Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
SPAR North Rand, a division of The SPAR Group Ltd, is recruiting for a Development Manager at its Distribution Centre, located in Olifantsfontein.
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
The purpose of the position is to manage and facilitate new and existing store development projects to successful launches, across all SPAR formats.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
- Service existing and new retailers with structural and aesthetic store development, within the borders of South Africa and across the borders into neighbouring countries, within North Rand Division’s portfolio
- Develop and innovate strategic advancements in the field of store development
- Development of new and implementation of existing store concepts
- Control and manage the SPAR preferred supplier list
- Control and manage store project budgets
- Control and manage your own budget
- Control and manage the image of all SPAR stores, including Brand CI specifications
- Control and manage store designers, specific to your store development projects
- Implement minimum SPAR specifications, per format
- Implement and adhere to SPAR national building specifications on all projects
- Ensure communication between and to all departments during the lifecycle of a project
- Report to management on progress of all revamped and new stores
- Liase and negotiate with property developers and various stakeholders
- Provide leadership and guidance to the SPAR retailers
- Ability and willingness to travel extensively, including cross border into neighbouring countries. This includes spending intermittent days away from home
- Willingness to work long hours when required during store visits and store launches
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Matric Certificate
- Project management Diploma
- Architect / Building Engineering / Building Science diploma or degree will be an advantage
- MS Projects
- 5 years construction experience will be an advantage
- Understanding of FMCG equipment and operational requirements
- 3 years previous retail experience
- 5 years previous project management experience
- Analytical skills
- Dependable, self-starter, proactive, high-energy levels and concise
- Ability to motivate and establish relationships
- Ability to read and understand shopping centre layouts and store designs
- Council and legal compliance knowledge
- Good understanding of store operations and profitability
- Highly motivated self-starter
- High level of Integrity
- Ability to work independently.
- Organised, planner, decisive.
SPAR North Rand is an equal opportunity employer. All positions are advertised in accordance with the company’s Employment Equity Policy.
Kindly note: All applications are to be submitted through the Careers Site and Pnet. Please refrain from calling the Distribution Centre (DC) or emailing applications directly.
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