Assistant Store Manager

Clicks Group Limited • Other • Other (Limpopo, South Africa) • $400 - $500 / year • 1w ago

Listing reference: 018309
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 30 October 2024

Position summary

Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade
Job category: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Location: Limpopo
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes

Introduction

Are you passionate about retail and service excellence? Are you confident to drive sales and build customer loyalty in order to ensure a competitive advantage for the brand? An exciting and challenging opportunity has become available for an Assistant Store Manager. The successful individual will report to the Store Manager.

Job description

Job Purpose:

To support the Store Manager in ensuring the efficient operation of the store and service excellence by driving sales and building customer loyalty in order to meet sales, profit, and compliance targets, leading to a competitive advantage for the brand.

Job Objectives:

To ensure the achievement of the store's financial performance by driving and maximising sales through the execution of promotional activities and driving cross-selling, up-selling initiatives, and superior customer service across the store team.
To efficiently execute all operational activities of the store, including expenses, stock management, shrinkage, general housekeeping, and administration.
To successfully execute in-store visual merchandising, ensuring the in-store presentation and promotional standards are met and that the appearance of the store is in line with the brand image.
To support the Store Manager in ensuring staff are motivated and directed to achieve their targets and performance goals and effectively managed in the absence of the Store Manager.
To assist the Store Manager in maintaining the work schedule on a daily basis in line with the Group's labour policy and the relevant labour model in order to ensure each department is fully and appropriately staffed.
To execute customer service initiatives in-store that results in a great customer experience, drives customer loyalty, and achieves club card participation targets.
To attend to all administrative responsibilities in an efficient manner, including ensuring weekly time and attendance and employee records are complete and submitted to HR.
To facilitate the brand being the customer’s first choice health and beauty retailer by living and driving the company values.

Minimum requirements

Education and Experience Requirements:

Essential: Grade 12 (Maths 50% and English 50%)
Essential: Relevant Retail/Business Management qualification (External applicants)
Desirable: Degree in Relevant Retail/Business Management
Minimum 1 year’s experience in an assistant store management role within a retail/FMCG store operations environment or successful completion of the Clicks Trainee Store Management Programme
Financial management experience (budgets, profit and loss statements, financial ratios, etc.)

Job Knowledge and Skills Required:

Understanding and application of financial management principles
Retail/FMCG background and understanding of merchandising and promotions principles
Knowledge of stock, cost, risk, and compliance management procedures
Knowledge of customer service excellence
Knowledge of labour legislation and IR practices
Knowledge of people management
Knowledge of competency-based interviewing
Numeracy skills
Results and target driven
Planning and organising skills
Problem-solving skills
Strong customer orientation
Good communication skills
Computer literacy

Essential Competencies