Store Manager - Sports Retail

Job description / Role

Looking to step up to a new career challenge? We are looking for dynamic Store Managers to join our team across UAE.

Purpose: To manage store staffs and day-to-day store operations in accordance with the company policies and procedures, and to ensure commercial performance of the store by increasing its sales turnover and maximizing profitability.

Job Responsibilities:
- Overseeing the store's day-to-day operations
- Leading, managing and motivating the retail team
- Productivity level of staff members
- Delivering all KPIs and minimising markdown and stock loss
- Ensuring that the store is always on top of the competition buy being commercial focused
- Providing great service through engagement of your customers and great store standards

Requirements

- 5 years overall experience in retail industry with 3 years as Store Supervisor in a large retail format
- Preferably with Sports Retail Background
- Good people management skills
- Can demonstrate a high level of compliance & due diligence
- Hands-on leadership skills
- Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
- Must be fluent in written and spoken English; fluency in other languages is a plus

This is an excellent opportunity to progress within a role that offers you variety and the opportunity to make a change within a leading organisation.

About the Company

Established in 1978, by the Baker family who still own and manage the company today, Gulf Marketing Group is one of the Middle East's leading, family owned companies. Gulf Marketing Group operates regionally, across the GCC and boasts a diverse portfolio of brands, retail outlets and services. Gulf Marketing Group subsidiaries operate in key sectors such as retail and distribution of sporting goods and lifestyle brands, health and fitness, food and food processing, integrated 3PL logistics, real estate, healthcare and pharmacies, education and technology. Since 1978, Gulf Marketing Group has introduced more than 90 international brands into the Middle East, as well as building the reputation of our homegrown brands as reliable and quality driven companies.

We are proud to be one of the top 10 retailers in the Gulf region with:

• More than three decades experience managing international brands in local environments
• A prestigious portfolio of world class brand partners
• Anchor tenancy in all major GCC shopping malls
• A proven track record of securing exclusive retail and distributor agreements
• An experienced management team
• Strong customer relationships