General Manager - Benelux & Nordics

Mission

As a General Manager, you are in charge and accountable for leading local Sales & Operations in order to guarantee our corporate expansion run smoothly and efficiently.

In line with Stanley/Stella business model and DNA and reflecting trough 4 pillars (Sustainability, Innovation, People & Excellence) and in cooperation with Company Management, you are the key person to develop local strategy through all business units (Official Dealers, B2B Retail & Print on Demand), execute this strategy to support the company ambitious growth, manage your own P&L.

Main responsibilities

• Defining long-term Regional strategic goals and developing clear plans to implement them in line with Corporate strategy
• Developing and overseeing budgets and P&L accordingly
• Build strong market insights and share with Corporate management to define the right local strategy
• Managing all business day-to-day operations to achieve corporate goals (Sales & Customer Service, Logistic, Planning)
• Propose and build needed organization to support the country/region growth plan and challenges
• Work closely with the relevant Strategic Key Dealers and Key Accounts to build the brand profile and to achieve agreed sales targets through continuous development of cooperation with and relation to the Dealers and Key Accounts
• Lead the Team:
  • Hire, train and lead the local team in order to achieve strategic objectives
  • Train & drive line managers/leads in managing local teams
  • Drive the Sales force to achieve targeted results

Your profile

• University degree in Business/Economics
• Proven experience as General Manager or in a similar role (ideally both scaling up business and multinational)
• Strong Business leadership and numbers acumen
• People Management and strong leadership
• Experience in planning and budgeting
• Strong Sales drive and & communication skills
• Knowledge of business processes and functions (finance, HR, Operations)
• Change Management, Project Management and continuous improvement
• Good listening skills & ability to work in a matrix environment
• Good knowledge of the textile and fashion environment
• English and country language, any other language is a plus

About us

At Stanley/Stella you will witness a scale-up company who has the entrepreneurial mindset of a start-up. Experimenting and empowering people is key to achieve our challenging goals. Combine this with healthy financial results and the possibilities are unlimited. We live in a multicultural, high-energy environment where we encourage people to take the lead and step out of the ordinary. We don’t talk the talk. We walk the walk.

To do so, we rely on an entire eco-system where everyone is part of our journey. From suppliers and dealers to our own employees… because choosing the right partners empowers innovation and ensures our premium standards & quality we strive for. Innovation run through our veins and is in every aspect of the actions we take. No compromises are made when it comes to our aim for excellence.

Because, we re-invent fashion for a better world…

Are you in for this entrepreneurial journey?