Café Manager, Prada

Role Purpose
The Café Manager, Prada is responsible for delivering an exceptional and exclusive customer experience while ensuring the highest standards of service. The role is accountable for exceeding customer expectations, fostering long-term customer loyalty, and consistently elevating the Brand's identity in line with the values and standards of the Prada Group.
The Café Manager, Prada oversees and controls all store activities to maximise sales performance and profitability through effective cost management while ensuring outstanding customer service. The role also ensures the development, implementation, and alignment of front- and back-of-house procedures and operational processes across the retail network.
Key Responsibilities
Commercial Management
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), sales performance, and profit margins to maximise store profitability.
• Oversee and coordinate the execution of window displays and visual merchandising, ensuring full compliance with corporate visual merchandising guidelines.
• Ensure a continuous and effective flow of information between the stores and Headquarters functions regarding products, sales performance, and customer feedback, enabling timely responses to market and customer needs.
• Manage product assortment by planning orders in collaboration with the production laboratory and central departments, ensuring consistent product availability aligned with business requirements.
• Analyse market trends and competitor activity, identifying opportunities and recommending corrective actions and business improvement initiatives.
Client Management
• Ensure the consistent execution of the Brand's sales ceremony and customer service standards, delivering a unique customer experience fully aligned with the Brand and Prada Group DNA.
• Personally manage relationships with VIP clients and key stakeholders, providing a highly personalised service that reflects the prestige and values of the Brand.
• Continuously promote the importance of the Marchesi 1824 Customer Journey among store teams, ensuring regular updates and maintaining the highest standards of customer service.
• Partner with both Corporate and local functions to successfully plan and execute client events designed to strengthen customer relationships, enhance brand image, and drive sales growth.
Store Team Management
• In partnership with the Human Resources Department, ensure store staffing levels meet corporate expectations, operational requirements, and company guidelines.
• Define workforce requirements for each store, with particular attention to organisational needs, profile quality, position planning, and budget management.
• Oversee the Performance Management process, including objective setting, performance evaluations, competency assessment, and employee development.
• Manage workforce scheduling to ensure staffing levels are aligned with customer traffic and business needs.
Store Operations
• Ensure the implementation, alignment, and consistent execution of all store operating procedures, including inventory management, stock control, physical inventories, security, IT systems, cash management, after-sales activities, housekeeping, and maintenance.
• Ensure full compliance with food safety, hygiene, health and safety regulations, maintaining the highest operational and service standards.
• Oversee inventory management by monitoring stock levels, product rotation, and inventory accuracy while minimising waste and product losses.
The responsibilities described above are intended to outline the primary duties of the role and should not be considered an exhaustive list of all tasks and responsibilities that may be assigned.