Stores Operations Manager at Summit Recruitment and Search

Key Requirements:

• To establish all seasonal Retail estimates and budgets, and to prepare Retail concept, strategy and tactics within the overall company plan.
• Responsible for all Company Assets within the Respective Stores including Stocks.
• Oversee and grow all Retail business.
• Prepare, in co-operation with the District Managers and Retail Statistician, Seasonal and weekly estimates for all stores.
• Follow through preparation and review store profitability analysis and to take corrective measures.
• Be constantly cognizant of the Kenya market trends, market growth, requirements, competition etc., and to anticipate competitor’s plans, activities, and interests and to advise appropriate counter action.
• Participate with selection, placement, and training of sales personnel in coordination with the Human Resources Manager
• Ensure that store operation expenses, especially payroll, is kept to a minimum and not higher than estimates.
• Assess periodically the performance of your immediate subordinates against the qualitative and quantitative goals.
• Ensure you present to the Retail Manager, a weekly and a monthly report of the business developments and how to improve business in the retail channel.
• Ensure efficient stock management to avoid old stocks through the application of FIFO rule, stock-re-grouping, and transfers in all stores.
• Ensure that all queries from customers and stores managers are settled promptly
• Avail to Production Planning the Retail stores projected order requirements for a specific period
• Co-ordinate with Real Estate Manager, to keep control of leases and ensuring that new agreements are negotiated in good time.
• Submit proposals for the re-modeling of existing stores adhering to company policy on store standardization.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in sales & Marketing or relevant field.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience with 3 years in the same role.
• Ability to lead a team.
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong analytical skills.