Position:
Retail Manager
Location:
Nairobi
Industry:
Furniture
Our client
seeks to recruit a seasoned Retail Manager to efficiently run a furniture
branch and meet company’s targets and policies through maximizing profit while
minimizing cost.
Key
responsibilities
- Managing and motivating a team
to increase sales and ensure efficiency
- Managing stock levels and
making key decisions about stock control
- Analysing sales figures and
forecasting future sales volumes to maximise profits
- Using information technology to
record sales figures, for data analysis and forward planning
- Dealing with staffing issues
such as interviewing potential staff, conducting appraisals and
performance reviews, as well as providing or organising training and
development
- Ensuring standards for quality,
customer service and health and safety are met
- Resolving health and safety,
legal and security issues
- Responding to customer
complaints and comments
- Updating colleagues on business
performance, new initiatives and other pertinent issues
- Maintaining awareness of market
trends in the retail industry, understanding forthcoming customer
initiatives and monitoring what local competitors are doing
- Initiating changes to improve
the business, e.g. revising opening hours to ensure the store can compete
effectively in the local market
- Dealing with sales, as and when
required
Qualifications/Experience
- At least a Diploma in Business
Management or related field
- A minimum of 5 years experience
in a branch management role preferably in a supermarket or furniture store
- Experience in retail sales
- Must be customer oriented with
good people management skills
- Excellent communication skills
If you meet the mentioned job
criteria kindly send your CV and application to recruit@humantalentrecruit.com
before 21st June, 2013.
Indicate
the position applied for, your current and expected salary on the subject line.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
