regional operational initiatives focused on simplification, standardization, productivity, and retail performance
  • Facilitate collaboration across departments and with Richemont stakeholders on retail operations projects
  • Monitor operating expenses and contribute to budget optimization initiatives


Team Engagement & Development

  • Support the onboarding, development, and engagement of boutique operations teams in partnership with Boutique Leadership and Regional Trainers
  • Foster a collaborative Retail Operations community across the region
  • Support commission processes, operational capability building, and succession planning initiatives


Profile

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Retail Management, or related field
  • 5-10 years of experience in luxury retail operations or retail management
  • Strong understanding of luxury retail standards and client experience
  • Proven experience managing complex retail environments and cross-functional projects
  • Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills
  • Agitlity and curtiosity
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, SAP, and retail systems
  • Proactive, collaborative, and solution-oriented mindset
  • Ability to travel regularly


Salary Range: $115K to $130K

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About Richemont

Compagnie Financière Richemont SA, also known as Richemont, is a Switzerland-based luxury goods holding company founded in 1988 by South African businessman Johann Rupert. Through its various subsidiaries, Richemont designs, manufactures, distributes, and sells premium jewelry, watches, leather goods, writing instruments, firearms, clothing, and accessories. The company's portfolio includes several of the world's most prestigious luxury brands, including Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Montblanc, and Dunhill. Richemont is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and the JSE Limited under the symbol 'CFR'.
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Size
28,900 employees
Industry
Retail & Consumer Goods
* Ladders Estimates

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