Marimekko is a Finnish lifestyle design company renowned for its original prints and colors. The company’s product portfolio includes high-quality clothing, bags and accessories as well as home décor items ranging from textiles to tableware. When Marimekko was founded in 1951, its unparalleled printed fabrics gave it a strong and unique identity. In 2023, the company’s net sales totaled EUR 174 million and comparable operating profit margin was 18.4 percent. Globally, there are roughly 170 Marimekko stores, and online store serves customers in 38 countries. The key markets are Northern Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and North America. The Group employs about 470 people. The company’s share is quoted on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. www.marimekko.com

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious

REGIONAL AREA MANAGER SCANDINAVIA/EMEA

to lead our dedicated Scandinavian and EMEA retail teams (excl. Finland) from Marimekko’s Scandinavian office in Stockholm.

As our Regional Area Manager for Scandinavia your main responsibility is to run our retail operations and to develop sales in our own prime stores and shop-in-shops primarily in Scandinavia, but also in some European markets. You will report directly to the Head of Retail SCAN/EMEA/NA and work in close collaboration with your local colleagues in marketing, assortment planning and all sales channels. You will lead and develop a team of Store managers and drive sales and operational excellence. To succeed in this key position, you should have experience in prime store operations and a passion for fashion and home products. You have an entrepreneurial mindset and a can-do-attitude, and you want to create change and are not satisfied until progress is reached.

This position is a full-time permanent position in which you will report to the Head of Retail SCAN/EMEA/US and will be located at Marimekko´s Scandinavian office in Stockholm, Sweden.

Main responsibilities:

• Responsible for delivering sales and cost budgets in line with overall market target and set KPI goals on store level.
• To follow-up and analyze performance against targets and planning actions to close gaps
• Be an active part in local omnichannel meetings, in order to decide on a relevant campaign program and effective tactical campaigns within the market
• Develop the local omnichannel approach and the “eventful store” concept in order to run attractive prime stores
• Giving feedback to assortment team about stores assortment based on local needs
• Managing personnel costs of the stores
• Managing the recruitment process of store managers
• Actively managing and motivating your team

In order to succeed in the role, you have:

• Experience from an omnichannel retail set-up, where you have been working in a leadership position developing own retail channel according to new demands
• Experience from P&L ownership
• A proactive mindset, with an ability to think quickly and keep on top of things, in a fast-paced environment
• An entrepreneurial spirit, which means you easily adapt to change, and you work independently with both a results-driven and detail-oriented mindset
• Excellent communication skills and a positive can-do attitude
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Experience from fashion/lifestyle industry
• Fluency in Swedish and English both verbal and written

At Marimekko we encourage people to be themselves and value diversity. We believe in fairness and doing things together, using common sense and finding joy in our work. If you connect with these values and have the right background, we might be able to offer you a unique opportunity to work in an exciting, international environment with one of the most iconic lifestyle brands.

If all this sparks your interest and you feel like you are the one, we are looking for, please send your application including your CV and cover letter with salary expectation via our career site at http://company.marimekko.com/careers. We will start the interviews already during the application period so please, let us hear from you as soon as possible but no later than on 5.01.2025. For more information about the role, please contact Andrew Woodfine by email: andrew.woodfine@marimekko.com

Marimekko's culture and working environment are founded on equality, inclusion and cherishing diversity. Marimekko welcomes and encourages everyone regardless of their national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion or other personal characteristic to apply. Recruitment is always based on business need, and the candidates are evaluated on relevant knowledge, skills and experience as well as motivation. Marimekko is ranked as the 3rd Most Attractive Employer in Finland amongst business professionals according to Universum’s ranking.  Marimekko is also the 4th most attractive employer in Finland amongst business students. Read more about the Universum’s ranking on their website.