■Recruitment Background
GU is the second brand of the Fast Retailing Group. Guided by the brand message "YOUR FREEDOM: The freedom to reinvent yourself," we operate with the purpose of energizing everyone through the power of fashion. We aim to become a globally supported and beloved fashion brand alongside UNIQLO by offering trend-conscious, practical products at affordable prices while prioritizing sustainability.
By delivering global master trends with Japanese quality at affordable prices, GU is gaining acceptance as a beloved brand worldwide. To realize its vision of becoming the world's No. 1 fashion brand, GU is accelerating store openings both domestically and internationally while driving comprehensive transformation. This includes establishing a new Merchandising Headquarters in New York in September 2023, a key hub for product development, and opening a flagship store in New York's SoHo district in October 2024.We are seeking individuals who can contribute to our business growth through new store launches, global business support, and driving store transformation.

■Department Overview
The Global Store Operations Transformation Department serves as a bridge between stores—the source of customer satisfaction and sales—and headquarters. Its mission is to provide comfortable and convenient customer experiences that delight shoppers while creating an environment where store managers and sales associates can focus on business. It drives transformations across all operations in stores worldwide.
The department has three core functions: "Operational Transformation," "New Store Development," and "Business Support."

(1) Business Transformation
To achieve highly efficient store management and enhanced customer experiences through the use of technology, such as RFID and self-checkout systems, we collaborate with various departments, including IT, to promote the introduction of new systems to stores and the digitization of operations.

(2) New Store Area
We treat each new store opening as a business launch. Collaborating with store managers, area managers, and headquarters departments, we drive opportunity development and problem-solving to ensure the success of this business launch. We create winning patterns by formulating store concepts and marketing strategies, executing sales plans, and conducting analysis.

(3) Business Support
We identify operational challenges across stores in various countries. Collaborating with headquarters departments, we drive transformations in work practices and operational workflows, and facilitate their horizontal deployment globally to enable all stores to achieve high-efficiency operations with a lean, elite team.

■Job Description
While the specific initial assignment for this position will be determined through discussions during the selection process based on your experience and aspirations, you will consistently lead end-to-end initiatives in one of the following areas: ① Transformation, ② New Store Development, or ③ Business Support. This involves:

・Defining and detailing the ideal store management vision and operational transformation themes (challenges) within each domain
・Design and drive operational transformation projects
　　・Formulation of project roadmaps
　　・Communication and management with internal and external stakeholders
　　・Lead prototype development and system implementation tasks
　　・Overall project management and leadership, including resource and risk management
・Improving business processes and system operations based on customer and field feedback
・Rollout, stabilization, and horizontal deployment to global operations

*The Job Description may change within the scope of tasks related to each department at headquarters due to department transfers or organizational changes.

■Required Experience, Skills, and Abilities
Experience in any of the following at a management consulting firm, business consulting firm, SIer, or operating company:
・Experience in business transformation or business design for your own company or clients
・Experience in system design, operation, development, implementation, or execution support for your own company or a client

■Preferred Experience, Skills, and Abilities
・Experience envisioning an ideal state and personally leading its execution
・Experience going beyond theoretical discussions, actively engaging on-site, conversing with diverse stakeholders to uncover challenges
・Ability to leverage data, logical storytelling, and passion to engage other departments and build teams
・Knowledge of store operations and customer experience in retail sales environments
・English proficiency equivalent to TOEIC 700 points

■Company Name
GU Co., Ltd.

■Employment Type
Full-time Employee (Indefinite term, with a 3-month probationary period)

■Annual Salary
・Annual Salary Range: ¥6.28 million - ¥11.7 million (Monthly Salary: ¥390,000 - ¥650,000)
・Allowances: Commuting allowance, overtime allowance, etc. (※All subject to company regulations)
・Bonuses: Semi-annual bonuses twice a year, year-end bonus (Payment and amount determined based on company performance and personnel evaluation)
・Promotions twice a year (determined based on performance evaluation)
*Determined based on company regulations, taking into account previous annual income and experience, not limited to the above

■Working Hours
Flextime system or managerial/supervisory role
・Flextime system
Standard daily working hours: 8 hours, Break: 1 hour
Core hours: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Flexible hours: 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Overtime work may occur)
・Supervisory staff
Based on the working hours of the assigned department, determined by the employee

■Holidays & Leave
Two days off per week (Saturdays and Sundays; national holidays are workdays) Annual paid leave, special/bereavement leave, childcare/nursing care leave systems, etc.
※Special leave granted separately from paid leave in the first and second halves of the year (number of days varies by employment type and company)

■Insurance Coverage
Social Insurance (Health Insurance, Employees' Pension Insurance, Employment Insurance, Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance, Long-Term Care Insurance)

■Employee Benefits
Employee stock ownership program, mutual aid association, affiliated welfare programs, employee discount system, cafeteria, dedicated shuttle bus (for commuting to Ariake Office), defined contribution pension plan

■Other
・Our company actively recruits mid-career hires across group companies (Fast Retailing, UNIQLO, GU, etc.). We encourage you to review the following and consider applying.
- You may apply to multiple companies within the Fast Retailing Group simultaneously. However, please note that even if you progress in the selection process for multiple companies, you can only advance to the final selection stage for one position at a time.
- Based on your submitted resume and interview evaluations, we may discuss opportunities with other group companies or positions within the Fast Retailing Group.
・Smoking Prevention Measures: Smoking is prohibited on the premises and indoors. No designated smoking rooms are provided. (Smoking is prohibited during working hours, including breaks.)

Ariake Headquarters: UNIQLO CITY, 1-6-7 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo
*The location may change to a location designated by the company, including overseas locations.