Strategically set goals for growth, Control budgets and optimize expenses. Ensure employees are motivated and productive. Responsibilities include Oversee day-to-day operations. Design strategy and setting goals for growth. Maintain budgets and optimize expenses. Set policies and processes. Ensure employees work productively and develop professionally. Oversee recruitment and training of new employees. Evaluate and improve operations and financial performance. Direct the employee assessment process. Prepare regular reports for upper management.Ensure staff follows health and safety regulationsProvide solutions to issues (e.g. profit decline, employee conflicts, loss of business to competitors). Also in charge of Buying product for the Rip Curl Kelowna store. Ordering and communicating with representatives and suppliers from other brands. Prepares sales schedules for the coming year and arranges shipping dates with distributors; communicates shipping and invoicing between Rip Curl and external distributors. Following current product and consumer trends and plans, selects, and purchases quantities of merchandise later to be sold in retail stores. Ensures that products remain competitive by sourcing new and reviewing existing goods.

The Area Manager serves as a senior manager responsible for a specific group of stores in a geographical area. The Manager’s role is to ensure the success of their region; measured by store contribution including sales and wage achievement, HR developmental goals, Shrinkage control, Visual Merchandising and store standards.

Third-Party Vendor Buyer for Rip Curl in charge of ordering and communicating with representatives and suppliers from other brands. Prepares sales schedules for the coming year and arranges shipping dates with distributors; communicates shipping and invoicing between Rip Curl and external distributors.Follows current product and consumer trends and plans, selects, and purchases quantities of merchandise later to be sold in retail stores. Ensures that products remain competitive by sourcing new and reviewing existing goods.

Visual Merchandiser for Rip Curl in charge of planing retail store layout to optimize consumer engagement. Makes visual guides and floor plans for multiple stores, having an emphasis on trending brands and designs and showcasing top-selling or new merchandise. The floor plans are meant to help guide customers to self-select merchandise, coordinate and accessorize entire outfits, and demonstrate particular products at strategic points on the sales floor.Educates customers on product value and quality through use of signage, branding, and warranties; makes creative arrangements to exhibit product value and quality as well as maximizing sales for both currently trending items and backstock alike.

Job Duties:*Executing Tasks. *Directing Staff. *Product Knowledge.*Achieving Day, Weekly, Monthly & Yearly Targets/Budgets. *Hiring/Dismissal.*Markdowns & Promotions.*Inventory Management, Stock Control, Discrepancy Reporting, Stock Take, Purchase Orders. *Data Entire,*Scheduling and Payroll Budgeting.