Vice President of Retail

Overview

We are looking for a seasoned Vice President of Retail to spearhead growth and operational excellence within a swiftly expanding luxury retail organization based in New Orleans, LA. This senior executive will be pivotal in devising and implementing retail strategies to ensure outstanding customer experiences and maximize profitability across multiple store locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Formulate and implement comprehensive long-term growth strategies for retail operations.
• Oversee day-to-day retail functions across numerous locations, ensuring uniform excellence and superior customer service.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop high-caliber teams including Regional Directors, District Managers, and Store Managers.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to set yearly business goals, financial targets, and key performance indicators.
• Enhance sales outcomes, profitability, and operations standards at all retail outlets.
• Manage new store rollouts encompassing market research, site choice, lease discussions, store setup, and launch events.
• Design scalable procedures and retail policies supporting sustained organizational expansion.
• Interpret business trends and performance data to identify improvement opportunities and increase profit margins.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams such as Marketing, Merchandising, Finance, Real Estate, Human Resources, and Ecommerce to ensure strategic unity.
• Promote a culture of accountability, skill development, and ongoing process enhancement.
• Guarantee stores consistently provide a high-end brand-focused shopping experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is mandatory; an MBA is favored.
• At least 10 years of progressive senior retail leadership, including executive roles managing multiple store units.
• Proven expertise in managing luxury, premium, lifestyle, or direct-to-consumer retail brands.
• Experience in overseeing operations for 20 or more stores with responsibility for regional and district leadership.
• Track record of successful retail expansion, including planning and opening new stores and penetrating new markets.
• Strong knowledge of retail finance, P&L accountability, forecasting, budgeting, and key operational metrics.
• Experience collaborating with Real Estate and Development teams on site evaluations and lease agreements.
• Excellent leadership, communication, coaching, and organizational capabilities.
• Strategic vision with ability to juggle long-term goals and daily operational demands.
• Comfortable working in dynamic, entrepreneurial, and rapidly growing business environments.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The perfect candidate is an engaged executive leader who can seamlessly blend long-term strategy development with hands-on operational management and team coaching. They are passionate about growing teams, enhancing customer experiences, and creating scalable systems that support growth while maintaining the distinctiveness of the brand. If you have a demonstrated history of leading prosperous retail enterprises and are eager to influence the trajectory of a premium retail brand, we welcome your interest.