Sales Manager - Men's

Salary Range $71,224 - $89,030*

Saks Fifth Avenue is a leading destination for luxury fashion, driven by a mission to help customers express themselves through relevant and inspiring style. Since its inception in 1924, the company has delivered one-of-a-kind shopping experiences, featuring an expertly curated assortment of fashion and highly personalized customer service. Its unique approach combines an emphasis on the digital customer experience with a strong connection to a network of 33 extraordinary locations across North America for seamless, all-channel shopping.

Saks Fifth Avenue is part of Saks Global’s portfolio of top luxury retail brands and real estate assets.

As the Sales Manager, you possess total ownership of the sales experience within your Saks Fifth Avenue store and occupy a critical role in the achievement of the company’s objectives. Within this role, you facilitate partnerships across functions and leverage team skills to build a customer‑centric sales experience, all while being a steward of the Saks Fifth Avenue brand. You have an appetite for driving sales by developing the clienteling skills and selling behaviors of a team of high‑performing direct reports.

You maintain high visibility on the selling floor to coach and develop our selling force, while refining the art of connecting with clients to build sustainable relationships through exceptional service and regular outreach. With strong oversight of onboarding, training, ongoing education, and performance management of the selling team, you foster a powerful sense of teamwork and collaborative spirit to successfully achieve the store's goals.

• Responsible for actively recruiting and seamlessly onboarding new hires. Acting with a sense of urgency, hiring quality talent to plan for and create talent bench
• Train and develop top talent by supporting team members in identifying career development goals and opportunities for growth and exposure; set clear goals and communicate to direct reports in alignment with department objectives and support in achievement strategy
• Foster an environment of accountability by leading team in appropriately enforcing policies and procedures, ensuring understanding from all associates
• Evaluate and calibrate performance and productivity fairly for direct reports, provide feedback with consistent follow‑up, coach and mentor associates on opportunities for improvement
• Develop direct reports to build their personal brand as a fashion authority through proactive outreach, leveraging social media platforms to build fashion influencer presence, and broaden connections beyond client base
• Drive continued education initiatives for direct reports, with a focus on product knowledge training, client events and experiences, and targeted selling and clienteling
• Promote a positive environment of achievement, recognition, and celebration
• Resolve work‑related concerns and conflicts as soon as they arise, finding common ground and settling disputes fairly and with minimal disruption
• Empower team to take ownership of internal and external customer problems and resolve them quickly
• Oversee scheduling of department associates with sensitivity to promotional calendar and business needs, while managing team's daily prioritization of tasks
• Create and maintain an environment of trust and collaboration by encouraging team members to share feedback and make recommendations for improvement
• Speak with truth and candor, modeling how to challenge the status quo appropriately

• Exhibit Saks Fifth Avenue’s culture and values, and create a friendly, upbeat atmosphere where customer service is consistent with Company standards
• Role model exceptional service and client relationship building skills by consistently delivering memorable client experiences, planning and supporting client appointments to maximize results, and informing clients of in‑store events to enhance engagement and loyalty
• Execute all client development‑specific initiatives in‑store and collaborate with functional partners, including store leadership, marketing, vendors, and merchants, to…