Regional Field Supervisor - Travel Retail Store

Job description / Role

• Shop visits to Middle East Travel Retail shops (airport shops / border shops / diplomatic shops) on a regular basis as per the required visit schedule ensuring the following:

- Correct merchandising as per the brand guidelines & planograms
- Correct visuals as per the current brand focus
- Sufficient stocks of point of sale material (including GWP’s, Testers, shelf talkers, etc.)
- New launch POSM requirements raised (inc. GWP's, shelf testers, promotional requirements)
- Visible communication of GWP and promotional offers
- Identification of new space opportunities
- Identification of new brand and new reference opportunities
- Ensuring premium presentation for the brands at store level
- Maintaining a detailed floor plan file by account including the company and competitor brands
- Maintaining up to date photographs for each client / shop
- Ensuring prices are correct and price increases are activated at store level on time and in full

• Supervision of over 50 shop based Brand Ambassadors and Team:

- Assists the Division Manager with recruitment of the BA’s
- Defines qualitative and quantitative objectives on a monthly basis in line with the sales targets, merchandising objectives, and promotions
- Coaching the BA’s on the novelties, the correct merchandising, and promotional activities
- Communicates to the BA’s the sales targets and tracks sales vs. target
- Analyses and follow up on the BA’s retail sales identifying issues and solving them

Requirements

- Dynamic ‘can do’ attitude passion and high levels of initiative together with a keen sense of desire to see results of initiatives.
- Ability to communicate with clarity and persuasion, empathy and respect with high energy levels.
- Evidence of passion and achievements.
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively within a multicultural environment building strong relationships
- Excellent analytical and strategic thinking.
- Strong in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Fluent in English (spoken / written / writing), ideally Arabic too (spoken)
- International Travel within the Middle East region expected at 50% time
- Nationality to allow easy traveling in the Middle East region/Visa obtaining

About the Company

Mackenzie Jones Middle East has decades of recruitment expertise in various industry sectors. Along with a deep understanding of key market sectors and regions, we never forget to treat clients, companies and candidates as individuals who have unique needs.

So we always listen, constantly learn, occasionally challenge and frequently advise. Its all part of a service renowned for its courtesy, consideration and dedication. Based in Dubai since 2006, our office covers the GCC and Levant countries and with the right regional expertise, we are the leading specialists.

Were growing rapidly because people appreciate our honesty, commitment and results.