Merchandise Manager – Supermarkets at Flexi-Personnel

Responsibilities

Assets

• Represent the client in negotiating contracts and formulating policies with suppliers in line with strategy and internal guidelines.
• Direct and coordinate activities of team members engaged in buying, selling, and distributing materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies.
• Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures and monitor adherence.
• Participate in the development of specifications for equipment, products or substitute materials.
• Analyse market and delivery systems to assess present and future material availability, raise possible opportunities and threats and recommend areas of improvement.

Humans

• Ensure the application of the client’s corporate policies and guarantee the implementation of all laws, regulations & cultural practices of the operating countries are followed and respected.
• Responsible for the Performance Management of the team
• setting annual objectives for the direct reports in-line with the company and department targets.
• carrying out performance analysis with regular feedback to direct reports and ensuring that this is further deployed within the team.
• Identify employees with high potential, growth and proposes further development.
• Identify and recommend training needs for the team and follow up on the implementation (TNA).
• Develop and implement on the job-training for the team.

Merchandise

• Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them to determine product availability and terms of sales and propose them for contract negotiations.
• Resolve vendor or contractor grievances and claims against suppliers by ensuring full customer satisfaction.
• Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.
• Maintain records of goods ordered and received.
• Build sustainable relationship with suppliers and vendors to ensure best quality deliveries under competitive agreement terms.

Finance

• Proposes the yearly department budget and ensures the respect of the approved budget.
• Set appropriate control mechanism to ensure budget compliance and takes corrective measures when necessary.
• Propose and take necessary measures towards continuous reduction of the operational costs
• Respect the procedures in accordance with the DOA.

Behavioral Competencies

• Demonstrates strategic leadership by a thorough understanding of key trends and value drivers of the business, and consistent prioritization of focus and efforts.
• Develops a clear roadmap to achieve strategic objectives and actively supports teams to ensure delivery.
• Roles models and coaches’ others on making decisions effectively based on facts, context, and risks. Acts with urgency through proactively involving self and others. Fosters responsibility and accountability by role-modelling ownership.
• Ability to effectively anticipate customer needs through deep understanding of customers’ expectations while building a customer-focused culture.
• Fosters and develops high performance teams through clear expectation-setting, constructive feedback, and celebrating success.
• Develops and nurtures the next generation of client’s leaders through consistent role modelling, mentoring and coaching.
• Supports and encourages innovation throughout teams and organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field
• 2+ years of experience in the Retail business environment
• Merchandise management experience for at least 2 years