Purpose of the Role : Is to create exponential value for people, customers and community.Quality, Integrity, E...

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5 months ago

Area Manager

Purpose of the Role : Is to create exponential value for people, customers and community.

Quality, Integrity, Empowerment and Sustainability.

They provide value to every customer by ensuring high-quality at the lowest price.

Requirements and Competencies :

Grade 12 qualification

Tertiary Qualification advantageous 

Min 3 years Managerial Experience within the apparel retail sector.

Skills:

  •  Sales Driven
  •  Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to continuously motivate.
  •  Ability to demonstrate sales coaching and general management of staff
  •  A track record of sound people management skills within the apparel retail sector
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to demonstrate excellent communication skills, which can be adapted to meet industrial requirements
  • Good Relationship building skills
  • Honesty and Integrity
Role: Area Manager : Johannesburg North and South

The Area Manager will be responsible for leading, building and managing the required area by driving a sales culture to deliver 

on the business objectives.

  • Sales Operations through effective leadership
  • To ensure that Store Managers and Sales Team Leaders  are  empowered to ensure relevant sales target at stores are met and exceeded.
  • Together with the Regional Manager, develop and implement new sales strategies to ensure stores exceed sales targets.
  • Ensuring that Store Managers and Sales Team Leaders conduct administrative duties to drive sales, including; the implementation of markdowns, promotions and effective merchandising.
  • To keep Store Managers and Sales Team Leaders motivated to ensure staff morale within every store is at its optimum level.
  • Together with the Regional Manager, implement new and innovative strategies to reward performers and motivate non performers.
  • Focus on trends, opportunities and patterns relating to sales within the industry.
  • Keeping up to date with competitor service offerings and industry developments.
  • People Leadership
  • To ensure that Store Managers and Sales Team Leaders are equipped to drive sales within the region.
  • Ensure that Store Managers and Sales Team Leaders are constantly motivated to ensure optimum levels of performance
  • To provide business leadership by upskilling Store Managers and Sales Team Leaders in all aspects ranging from increasing sales to ensuring administrative functions are diligently carried out.
  • Ensure that relevant H.R. functions, including Disciplinary Hearings, CCMA, Recruitment (including interviewing potential new staff), Training and Development of new staff (including Operations Tests) is efficiently carried out
Administrative Management :

  • Empower Store Managers and Sales Team Leaders to ensure administrative functions are efficiently carried out.
  • Constant monitoring of Store Managers and Sales Team Leaders relating to Key Controls, Rosters, Marketing, 
  • Merchandising, Reporting, Stock Counts and Discipline Measures.
  • Together with the Regional Manager, creating and implementing new and innovative methods to reduce shrinkage within the region.
  • Conducting and submission of Supervised stock counts.
  • Constantly monitoring Store Managers and Sales Team Leaders to ensure that submit weekly hanger counts are conducted and submitted.