Director of Sales Experience

Vice President, General Manager - Development Program

The Vice President, General Manager - Development Program prepares the Director of Selling Experience (DSE) via a series of critical touchpoints and milestones that provide insight into SFA culture, people, client experience and business ownership. The incumbent must remain 100% mobile during their tenure in the development program. This requirement is defined as having availability to relocate to any one of SFA's stores for additional assignments as a Director of Selling Experience, and / or future promotion to Vice President, General Manager.

The Director of Selling Experience will participate in a six to eight month development program, providing a comprehensive understanding of SFA's leadership toolkit. The program culminates in an annual summit to include presentations to and from our Executive Leadership Team.

Under the direction of a Flagship Vice President / General Manager, the Director of Selling Experience is responsible for increasing sales by focusing on driving the selling and clienteling process through developing and managing effective selling teams, creating a service and selling culture that delivers results and ensuring the alignment of the merchandise to local needs and opportunities.

The Director of Selling Experience is responsible for developing a high performance selling organization; ensuring that all selling associates have clear selling strategies as well as broad product knowledge, and effectively coaching selling managers and associates to achieve selling goals, while ensuring that the service experience as delivered by the store team consistently exceeds customer expectations.

The Director of Selling Experience understands that the success of the organization is tied to the quality and performance of the team, and is responsible for developing, motivating and retaining talent in order to drive sales results and maximize store volume.

You Must Have :

• 100% open availability to relocate within the United States
• Minimum 5+ years of luxury retail management experience
• Experience leading fast-paced, high retail sales volume environments
• Experience developing and leading clienteling culture (i.e. VIC loyalty programs, client events and experiences, store marketing initiatives, brand ambassadorship, etc.)
• Executive leadership presence with the ability to present / report business trends / financials
• Experience developing and promoting People Leaders
• Flexible in scheduling as the business needs including evenings, weekends and holiday schedules

Who You Also Are :

As the Director of Selling Experience, You Will :

I. BUSINESS OWNERSHIP

II. PEOPLE

III. CLIENT EXPERIENCE

Your Life and Career at SFA :

Salary and Other Compensation :

The salary for this position is between $120,000 - $150,000. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography / market, skills, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for bonus compensation awards.

Benefits :

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements : medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, disability insurance, and a variety of additional voluntary benefits (such as critical illness, hospital and accident insurance).

Thank you for your interest in Saks Fifth Avenue. We look forward to reviewing your application. Saks Fifth Avenue provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Saks Fifth Avenue complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Saks Fifth Avenue welcomes all applicants for this position. Should you be individually selected to participate in an assessment or selection process, accommodations are available upon request in relation to the materials or processes to be used.