Store Manager

Job description / Role

Overview of the role:

The Store Manager is accountable for sales performance, focusing on growth and profitability, customer satisfaction, merchandising standards, store operations, and the training and development of the entire staff.

What you will do:

People Development

• Networks, supports recruiting, hiring, developing and retaining high-quality management and associates to fill store profiles and succession planning.
• Leads by example, trains, develops, and provides ongoing feedback and coaching on product knowledge, selling skills, visual merchandising and delivering the customer experience.
• Organizes weekly staff meetings and daily briefings to recap store performance, and to communicate new company goals and strategies, as well as new store procedures and performance targets.

Customer Experience / Sales

• Ensures an excellent level of customer service is a priority at all times by executing and achieving the Customer Experience consistently through regular assessment, coaching, and follow-up with the team.
• Maintains visibility and leads by example on the selling floor to answer customer questions and support all selling functions.
• Implements all visual merchandising standards, directives, promotions, and overall cleanliness and organization of the sales floor and stockroom.

Drive Sales & Profitability

• Meets or exceeds profitability expectations for the store in sales, payroll, shrink, and conversion.
• Creates and executes strategies to maximize store sales and control expenses.

Operational Effectiveness

• Controls company assets by meeting all loss prevention measures (consistent management of inventory, in- and out-bound stock movements, sales, returns, exchange, store maintenance, etc).
• Executes and complies with all company policies and store procedures.

Required Skills to be successful

• Extensive experience in sales, marketing and operations and working in the retail / brand management industry specifically in fashion.
• Sound in-depth knowledge of the market, brand positioning and trends.
• An understanding of the current economic situation and impacts of potential threats and competitors.

What equips you for the role:

Minimum Qualification and Knowledge:

• Education: High school education or equivalent preferred.

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum two years of Store Manager experience with a proven track record for driving sales and profit results and training and developing a team of individuals.

Job-Specific / Technical Skills required to complete the tasks:

• Good command of business English (written and verbal).
• Good computer skills (Outlook, Excel & SAP) and detailed report analysis skills.
• Strong level of numeracy & literacy.
• Some heavy lifting.
• Scheduled shifts may require standing for a minimum of eight hours.
• Strong customer service.

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About the Company

Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.

The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.

The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.