Head of Retail | Lifestyle Fashion Brand | UK-wide | High-Growth, New Store Openings
We are partnering with a fast-growing lifestyle fashion brand at an exciting stage of its journey. With a strong brand identity, loyal customer base, and an ambitious bricks-and-mortar expansion strategy, the business is now looking to appoint an experienced Head of Retail to lead its physical retail estate through a period of accelerated new store openings. This is a senior, hands-on role with significant influence over growth, performance, and culture.
The Role
As Head of Retail, you will have full ownership of the retail function, with a clear mandate to scale the store estate while maintaining exceptional operational standards and customer experience.
Key responsibilities include:
* Leading and delivering a new store opening programme end-to-end (site readiness, staffing, launch, and early trading performance)

* Owning retail strategy in line with the brand’s growth and commercial objectives

* Driving sales, productivity, and profitability across the existing and new store portfolio

* Building, coaching, and inspiring a high-performing regional and store leadership team

* Embedding consistent retail standards, VM execution, and brand experience

* Working closely with Property agents, Finance, Buying, Merchandising, and Marketing to ensure seamless execution

* Using data and KPIs to inform decisions, identify risk, and optimise performance

* Playing a key role in shaping retail processes that can scale with growth

About You
We’re looking for a proven retail leader who thrives in fast-paced, growth environments.
You will likely bring:
* Senior retail leadership experience within fashion or lifestyle retail

* A strong track record of multiple new store openings (essential)

* Experience operating in a scaling, entrepreneurial, or PE-backed environment

* Commercial acumen with a hands-on, sleeves-rolled-up leadership style

* The ability to balance pace with detail, and growth with operational discipline

* A passion for people development and building strong retail culture

Why Join?
* Opportunity to shape and lead a critical growth phase of the business

* High visibility role with real influence at leadership level

* Join a brand with momentum, ambition, and a clear expansion roadmap

* Competitive package with strong long-term potential

If you’re a retail leader excited by growth, challenge, and the opportunity to build something meaningful, we’d love to hear from you.
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