Role : Retail Store Manager — Gokyo Outdoor Clothing & Gear
Location : Wakad, Pune (candidates from Central Mumbai preferred)
Experience : 5–10 years in apparel retail; outdoors, athleisure, or sportswear preferred
About Gokyo
Gokyo is India’s Own Outdoor Clothing Brand, born from Himalayan experience and built for real travel. Co-founded by Everester and retail leader Venkatesh Maheshwari, we design versatile apparel and gear for treks, city breaks, safaris, and photography tours. Explore Instagram : @gokyo.in
Role summary
Own end-to-end store operations and deliver sustained sales growth. Lead, coach, and scale a high-performance team while upholding Gokyo’s customer experience, visual standards, and operational discipline.
Key responsibilities
- Achieve monthly revenue, conversion, ATV, and UPT targets
- Workforce planning, hiring, onboarding, and weekly coaching; build a strong bench
- Daily SOPs : opening / closing, cash, billing, stock receiving, RTV, shrink control
- Inventory health : cycle counts, replenishment, size-curve integrity, ageing control
- Visual merchandising execution and weekly refreshes aligned to brand guidelines
- Local marketing : community outreach, trek clubs, partnerships, and micro-events
- Reporting : daily MIS, sell-through, bestsellers / slow movers, and action plans
- Coordination with HO for supply, VM, marketing, HR, and finance
Qualifications
5–10 years’ apparel retail experience with at least 2 years leading a store teamTrack record of meeting sales targets and improving KPIs in outdoor / athleisure / sportswearStrong people leadership, rota planning, and performance managementProficient with POS, Excel / MIS, inventory systems, and basic retail mathCustomer-first mindset; calm under pressure; hands-on problem solvingFlexibility for weekends / holidays, physical store work, and periodic travel for trainingNice to have
Local market knowledge of Wakad, Pune and nearby catchmentsPassion for outdoors, trekking, travel communities, or endurance sportsExperience launching new stores or turning around underperforming onesCompensation
Competitive, aligned to experience and outcomes.
How to apply
Email your CV to venki@gokyo.in with the subject “Retail Store Manager — Wakad, Pune ” and mention your current CTC in the email. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next steps.