New Start up Retail Operations Director, London

An established concept internationally, this is an opportunity to introduce this exciting concept to the retail market in London. 

Our client has just bought the UK franchise rights to the brand; it currently has 3 sites in operation in the UK however the growth plans are for London!

All very early stages so call this working progress….. I will be able to disclose more at a later date. 

Job Specification

Seeking an experienced Operations Director to lead and manage this progressive business, take ownership of the existing business whilst also getting heavily involved in the new store openings. 
As Operations Director, you will contribute to the strategic development of the business, formulate plans and objectives and ensure this is filtered through your team and delivers successful operating results. 

You must be forward thinking and able to apply your existing skill set to enable a small business to achieve growth, through optimise sales, profitability and secure the returns on investment. Initially, a key part of your role will be to stabilise and improve the existing business ready for growth, ensure the existing business model is secure, tried and tested to ensure flawless roll-out of this fantastic brand! 

Person Specification

This is an exciting position for an experienced Operations Director who has exposure to growing a business.   The successful candidate must have retail catering experience and ideally a branded environment. You must have experience of new store openings and hopefully this will extend to training and development of a new team. 

An entrepreneurial businessman looking for an equally entrepreneurial operator to take this brand and hit the industry by storm!  

We are yet to determine the seniority of this individual, so we are looking for experienced Operations Managers who are ready for the next step or already experienced Operations Directors who thrive in driving new concepts.   (The package will be reflective of this and yr experience)

Remuneration

£50-70k basic salary + package

Eligibility

You must be eligible to live and work in the UK
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Contact

To apply for this vacancy please forward your CV to justine.vanzijl@portfoliointl.com quoting the reference code: JVZ458700pf