Shop Manager

Job description / Role

The Shop Manager is responsible for leading and managing the store operation to deliver the highest standards of customer service and to maximize sales and profitability in line with company objectives . He / she is also responsible for the inventory, maintenance and external appearance of his / her shop.

Key Accountabilities

- Develops and implements store operating plans, policies and procedures in line with corporate branding in order to achieve and exceed sales and profitability objectives.
- Manages staff recruitment in order to ensure the recruitment of high calibre staff that enables the store to meet its objectives.
- Manages annual allocated budget by managing expenditure up to set limits, optimising and reducing costs where possible and reporting variances versus budget, in order to ensure effective store cost management.
- Ensures the stock is effectively measured and controlled and manages order placement/requisitioning activities in order to maximise sales and meet stock performance objectives.
- Solves critical store operational problems including customers complaints, in order to ensure operational effectiveness and to increase customers satisfaction.
- Prepares management information reports on store performance in order to ensure that his/her brand manager has the relevant information needed to support operational decision-making.
- Prepares staff schedule in order to ensure that the Shop/Department manpower is effectively matched to the shop operational requirements that will enable the achievement of the highest standards of customer service at optimum cost.
- Ensures the effective communication of sales plans and targets to the Shop/Department team, managing performance, developing and motivating employees, in order to ensure the highest levels of performance and the achievement, or exceeding, of sales targets.

Requirements

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge

- Bachelors degree.
- 3 years of experience in a managerial position.
- Experience in fashion retail is a major plus.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of store operating procedures.
- Fluency in English.
- Proficiency in MS Office.

Competencies

- Developing and Motivating Others
- Driving and achieving results
- Strategic thinking
- Customer Focus
- Initiative
- Commercial Understanding
- Communication

About the Company

Azadea Group is a premier fashion and lifestyle retail company that owns and operates more than 50 leading international franchise concepts across the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Europe. Since its inception in 1978, the Group has grown a substantial chain of stores representing leading international brand names in fashion and accessories, food and beverage, home furnishing, sporting goods and multimedia.With over 11,000 employees, the company boasts a solid infrastructure overseeing more than 600 stores spread across 15 countries including Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Ghana, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.