Shop Manager II

Job description / Role

About the Company

Azadea Group is a premier lifestyle retail company that owns and operates more than 40 leading international franchise concepts in fashion and accessories, food and beverage, home furnishings, sporting goods, multimedia, and beauty and cosmetics across the Middle East and Africa, spread across 13 countries overseeing more than 700 stores.

Job Purpose

The Shop Manager is responsible for supervising store operations to ensure exceptional customer service, maximize sales, and profitability in line with company objectives. He/she manages inventory, maintenance, and ensures the shop's external appearance meets brand standards.

Responsibilities

• Detect, anticipate, and regularly report on customer needs, market trends, and competitor activities impacting the region or market.
• Greet customers, offer assistance, and promptly address their needs and complaints in line with quality and customer service standards, fostering customer loyalty and enhancing the portfolio.
• Ensure that store licenses and certificates are up to date, and that employees' official documents are valid and compliant with local regulations.
• Ensure a smooth and efficient receiving process for items and shipments, while monitoring all inventory activities, including cycle counts, stock movements, transfers between shops, transfers to/from the warehouse, damaged items, devolutions, and shrinkage.
• Analyze hourly, daily, and weekly sales performance; monitor top-selling items; identify missing sizes and items; and manage collection rotation in coordination with relevant stakeholders to determine replenishment needs.
• Place accurate orders, meet stock performance objectives, and maximize sales and sell-out.
• Prepare staff schedules based on budgeted hours, visitor traffic, daily sales targets, events, and operational needs (including shipments, stock counts, sales, etc.). Ensure effective communication of sales plans and set daily and hourly targets for the shop/department team.
• Log and update all commercial and operational information, as well as various requests, on provided platforms in a timely and accurate manner.
• Manage the annual allocated budget by monitoring expenditures within set limits, optimizing and reducing costs where possible, and reporting variances against the budget.
• Oversee the shop's image and ensure compliance with the brand's standards. Verify and follow up on the cleanliness, display, and maintenance of the shop, including the windows, cash registers, and stock rooms.
• Develop comprehensive reports on key performance indicators (KPIs), sales trends, inventory levels, and team productivity to facilitate informed decision-making.
• Specific for Multimedia & Lifestyle: Monitor and analyze sales data to pinpoint trends and opportunities for expanding or adjusting departmental offerings. Optimize inventory levels and product assortment to efficiently meet customer demand.
• Specific for Multimedia & Lifestyle: Remain informed on the latest trends and advancements in technology, lifestyles, music, and literature to offer knowledgeable recommendations to customers and enhance sales initiatives.
• Recruit, train, motivate, and evaluate the team to ensure that the department has the necessary skill base, and that staff are optimally motivated and enabled to maximize their potential and contribution to the company. Conduct daily meetings to keep the staff informed and engaged.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor's degree in a related field.

Experience
General Experience: Four to six years of experience in retail or a similar role.
Managerial Experience: Two years of experience in a managerial role.

Behavioral Competencies

• Business Insight: Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals.
• Customer Focus: Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions.
• Decision Quality: Makes good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Drives Results: Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances.
• Develops Talent: Develops people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals.
• Values Differences: Recognizes the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
• Being Resilient: Rebounds from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.

Azadea Group is an equal employment employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by relevant local laws.

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.