02 Nov
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Kimirica
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Mumbai
Retail Manager – Luxury EBO & SIS (Pan India)
Kimirica | Base: Indore / Mumbai / Delhi
Reports to: Head, Retail / Offline Business
Employment type: Full-time
Experience: 6-10 years in luxury / premium retail
About Kimirica
Kimirica is a luxury D2C brand crafting premium Bath & Body, Skincare, Personal Care, Fragrances, Home Fragrance and Gifting. Every Kimirica store is designed to feel like an escape, not just a shop. We are looking for someone who makes sure our stores perform as beautifully as they feel.
About the Role
As Retail Manager, you will drive sales, profitability and a world-class luxury customer experience across Kimirica's Exclusive Brand Outlets (EBOs) and Shop-in-Shop (SIS) counters across India. Working closely with the Head, Retail, you will own store-level performance, build premium-ready store teams and help shape our offline growth.
What You'll Do
- Grow the business: Deliver monthly, quarterly and annual sales targets while protecting gross margins and store-level profitability.
- Own the numbers: Manage budgets, forecasts and operating costs (rent, CAM, manpower, discounts, promotions). Spot underperforming stores early and lead corrective action plans.
- Drive premium performance: Track conversion, ATV, UPT, sales per sq. ft. and Beauty Advisor productivity. Champion upselling, cross-selling, fragrance experiences and gifting.
- Deliver the luxury experience: Ensure every customer touchpoint reflects Kimirica's premium positioning, from personalised consultations to gifting and fragrance storytelling.
- Build great teams: Hire, train, coach and retain Store Managers, Assistant Store Managers and Beauty Advisors, with a focus on product knowledge, grooming, clienteling and consultative selling.
- Run flawless stores: Ensure SOP compliance, stock availability, inventory accuracy, visual merchandising, promotional execution and consistent luxury brand standards.
- Manage SIS partners: Handle sales reviews, settlements, claims, deductions,
billing coordination and promotional commitments with premium retail partners.
- Support expansion: Provide sales and P&L; inputs for recent locations, relocations and improvements to existing stores.
- Lead with insight: Prepare daily, weekly and monthly MIS, analyse performance gaps, and coordinate with Finance, HR, Marketing, VM and Supply Chain.
What You Bring
- Retail sales and operations experience, preferably in luxury, premium beauty, fragrance, skincare or lifestyle retail
- Proven store-level P&L; ownership across EBOs and SIS counters
- Strong sales planning, forecasting and budgeting skills
- Experience leading and retaining store teams across locations
- Working knowledge of inventory management and visual merchandising
- Commercial negotiation and partner management skills, especially with SIS partners
- Strong MIS, sales analytics and cost optimisation ability
- A genuine commitment to premium customer experience and luxury brand standards
What We Expect From You
- Ownership of retail sales, operations and profitability across your stores and counters
- Clear business plans and measurable action plans for every store and counter
- Turnaround action on underperforming locations
- Smart control of manpower, inventory, promotional spend and operating costs
- Data-backed inputs for expansion decisions
- Uncompromising luxury standards in every store, every day
How Success Is Measured
- Sales target achievement and like-for-like growth
- Store-wise and counter-wise profitability
- Gross margin and operating cost control
- Sales per sq. ft. and employee productivity
- Conversion, ATV and UPT
- Inventory accuracy and stock loss
- Customer satisfaction and audit scores
- Team productivity and retention
- SIS partner performance and compliance
Skills
Luxury Retail • Premium Beauty & Fragrance • Store P&L; • EBO & SIS Operations • Sales Planning & Budgeting • Team Leadership • Retail Operations • Inventory & Visual Merchandising • Partner Management • MIS & Sales Analytics • Cost Optimisation • Customer Experience • Clienteling
📌 Retail Manager – Luxury EBO & SIS (Pan India) (Mumbai)
🏢 Kimirica
📍 Mumbai