Junior Area Manager

• Manage Trade and Performance of prime location, Timberland Branded retail outlets across Gauteng.
• Actively lead the retail management team of individual sites in the strategic development of the site with its business objectives.
• Providing strong and focused leadership ensuring that the appropriate retail culture has the following features: Co-operative, responsive, results orientated ad highly competitive.
• Build and manage a highly motivated and professional team who rise to the demands of a fast-paced challenging business environment whilst also ensuring the site meets financial, production and customer service and quality standards.

• Collation of the Region POE.
• Be the custodian of industry best practice to enhance sell out.
• Display in-depth Commercial understanding (inclusive of competitor activity) with swot analysis per store report – monthly submission ( 1st week of every month)
• Manage field activity reports and submit viable field information to the buying and planning team to grow market share and enhance brand equity.
• Collation of the Visual checklist with pictures as a PowerPoint presentation (stockroom included)– include suggestions and plans to improve VM standards aligned to stock densification standards (weekly submission).
• Recommend a promotional plan to drive sell out in your region.
• Actively manage the weekly sales planner – document the commitment per store manager and weekly review the sales percentage to target.

• Accountable for ensuring rigorous corporate compliance aligned to government and group standard.
• Ensure all administrative matters pertaining to store operations is in line with company expectation.
• Accountable for Risk Management within the business unit.
• Respond to action internal audit findings and carry out instructions of Internal Risk officer.
• Head count management of sites.
• Reports completed and submitted timeously.
• Performance management of underperforming sectors.
• Competence developed and skills transferred as part of Area development strategy
• Manage all ER and HR related processes.
• Regularly facilitate 360 feedback across the area to determine area manager’s role fulfilment.
• Staff and store manager development.

• Inventory management – stock, branch supplies and budgets of all stores.
• Analyze and interpret trends to facilitate planning.
• Market potential study collated and analyzed by sales area.
• Generate insights from analysis & action appropriately.
• Volume / Market Share / In-trade execution gaps identified & actioned.
• Competitor activity identified & reported.

• The applicant must have 4+ years’ experience in senior store managerial position
• Excellent customer service skills.
• A commitment to service excellence and customer satisfaction.
• Good interpersonal, communication and numeracy skills required in leading and managing the retail location and team.
• Must have the ability to respond and adapt quickly to changing business needs and requirements. Must be detailed orientated with the ability to translate direction to lower level execution.
• Computer literate.
• Knowledge of retail computer systems.
• English excellent, bilingual is a big plus.

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