Are you the passionate and driven Flagship Store Manager we are looking for?
Are you eager to make a meaningful impact within a growing, stylish fashion retail brand?
Are you warm, energetic, entrepreneurial, and style-conscious? Do you want to create a distinctive in-store experience with your enthusiastic team and elevate hospitality to the next level?
Do you recognize yourself effortlessly in the profile below? Then we would love to receive your application, including your CV, salary indication, and a brief motivation, no later than Monday, 14 July 2025 at 12:00 PM, via maartje.smeenk@smeenks.com (see further details below).
We look forward to meeting you!
SMEENK’S EXECUTIVE PARTNERS
Assisting Excellent Leadership. Through Attention, Focus, and Quality.
CAREER OPPORTUNITY: PASSIONATE FLAGSHIP STORE MANAGER HIPPE KIPPE, NL-DOETINCHEM!
(36-38 hrs)
The Organisation
Hippe Kippe is the leading, fast-growing fashion concept founded by Claudia Willemsen (Managing Director and founder of Kleertjes.com) and Susan Veltman (Creative Director).
With two elegant stores in Doetinchem and Terborg and a well-curated webshop, they offer a broad selection of beautiful women’s wear and trendy children’s fashion with an international flair. From Italian elegance to iconic American style, featuring the finest brands from Dutch soil. Think brands like NIKKIE, Fifth House, Esqualo, Alix The Label, Garcia, Freebird Icons, King Louie, Guess, Calvin Klein, and Tommy Hilfiger, among many others.
At Hippe Kippe, everything revolves around “Making You Feel Your Best.” Every day, approximately 45 enthusiastic employees contribute their energy, knowledge, and hospitality to creating a unique and inspiring customer experience.
For the spacious 1,000 m² Hippe Kippe Flagship Store in Doetinchem – which also houses the office and the Dutch warehouse for the webshop, and where approximately 15 store team members are employed – the wonderful opportunity has arisen for a Passionate Store Manager ready to elevate hospitality and customer experience to the next level!
Company Culture
The core values guiding this quality-driven organisation are hospitality, quality, authenticity, personal attention, and a touch of boldness. The internal culture is best described as warm, entrepreneurial, and engaged, with room for ideas, ownership, and genuine attention to people and experience.
What Hippe Kippe Offers
In addition to the opportunity to contribute to an inspiring store experience in a beautiful environment, Hippe Kippe offers excellent primary and secondary employment conditions. For a 38-hour workweek, you can expect: membership in the Hippe Kippe Management Team, opportunity to participate in the Hippe Kippe shareholding programme, generous pension scheme, clothing budget of € 3,000 per year based on full-time (38 hours/week), 20% employee discount on the latest collection, solid employer contributions to social premiums and funds, travel allowance, free parking at the store and excellent coffee and tea. And just as important: you will work in a warm, stylish, and entrepreneurial environment where no day is the same, with personal attention and enjoyment at the heart of everything!
The Role
As Flagship Store Manager Hippe Kippe Doetinchem, you will have operational end responsibility for the store’s performance within the frameworks of Hippe Kippe. You will directly manage the Assistant Store Manager, Floor Manager, Visual Merchandiser, and the sales team in Doetinchem. You inspire, motivate, and develop your team and are responsible for a stylish store presentation and excellent customer experience. You will report directly to the Managing Director.
Your key responsibilities include, among others:
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Providing inspirational and goal-oriented leadership;
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Embodying and safeguarding Hippe Kippe’s core values: hospitality, quality, authenticity, personal attention, and a touch of boldness;
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Optimising staff planning and work processes;
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Being actively present and engaged on the shop floor with a focus on customer experience;
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Steering towards commercial goals and KPIs;
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Initiating and organising events in close collaboration with the marketing team;
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Onboarding new team members;
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Creating and maintaining a pleasant and professional working environment.
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate identifies strongly with the following criteria and competencies.
Criteria
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Passion for fashion, retail, styling, and customer experience;
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Bachelor-level work and thinking capacity, for example, a completed Retail Management or Fashion Business School education;
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At least five years of relevant experience as a Store Manager within the fashion industry;
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Excellent command of the Dutch language, both spoken and written;
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Excellent command of Office 365 and Teams; good knowledge of SRS is a plus;
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Above all, you want nothing more than to contribute to “Making You Feel Your Best”.
Competencies
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Entrepreneurial and business-minded
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Hospitable, energetic, and people-oriented
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Style-conscious, proactive, and adaptable
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Professional, decisive, and solution-focused
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Honest, innovative, and structured
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Quality- and service-oriented
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Presentable, communicative, and socially skilled, with a keen eye for detail
Application Information
In short, are you the Passionate Flagship Store Manager Hippe Kippe Doetinchem is looking for?
Are you ready to make a meaningful impact within a growing, stylish fashion retail brand? Do you want to elevate hospitality and customer experience to the next level together with an enthusiastic team? And are you eager to contribute fully to “Making You Feel Your Best”?
Then we look forward to receiving your application, including your CV and a brief motivation, no later than Monday, 14 July 2025 at 12:00 PM (CET) via maartje.smeenk@smeenks.com.
Exclusivity
This exclusive search has been entrusted to SMEENK’S Executive Partners. Applications submitted directly to Hippe Kippe will not be considered.
Procedure
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Application deadline: 14 July 2025, 12:00 PM
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Introductory interviews with SMEENK’S Executive Partners: ideally w/c 14 July 2025*
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Introductory interviews with Hippe Kippe Doetinchem: ideally w/c 21 July 2025*
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Intended start date: to be agreed upon, ideally 1 September 2025
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Employment type: permanent (36–38 hours per week)
*We are aware that these dates fall within the summer holiday period and are happy to take your availability into consideration.
About SMEENK’S Executive Partners
SMEENK’S Executive Partners is the Netherlands’ Executive Search Specialist for Excellent Leadership.
We specialize in connecting CEOs, Presidents, Business Leaders, and Chairmen of Executive Boards with next-level Executive Personal Assistants and Chiefs of Staff – strategic business partners who enable leaders to focus on their core expertise, and drive sustainable corporate success with agility and impact.
Because we believe that attention, focus, and quality are essential for long-term leadership success.
And we are delighted to bring our passion, expertise, and network to your benefit!
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