Assistant Store Director
About the job
- A higher education qualification in commerce and management.
- Significant experience as an Assistant Director or Department Manager in a profit center in the fashion and/or retail sector.
- Strong customer relationship skills and the ability to animate a team with benevolence and high standards.
- Ability to work in an environment that combines initiative and autonomy.
- Versatility, responsiveness, audacity, and the ability to drive change.
- Excellent organizational abilities.
- Proficiency with computer tools.
- Represent and embody the company's values and ensure they are practiced daily.
- Maintain a positive social climate while ensuring an effective and agile team organization.
- Recruit, train, and lead the team.
- Encourage individual accountability and autonomy to develop collective success.
- Implement the commercial strategy in line with company policy.
- Create a positive and distinctive shopping experience for customers with the team.
- Develop the team's commercial awareness through business indicators to improve performance.
- Manage the store's profit-and-loss account jointly with the Store Director.
- Manage and control the store's expense lines.
- Develop the team's results focus to ensure the profitability of the store.
About the company
KIABI offers affordable fashion for the whole family, with a focus on low-cost ready-to-wear. Its product lines are designed in France by an in-house team of 56 fashion designers, and the company sells through a network of more than 505 shops worldwide. The fashion ranges are created in-house and then produced to be accessible and easy to wear for people of all ages and nationalities. The company operates with a straightforward business model: make simple, universal clothing at low prices and keep costs down by managing design in-house and selling through a large retail network. Compared with competitors, KIABI stands out thanks to its large global presence, French design origin, and emphasis on universality and joie de vivre in its branding, aiming to be the go-to source for affordable family fashion. Its goal is to keep fashion accessible for everyone while growing its international reach and maintaining French design sensibilities.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Hem, France
Founded
1978
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- 2025 revenue reached €2.5 billion, up 8%, despite textile-market weakness.
- Kiabi targets 40 2026 openings, seven new markets, and Argentina entry.
- Ekstract launched February 2026; Spain kept expanding with its 74th store.
What critics are saying
- The 2023 €100 million fraud scandal still stains trust and partner confidence.
- Revelio says headcount fell 9.2% to 10,268 by March 2026.
- Kiabi skipped city-center openings after Naples; margin pressure limits format flexibility.
What makes KIABI unique
- Kiabi built a family-first platform: apparel, home, shoes, resale, and B2B.
- Kolors stores and compact formats broaden reach without relying on premium malls.
- Beebs and Micolet embed resale inside Kiabi’s retail and app ecosystem.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Employee Discounts
- Flexible Work Hours
- Training Programs
- Childcare Support
- Meal Benefits
- Commuter Benefits