Country Retail Manager
- Application Deadline: April 26, 2026
- Mölndal
- Hybrid
As our Country Retail Manager, you’ll take charge of growth, customer passion, and performance across all our brands. Based in Mölndal, this is a rare opportunity to drive real change and shape tomorrow’s retail. Ready to step in?
Kappahl Group exists to create a responsible world of fashion. We promise our customer fashion made with less - and made for more.
We offer you
You will step into a key role where you lead and develop the full retail operation in Sweden across all Kappahl Group brands. You will drive sales, profitability, and customer experience, making sure every store operates at a high standard and performs at its best.
In this role, you’ll work closely with Area Managers, store teams and cross functional stakeholders to secure strong execution, commercial impact and a customer centric retail environment. You will be able to develop the future of our store network, strengthen our brands’ presence, and help shape a modern retail operation.
If you are motivated by leadership, results, and creating outstanding customer experiences, this is a role where you’ll truly make a difference.
Your profile
We are seeking you who
Have several years of leadership experience in retail operations with a proven track record of driving store performance, customer satisfaction and profitability. You bring solid experience from multi-site management. Moreover, you have the ability to translate and enable brands and Kappahl Group strategies into concrete execution that will benefit the country's organization, stores, and its employees.
Furthermore, we believe that you have strong commercial and analytical skills, deep knowledge and interest in retail KPIs, staffing models and operational routines, and feel confident planning, forecasting and optimizing performance.
As a person, we believe that you are
An inspirational and hands-on leader who communicates clearly and creates engagement. You are structured and solution-oriented, with the ability to balance daily operations with long-term development. Moreover, you thrive in a dynamic environment, act with integrity and live our values — Inclusive, Courageous and Joyful. Most of all, you have a customer obsessed mindset and a passion for delivering excellent retail experience.
Are you interested?
The position is a permanent employment with placement at our head office in Mölndal.
Kappahl Group celebrates diversity and strives to eliminate all forms of discrimination. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.
You apply easily by answering a few questions and attaching your CV (please refrain from sending us your personal letter). We apply continuous selection, so please apply sooner rather than later but no later than 26th of April.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Claes Meldgaard VP Sales. For more information about the recruitment process, please reach out to William Östling, HRBP.
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Great Place to Work
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You manage your own day-to-day work
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We share values
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We contribute through our differences
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You can be yourself
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We inspire each other to live sustainably
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Your health and well-being are important
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Kappahl - a place to belong
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We believe in life-long learning
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We believe in a feedback culture
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You can trust us!
About the company
Founded in 1953 in Gothenburg, Sweden, the Kappahl Group is a leading fashion chain in the Nordics, with around 350 Kappahl and Newbie stores in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland, Iceland and the UK, and online in more than 20 markets throughout Europe and Asia.
We want to make a difference in the fashion world and to lead the way by always keeping our promises: taking care of the world around us and minimizing the environmental impact for each garment. And at the same time fulfil our employee promise "We promise you the right to always be yourself - a place to belong”. The Kappahl team consists of some 4,000 colleagues in eight countries, all with different backgrounds, ages, skills and styles. Our common motivation is to create a responsible world of fashion and offer fashion to a wide variety of people and lifestyles. A responsible fashion that feels right, for the bearer and for the world we live in. Today, more than 99% of the products are made of certified and/or licensed materials. Our goal is 100% by end of 2026 and Kappahl Group’s overall climate goal is to halve the value chain's climate emissions by 2030. More information at www.kappahl.com.
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-Kappahl opened its first store in Gothenburg in 1953.
-All design is made at the head office in Mölndal, Sweden.
-Kappahl has stores in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland and the UK and are available online in more than 20 markets in Europe
-Kappahl offered its first collection in organic cotton back in 1993.
-100% of the cotton used in the collections today is certified for both ecological and better social conditions.
-Was among the first fashion companies to launch fashion in slightly larger sizes in 1970.
-Kappahl has committed to halve climate emissions by 2030 in line with the Paris Agreement.
-Kappahl has a close and long-term cooperation with our suppliers to ensure good working conditions.
William Östling | Contact Person
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