Head of Retail, APAC

The employer is from Community sector. Create and establish the regional retail strategy and plan. Hire, onboard, and manage external retail managers. Hire, onboard, and manage external suppliers, agencies and vendors to support the retail team. Identify and select local retail partners. Drive retail standards: Elevate retail design details and quality of execution, refine space planning and zoning strategies to drive better store presentation. Explore new ways to create consumer excitement, through floor layouts, façade and impactful initiative zones. Train, coach and motivate the sales force in partners’ stores to deliver a high operations and customer service standards. ​ Drive retail demands: Formulate retail marketing strategy to enhance brand presentation at retail. Use retail as a platform to communicate brand values and product stories to consumers. Develop and manage a commercially successful retail calendar and other relevant plans that drive store productivity and profitability. Drive retail operations: Responsible for budgeting, planning, sales forecast, reporting, inventory management, negotiation, contracts and compliance. Collaborate with Country Managers, Global retail team and APAC functional leaders. 15 years of experience in a retail role at a retail or consumer technology company. Extensive relevant retail experience in leading and building multi-format/ multi-structure retail stores across APAC. Superior professional presence and business acumen Exceptional written and verbal communication skills Superior interpersonal skills with the capacity to build rapport with employees / customers / clients An innovative and proactive approach Flexible and adaptable to change