# Head of Retail & Stock

**Company:** [RUSH Hair & Beauty](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/1ay5sEMhCuqyAt8gE4u6Jp.md)
**Location:** Remote
**Workplace:** remote
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Head Office

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## Description

**Head of Retail & Stock**

Location: Remote (UK-based) with regular travel to salons nationwide

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time (45 hours per week, Monday–Friday)

Salary: £55k - £70k + travel expenses + performance bonus

**About the Role**

At RUSH Hair, we are looking for a commercially driven and hands-on Head of Retail & Stock to elevate our in-salon retail performance across the UK.

This is a high-impact role focused on driving retail growth, improving operational processes, and creating best-in-class visual merchandising standards across a diverse salon estate. You will work cross-functionally with salon teams, senior leadership, and key brand partners to maximise revenue and customer experience.

**Key Responsibilities**

1\. Stock Control & Operational Processes

-   Design and implement scalable stock control processes across the business

-   Ensure consistent stock management, ordering, and reporting across all locations
-   Drive compliance and accountability at salon level
-   Reduce waste, shrinkage, and missed sales opportunities due to stock issues

2\. Retail Growth & Commercial Performance

-   Identify and implement initiatives to increase retail sales per client
-   Analyse performance data to spot opportunities and underperformance
-   Work closely with salon managers to drive retail KPIs and accountability
-   Introduce campaigns, incentives, and training to improve product sell-through

3\. Visual Merchandising & In-Salon Experience

-   Develop and implement visual merchandising standards across all salons
-   Adapt merchandising strategies to suit varying salon layouts and customer demographics
-   Ensure retail displays are premium, consistent, and commercially effective
-   Conduct regular salon visits to audit standards and provide hands-on support

4\. Brand Partnerships & Commercial Collaborations

-   Lead relationships with key partners such as L'Oréal
-   Identify and launch innovative partnership opportunities to drive incremental revenue
-   Manage activations, promotions, and joint campaigns
-   Act as the internal lead for retail partner-related initiatives

**About You**

We’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, multi-site environment and can bring structure, energy, and commercial thinking to the role.

Essential Skills & Experience

-   Proven experience in a similar retail, merchandising, or stock operations role
-   Strong commercial mindset with a track record of driving revenue growth
-   Experience building processes and systems from scratch
-   Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively
-   Confident communicator able to influence at all levels, from salon teams to senior leadership
-   Self-starter with a proactive, solutions-focused approach

**Why Join RUSH?**

-   Opportunity to shape and own retail performance across a national salon brand
-   High level of autonomy and visibility within the business
-   Blend of strategic influence and hands-on execution
-   Work with leading global brands and innovative partnerships