Bang & Olufsen are looking to enhance our presence across Growth and Expansion Markets with an Area Retail Manager position.
As part of our collaborative Growth and Expansion Markets team, you will play a key role in enhancing the performance of our Monobrand and Multibrand Partners, a vital part of our global distribution strategy. This is a commercial role focused on promoting retail excellence, providing innovative retail knowledge and identifying areas to enhance sales.
Key Responsibilities
Support Monobrand and Multibrand Partners in reaching common goals and establishing long lasting profitable relationships.
Monitor and improve the performance of the Monobrand stores by analysing sales data and relevant KPIs, proposing activities to improve performance.
Ensure B&O Brand Standard are upheld throughout our Partners Stores. To fulfill this goal, you will work with B&O Retail, Store design, and Visual Merchandising Teams.
Promote Sell-Out by implementing channel wide programs, marketing, events, and training.
Stay on top of market needs and requirements, feeding back to internal teams.
Work with the commercial buying team to improve sales, including proactive partner support on stock management and order placements.
Deliver commercial actionable and scalable insights to grow our volume and profitability.
Be a collaborative and integrated member of the Team, sharing accomplishments, proposing new great activities or ways of working.
Find opportunities to expand the business and plan the development of a retail network by evaluating opportunities for expansion, both organic or through new partners or new stores.
What You Bring To thrive in this role, we imagine that you have approximately 10 years’ experience within a retail environment, ideally from the luxury goods industry or consumer electronics.
Moreover, you bring:
Comprehensive business insight which allows you to apply knowledge of business and the market to advance the organization’s goal.
Experience working with selected independent partners and franchise stores.
Advanced knowledge of retail and how to utilise retail KPIs to measure and improve store performance.
Experience and aspiration to work in a continuously developing and complex international environment.
Effective communication and networking skills, that you will utilise when building partnerships and communicating with various stakeholders.
Experience in overseeing commercial negotiations.
Curiosity alongside a motivation to understand the market dynamics and staying on top of market changes to identify opportunity spaces.
Fluency in English.
What We Offer As Area Retail Manager, you will collaborate cross‑functionally with our Global retail and commercial teams, while acting as a key interface towards our partners. You will be part of the EMEA Area Retail Manager community and work closely with our global headquarters to drive retail excellence, elevate the luxury consumer experience, and optimise commercial performance across the region.
With approximately 1,200 employees, Bang & Olufsen is an agile company that gives room for individual flexibility and decision‑making. Our hierarchy is flat, and our communication is open and trustworthy. We believe in mutual respect and with a unique pool of people coming from 55 countries we aim to build a more inclusive workplace to grow as professionals and as a company and remain innovative.
Compensation Competitive salary and benefits package.
Location Graz, Austria; Sofia, Bulgaria; München, Germany
Start date 1st September 2026
Travel Approx. 60%, 3 days per week
Equal Opportunities At Bang & Olufsen, we believe in equal opportunities for all. We encourage applicants to focus on their qualifications, skills, and experience when submitting their CVs. Please refrain from including personal information such as photographs. Our hiring decisions are based solely on merit, and we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal chance to succeed.
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